# Business applications in Montana

Business applications in Montana was 2,897 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-30`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) that indicate a new business, per month, seasonally adjusted. United States: Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics, from July 2004.
- Note: Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_monthly.csv)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_monthly.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/business-applications/montana
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/montana.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-30

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,897 |
| 2026-07 | 2,734 |
| 2026-06 | 2,987 |
| 2026-05 | 2,792 |
| 2026-04 | 2,617 |
| 2026-03 | 2,654 |
| 2026-02 | 2,724 |
| 2026-01 | 2,669 |
| 2025-12 | 2,445 |
| 2025-11 | 2,808 |
| 2025-10 | 2,629 |
| 2025-09 | 2,972 |
| 2025-08 | 2,609 |
| 2025-07 | 2,427 |
| 2025-06 | 2,416 |
| 2025-05 | 2,298 |
| 2025-04 | 2,436 |
| 2025-03 | 2,464 |
| 2025-02 | 2,122 |
| 2025-01 | 2,115 |
| 2024-12 | 2,661 |
| 2024-11 | 2,326 |
| 2024-10 | 2,263 |
| 2024-09 | 2,337 |
| 2024-08 | 2,271 |
| 2024-07 | 2,293 |
| 2024-06 | 2,167 |
| 2024-05 | 2,142 |
| 2024-04 | 2,190 |
| 2024-03 | 2,104 |
| 2024-02 | 2,229 |
| 2024-01 | 2,201 |
| 2023-12 | 2,164 |
| 2023-11 | 2,079 |
| 2023-10 | 2,342 |
| 2023-09 | 2,082 |
| 2023-08 | 2,065 |
| 2023-07 | 2,137 |
| 2023-06 | 2,027 |
| 2023-05 | 1,928 |
| 2023-04 | 1,829 |
| 2023-03 | 1,801 |
| 2023-02 | 1,800 |
| 2023-01 | 1,718 |
| 2022-12 | 1,651 |
| 2022-11 | 1,700 |
| 2022-10 | 1,838 |
| 2022-09 | 1,761 |
| 2022-08 | 1,749 |
| 2022-07 | 1,690 |
| 2022-06 | 1,644 |
| 2022-05 | 1,795 |
| 2022-04 | 1,732 |
| 2022-03 | 1,774 |
| 2022-02 | 1,713 |
| 2022-01 | 1,715 |
| 2021-12 | 1,681 |
| 2021-11 | 1,707 |
| 2021-10 | 1,551 |
| 2021-09 | 1,587 |
| 2021-08 | 1,533 |
| 2021-07 | 1,599 |
| 2021-06 | 1,647 |
| 2021-05 | 1,651 |
| 2021-04 | 1,653 |
| 2021-03 | 1,503 |
| 2021-02 | 1,534 |
| 2021-01 | 1,613 |
| 2020-12 | 1,176 |
| 2020-11 | 1,378 |
| 2020-10 | 1,549 |
| 2020-09 | 1,460 |
| 2020-08 | 1,465 |
| 2020-07 | 1,470 |
| 2020-06 | 1,249 |
| 2020-05 | 1,140 |
| 2020-04 | 846 |
| 2020-03 | 1,008 |
| 2020-02 | 1,225 |
| 2020-01 | 1,078 |
| 2019-12 | 1,286 |
| 2019-11 | 1,161 |
| 2019-10 | 1,152 |
| 2019-09 | 1,209 |
| 2019-08 | 1,132 |
| 2019-07 | 1,061 |
| 2019-06 | 1,153 |
| 2019-05 | 1,211 |
| 2019-04 | 1,125 |
| 2019-03 | 1,250 |
| 2019-02 | 1,196 |
| 2019-01 | 1,230 |
| 2018-12 | 1,363 |
| 2018-11 | 1,327 |
| 2018-10 | 1,130 |
| 2018-09 | 1,197 |
| 2018-08 | 1,370 |
| 2018-07 | 1,383 |
| 2018-06 | 1,345 |
| 2018-05 | 1,353 |
| 2018-04 | 1,277 |
| 2018-03 | 1,281 |
| 2018-02 | 1,251 |
| 2018-01 | 1,194 |
| 2017-12 | 1,085 |
| 2017-11 | 1,095 |
| 2017-10 | 1,132 |
| 2017-09 | 1,091 |
| 2017-08 | 1,090 |
| 2017-07 | 1,013 |
| 2017-06 | 997 |
| 2017-05 | 990 |
| 2017-04 | 987 |
| 2017-03 | 946 |
| 2017-02 | 926 |
| 2017-01 | 914 |
| 2016-12 | 957 |
| 2016-11 | 972 |
| 2016-10 | 928 |
| 2016-09 | 874 |
| 2016-08 | 941 |
| 2016-07 | 992 |
| 2016-06 | 852 |
| 2016-05 | 909 |
| 2016-04 | 957 |
| 2016-03 | 920 |
| 2016-02 | 940 |
| 2016-01 | 927 |
| 2015-12 | 854 |
| 2015-11 | 794 |
| 2015-10 | 954 |
| 2015-09 | 900 |
| 2015-08 | 872 |
| 2015-07 | 936 |
| 2015-06 | 941 |
| 2015-05 | 890 |
| 2015-04 | 855 |
| 2015-03 | 890 |
| 2015-02 | 880 |
| 2015-01 | 904 |
| 2014-12 | 845 |
| 2014-11 | 824 |
| 2014-10 | 895 |
| 2014-09 | 831 |
| 2014-08 | 886 |
| 2014-07 | 826 |
| 2014-06 | 896 |
| 2014-05 | 772 |
| 2014-04 | 834 |
| 2014-03 | 815 |
| 2014-02 | 820 |
| 2014-01 | 834 |
| 2013-12 | 874 |
| 2013-11 | 832 |
| 2013-10 | 804 |
| 2013-09 | 847 |
| 2013-08 | 821 |
| 2013-07 | 806 |
| 2013-06 | 762 |
| 2013-05 | 790 |
| 2013-04 | 815 |
| 2013-03 | 797 |
| 2013-02 | 787 |
| 2013-01 | 786 |
| 2012-12 | 1,143 |
| 2012-11 | 767 |
| 2012-10 | 746 |
| 2012-09 | 761 |
| 2012-08 | 750 |
| 2012-07 | 788 |
| 2012-06 | 816 |
| 2012-05 | 840 |
| 2012-04 | 821 |
| 2012-03 | 841 |
| 2012-02 | 806 |
| 2012-01 | 696 |
| 2011-12 | 905 |
| 2011-11 | 815 |
| 2011-10 | 769 |
| 2011-09 | 817 |
| 2011-08 | 783 |
| 2011-07 | 779 |
| 2011-06 | 913 |
| 2011-05 | 728 |
| 2011-04 | 790 |
| 2011-03 | 753 |
| 2011-02 | 898 |
| 2011-01 | 812 |
| 2010-12 | 814 |
| 2010-11 | 802 |
| 2010-10 | 836 |
| 2010-09 | 788 |
| 2010-08 | 784 |
| 2010-07 | 793 |
| 2010-06 | 785 |
| 2010-05 | 753 |
| 2010-04 | 766 |
| 2010-03 | 793 |
| 2010-02 | 888 |
| 2010-01 | 731 |
| 2009-12 | 738 |
| 2009-11 | 817 |
| 2009-10 | 743 |
| 2009-09 | 733 |
| 2009-08 | 692 |
| 2009-07 | 737 |
| 2009-06 | 684 |
| 2009-05 | 722 |
| 2009-04 | 723 |
| 2009-03 | 726 |
| 2009-02 | 757 |
| 2009-01 | 773 |
| 2008-12 | 754 |
| 2008-11 | 803 |
| 2008-10 | 817 |
| 2008-09 | 833 |
| 2008-08 | 888 |
| 2008-07 | 847 |
| 2008-06 | 845 |
| 2008-05 | 953 |
| 2008-04 | 940 |
| 2008-03 | 906 |
| 2008-02 | 887 |
| 2008-01 | 894 |
| 2007-12 | 1,003 |
| 2007-11 | 834 |
| 2007-10 | 924 |
| 2007-09 | 932 |
| 2007-08 | 882 |
| 2007-07 | 905 |
| 2007-06 | 925 |
| 2007-05 | 921 |
| 2007-04 | 874 |
| 2007-03 | 910 |
| 2007-02 | 924 |
| 2007-01 | 878 |
| 2006-12 | 1,087 |
| 2006-11 | 723 |
| 2006-10 | 892 |
| 2006-09 | 901 |
| 2006-08 | 972 |
| 2006-07 | 925 |
| 2006-06 | 959 |
| 2006-05 | 936 |
| 2006-04 | 1,019 |
| 2006-03 | 1,011 |
| 2006-02 | 1,022 |
| 2006-01 | 1,047 |
| 2005-12 | 1,047 |
| 2005-11 | 1,030 |
| 2005-10 | 1,040 |
| 2005-09 | 833 |
| 2005-08 | 1,044 |
| 2005-07 | 1,008 |
| 2005-06 | 1,004 |
| 2005-05 | 896 |
| 2005-04 | 863 |
| 2005-03 | 841 |
| 2005-02 | 838 |
| 2005-01 | 843 |
| 2004-12 | 821 |
| 2004-11 | 817 |
| 2004-10 | 779 |
| 2004-09 | 744 |
| 2004-08 | 649 |
| 2004-07 | 583 |