Business applications in New Hampshire

Business applications in New Hampshire was 1,797 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 23.3% from August 2025. That is the 42nd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count1,797
Change on August 2025+23.3%
Rank42nd of 51US states ranked
Series high2,098October 2023
Series low619April 2014

Business applications in New Hampshire, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

5001,0001,5002,0002,5002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 741 count2004-08: 895 count2004-09: 871 count2004-10: 887 count2004-11: 916 count2004-12: 785 count2005-01: 842 count2005-02: 858 count2005-03: 835 count2005-04: 872 count2005-05: 980 count2005-06: 894 count2005-07: 904 count2005-08: 836 count2005-09: 820 count2005-10: 993 count2005-11: 908 count2005-12: 983 count2006-01: 943 count2006-02: 951 count2006-03: 923 count2006-04: 889 count2006-05: 865 count2006-06: 805 count2006-07: 847 count2006-08: 884 count2006-09: 818 count2006-10: 821 count2006-11: 855 count2006-12: 925 count2007-01: 875 count2007-02: 872 count2007-03: 860 count2007-04: 855 count2007-05: 849 count2007-06: 908 count2007-07: 814 count2007-08: 828 count2007-09: 883 count2007-10: 950 count2007-11: 803 count2007-12: 827 count2008-01: 756 count2008-02: 812 count2008-03: 851 count2008-04: 841 count2008-05: 861 count2008-06: 784 count2008-07: 869 count2008-08: 846 count2008-09: 807 count2008-10: 771 count2008-11: 777 count2008-12: 631 count2009-01: 814 count2009-02: 750 count2009-03: 771 count2009-04: 744 count2009-05: 706 count2009-06: 763 count2009-07: 732 count2009-08: 693 count2009-09: 719 count2009-10: 722 count2009-11: 768 count2009-12: 699 count2010-01: 672 count2010-02: 696 count2010-03: 660 count2010-04: 677 count2010-05: 717 count2010-06: 686 count2010-07: 690 count2010-08: 722 count2010-09: 726 count2010-10: 693 count2010-11: 745 count2010-12: 684 count2011-01: 728 count2011-02: 729 count2011-03: 726 count2011-04: 746 count2011-05: 647 count2011-06: 762 count2011-07: 731 count2011-08: 739 count2011-09: 719 count2011-10: 723 count2011-11: 710 count2011-12: 735 count2012-01: 640 count2012-02: 771 count2012-03: 710 count2012-04: 729 count2012-05: 718 count2012-06: 713 count2012-07: 714 count2012-08: 717 count2012-09: 710 count2012-10: 718 count2012-11: 744 count2012-12: 936 count2013-01: 711 count2013-02: 704 count2013-03: 746 count2013-04: 714 count2013-05: 621 count2013-06: 704 count2013-07: 716 count2013-08: 673 count2013-09: 690 count2013-10: 761 count2013-11: 698 count2013-12: 728 count2014-01: 701 count2014-02: 711 count2014-03: 666 count2014-04: 619 count2014-05: 690 count2014-06: 691 count2014-07: 738 count2014-08: 738 count2014-09: 702 count2014-10: 699 count2014-11: 688 count2014-12: 711 count2015-01: 754 count2015-02: 676 count2015-03: 723 count2015-04: 712 count2015-05: 701 count2015-06: 720 count2015-07: 703 count2015-08: 733 count2015-09: 782 count2015-10: 773 count2015-11: 768 count2015-12: 654 count2016-01: 835 count2016-02: 797 count2016-03: 697 count2016-04: 789 count2016-05: 801 count2016-06: 744 count2016-07: 780 count2016-08: 775 count2016-09: 798 count2016-10: 721 count2016-11: 760 count2016-12: 681 count2017-01: 826 count2017-02: 778 count2017-03: 838 count2017-04: 830 count2017-05: 874 count2017-06: 1,076 count2017-07: 988 count2017-08: 1,042 count2017-09: 991 count2017-10: 1,048 count2017-11: 1,004 count2017-12: 1,062 count2018-01: 1,009 count2018-02: 1,069 count2018-03: 1,027 count2018-04: 1,064 count2018-05: 1,065 count2018-06: 1,271 count2018-07: 1,244 count2018-08: 1,133 count2018-09: 913 count2018-10: 991 count2018-11: 1,102 count2018-12: 1,019 count2019-01: 1,030 count2019-02: 1,075 count2019-03: 1,089 count2019-04: 937 count2019-05: 840 count2019-06: 931 count2019-07: 800 count2019-08: 848 count2019-09: 879 count2019-10: 906 count2019-11: 899 count2019-12: 861 count2020-01: 862 count2020-02: 913 count2020-03: 714 count2020-04: 650 count2020-05: 810 count2020-06: 1,009 count2020-07: 1,113 count2020-08: 1,160 count2020-09: 1,148 count2020-10: 1,099 count2020-11: 1,066 count2020-12: 864 count2021-01: 1,257 count2021-02: 1,149 count2021-03: 1,107 count2021-04: 1,127 count2021-05: 1,136 count2021-06: 1,110 count2021-07: 1,087 count2021-08: 1,137 count2021-09: 1,145 count2021-10: 1,159 count2021-11: 1,196 count2021-12: 1,242 count2022-01: 1,219 count2022-02: 1,166 count2022-03: 983 count2022-04: 1,210 count2022-05: 1,121 count2022-06: 1,200 count2022-07: 1,207 count2022-08: 1,184 count2022-09: 1,176 count2022-10: 1,206 count2022-11: 1,196 count2022-12: 1,178 count2023-01: 1,240 count2023-02: 1,199 count2023-03: 1,121 count2023-04: 1,317 count2023-05: 1,316 count2023-06: 1,339 count2023-07: 1,345 count2023-08: 1,361 count2023-09: 1,308 count2023-10: 2,098 count2023-11: 1,275 count2023-12: 1,303 count2024-01: 1,425 count2024-02: 1,315 count2024-03: 1,347 count2024-04: 1,274 count2024-05: 1,288 count2024-06: 1,344 count2024-07: 1,356 count2024-08: 1,289 count2024-09: 1,389 count2024-10: 1,426 count2024-11: 1,282 count2024-12: 1,216 count2025-01: 1,197 count2025-02: 1,314 count2025-03: 1,345 count2025-04: 1,245 count2025-05: 1,384 count2025-06: 1,403 count2025-07: 1,391 count2025-08: 1,457 count2025-09: 1,470 count2025-10: 1,411 count2025-11: 1,720 count2025-12: 1,487 count2026-01: 1,509 count2026-02: 1,545 count2026-03: 1,603 count2026-04: 1,768 count2026-05: 1,754 count2026-06: 1,991 count2026-07: 1,903 count2026-08: 1,797 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-081,797
2026-071,903
2026-061,991
2026-051,754
2026-041,768
2026-031,603
2026-021,545
2026-011,509
2025-121,487
2025-111,720
2025-101,411
2025-091,470
2025-081,457
2025-071,391
2025-061,403
2025-051,384
2025-041,245
2025-031,345
2025-021,314
2025-011,197
2024-121,216
2024-111,282
2024-101,426
2024-091,389
2024-081,289
2024-071,356
2024-061,344
2024-051,288
2024-041,274
2024-031,347
2024-021,315
2024-011,425
2023-121,303
2023-111,275
2023-102,098
2023-091,308
2023-081,361
2023-071,345
2023-061,339
2023-051,316
2023-041,317
2023-031,121
2023-021,199
2023-011,240
2022-121,178
2022-111,196
2022-101,206
2022-091,176
2022-081,184
2022-071,207
2022-061,200
2022-051,121
2022-041,210
2022-03983
2022-021,166
2022-011,219
2021-121,242
2021-111,196
2021-101,159
2021-091,145
2021-081,137
2021-071,087
2021-061,110
2021-051,136
2021-041,127
2021-031,107
2021-021,149
2021-011,257
2020-12864
2020-111,066
2020-101,099
2020-091,148
2020-081,160
2020-071,113
2020-061,009
2020-05810
2020-04650
2020-03714
2020-02913
2020-01862
2019-12861
2019-11899
2019-10906
2019-09879
2019-08848
2019-07800
2019-06931
2019-05840
2019-04937
2019-031,089
2019-021,075
2019-011,030
2018-121,019
2018-111,102
2018-10991
2018-09913
2018-081,133
2018-071,244
2018-061,271
2018-051,065
2018-041,064
2018-031,027
2018-021,069
2018-011,009
2017-121,062
2017-111,004
2017-101,048
2017-09991
2017-081,042
2017-07988
2017-061,076
2017-05874
2017-04830
2017-03838
2017-02778
2017-01826
2016-12681
2016-11760
2016-10721
2016-09798
2016-08775
2016-07780
2016-06744
2016-05801
2016-04789
2016-03697
2016-02797
2016-01835
2015-12654
2015-11768
2015-10773
2015-09782
2015-08733
2015-07703
2015-06720
2015-05701
2015-04712
2015-03723
2015-02676
2015-01754
2014-12711
2014-11688
2014-10699
2014-09702
2014-08738
2014-07738
2014-06691
2014-05690
2014-04619
2014-03666
2014-02711
2014-01701
2013-12728
2013-11698
2013-10761
2013-09690
2013-08673
2013-07716
2013-06704
2013-05621
2013-04714
2013-03746
2013-02704
2013-01711
2012-12936
2012-11744
2012-10718
2012-09710
2012-08717
2012-07714
2012-06713
2012-05718
2012-04729
2012-03710
2012-02771
2012-01640
2011-12735
2011-11710
2011-10723
2011-09719
2011-08739
2011-07731
2011-06762
2011-05647
2011-04746
2011-03726
2011-02729
2011-01728
2010-12684
2010-11745
2010-10693
2010-09726
2010-08722
2010-07690
2010-06686
2010-05717
2010-04677
2010-03660
2010-02696
2010-01672
2009-12699
2009-11768
2009-10722
2009-09719
2009-08693
2009-07732
2009-06763
2009-05706
2009-04744
2009-03771
2009-02750
2009-01814
2008-12631
2008-11777
2008-10771
2008-09807
2008-08846
2008-07869
2008-06784
2008-05861
2008-04841
2008-03851
2008-02812
2008-01756
2007-12827
2007-11803
2007-10950
2007-09883
2007-08828
2007-07814
2007-06908
2007-05849
2007-04855
2007-03860
2007-02872
2007-01875
2006-12925
2006-11855
2006-10821
2006-09818
2006-08884
2006-07847
2006-06805
2006-05865
2006-04889
2006-03923
2006-02951
2006-01943
2005-12983
2005-11908
2005-10993
2005-09820
2005-08836
2005-07904
2005-06894
2005-05980
2005-04872
2005-03835
2005-02858
2005-01842
2004-12785
2004-11916
2004-10887
2004-09871
2004-08895
2004-07741

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
New Hampshire1,797
United States531,728

Rankings

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.

Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.

How to cite

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.

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What is the business applications in New Hampshire?

Business applications in New Hampshire was 1,797 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 23.3% from August 2025. That is the 42nd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest business applications in New Hampshire?

2,098 in October 2023, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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