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Business applications in New York

Business applications in New York was 26,762 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.6% from August 2025. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count26,762
Change on August 2025+4.6%
Rank4th of 51US states ranked
Series high31,068July 2026
Series low11,110July 2004

Business applications in New York, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

10K15K20K25K30K35K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 11,110 count2004-08: 13,334 count2004-09: 13,703 count2004-10: 13,189 count2004-11: 15,145 count2004-12: 13,195 count2005-01: 13,911 count2005-02: 14,133 count2005-03: 14,034 count2005-04: 14,077 count2005-05: 14,337 count2005-06: 14,335 count2005-07: 14,351 count2005-08: 13,577 count2005-09: 13,683 count2005-10: 16,564 count2005-11: 14,997 count2005-12: 15,836 count2006-01: 14,552 count2006-02: 15,346 count2006-03: 15,142 count2006-04: 14,730 count2006-05: 14,900 count2006-06: 14,680 count2006-07: 14,684 count2006-08: 14,656 count2006-09: 14,305 count2006-10: 13,958 count2006-11: 14,342 count2006-12: 16,914 count2007-01: 14,705 count2007-02: 14,888 count2007-03: 14,689 count2007-04: 14,952 count2007-05: 15,224 count2007-06: 15,437 count2007-07: 15,129 count2007-08: 15,292 count2007-09: 14,886 count2007-10: 15,824 count2007-11: 14,777 count2007-12: 16,868 count2008-01: 14,920 count2008-02: 14,108 count2008-03: 15,006 count2008-04: 15,100 count2008-05: 14,535 count2008-06: 14,106 count2008-07: 14,491 count2008-08: 15,559 count2008-09: 14,653 count2008-10: 14,207 count2008-11: 14,151 count2008-12: 12,616 count2009-01: 14,018 count2009-02: 13,271 count2009-03: 14,057 count2009-04: 13,763 count2009-05: 14,062 count2009-06: 14,341 count2009-07: 14,725 count2009-08: 14,154 count2009-09: 14,731 count2009-10: 14,458 count2009-11: 14,761 count2009-12: 14,439 count2010-01: 14,481 count2010-02: 14,713 count2010-03: 14,580 count2010-04: 15,408 count2010-05: 15,608 count2010-06: 15,525 count2010-07: 15,364 count2010-08: 15,655 count2010-09: 16,155 count2010-10: 15,854 count2010-11: 16,480 count2010-12: 15,932 count2011-01: 15,875 count2011-02: 16,399 count2011-03: 15,476 count2011-04: 15,832 count2011-05: 14,573 count2011-06: 16,234 count2011-07: 16,390 count2011-08: 16,100 count2011-09: 15,585 count2011-10: 14,952 count2011-11: 16,166 count2011-12: 17,117 count2012-01: 12,864 count2012-02: 15,722 count2012-03: 16,041 count2012-04: 16,012 count2012-05: 16,500 count2012-06: 15,155 count2012-07: 15,469 count2012-08: 15,571 count2012-09: 15,476 count2012-10: 15,615 count2012-11: 13,483 count2012-12: 21,014 count2013-01: 15,902 count2013-02: 15,966 count2013-03: 16,277 count2013-04: 15,958 count2013-05: 15,481 count2013-06: 16,286 count2013-07: 15,925 count2013-08: 16,430 count2013-09: 15,467 count2013-10: 16,842 count2013-11: 16,531 count2013-12: 17,422 count2014-01: 14,015 count2014-02: 16,056 count2014-03: 16,720 count2014-04: 16,499 count2014-05: 16,499 count2014-06: 16,186 count2014-07: 16,240 count2014-08: 16,510 count2014-09: 17,096 count2014-10: 16,183 count2014-11: 16,248 count2014-12: 15,168 count2015-01: 17,074 count2015-02: 16,756 count2015-03: 16,737 count2015-04: 16,302 count2015-05: 16,346 count2015-06: 16,863 count2015-07: 17,123 count2015-08: 16,800 count2015-09: 16,594 count2015-10: 17,358 count2015-11: 16,726 count2015-12: 16,386 count2016-01: 17,409 count2016-02: 16,830 count2016-03: 16,554 count2016-04: 17,069 count2016-05: 18,097 count2016-06: 14,702 count2016-07: 18,078 count2016-08: 16,678 count2016-09: 17,724 count2016-10: 16,177 count2016-11: 17,043 count2016-12: 17,722 count2017-01: 17,133 count2017-02: 17,319 count2017-03: 17,717 count2017-04: 17,757 count2017-05: 17,873 count2017-06: 18,597 count2017-07: 18,271 count2017-08: 18,328 count2017-09: 17,789 count2017-10: 18,095 count2017-11: 18,710 count2017-12: 17,930 count2018-01: 18,913 count2018-02: 18,914 count2018-03: 18,685 count2018-04: 18,693 count2018-05: 18,981 count2018-06: 19,157 count2018-07: 19,446 count2018-08: 18,805 count2018-09: 18,947 count2018-10: 19,050 count2018-11: 18,763 count2018-12: 19,215 count2019-01: 16,924 count2019-02: 19,643 count2019-03: 19,700 count2019-04: 19,888 count2019-05: 18,834 count2019-06: 19,494 count2019-07: 18,876 count2019-08: 18,871 count2019-09: 19,311 count2019-10: 19,007 count2019-11: 19,204 count2019-12: 20,162 count2020-01: 17,415 count2020-02: 19,765 count2020-03: 15,559 count2020-04: 12,163 count2020-05: 15,189 count2020-06: 20,717 count2020-07: 29,935 count2020-08: 28,862 count2020-09: 26,428 count2020-10: 24,580 count2020-11: 23,449 count2020-12: 20,367 count2021-01: 27,716 count2021-02: 24,721 count2021-03: 25,626 count2021-04: 28,928 count2021-05: 26,707 count2021-06: 24,676 count2021-07: 25,509 count2021-08: 25,163 count2021-09: 24,545 count2021-10: 25,760 count2021-11: 25,293 count2021-12: 26,217 count2022-01: 28,079 count2022-02: 25,706 count2022-03: 24,987 count2022-04: 24,562 count2022-05: 24,495 count2022-06: 23,636 count2022-07: 24,689 count2022-08: 24,216 count2022-09: 24,972 count2022-10: 24,207 count2022-11: 24,030 count2022-12: 23,917 count2023-01: 23,867 count2023-02: 25,766 count2023-03: 26,210 count2023-04: 25,388 count2023-05: 25,302 count2023-06: 26,894 count2023-07: 27,231 count2023-08: 26,836 count2023-09: 26,044 count2023-10: 26,893 count2023-11: 26,723 count2023-12: 25,889 count2024-01: 25,724 count2024-02: 24,724 count2024-03: 23,817 count2024-04: 24,509 count2024-05: 24,238 count2024-06: 24,203 count2024-07: 24,030 count2024-08: 23,998 count2024-09: 23,915 count2024-10: 23,631 count2024-11: 23,837 count2024-12: 25,852 count2025-01: 21,262 count2025-02: 23,819 count2025-03: 25,206 count2025-04: 24,746 count2025-05: 24,470 count2025-06: 25,517 count2025-07: 24,745 count2025-08: 25,579 count2025-09: 25,809 count2025-10: 25,030 count2025-11: 25,817 count2025-12: 25,936 count2026-01: 27,567 count2026-02: 26,756 count2026-03: 26,190 count2026-04: 27,229 count2026-05: 27,896 count2026-06: 27,586 count2026-07: 31,068 count2026-08: 26,762 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0826,762
2026-0731,068
2026-0627,586
2026-0527,896
2026-0427,229
2026-0326,190
2026-0226,756
2026-0127,567
2025-1225,936
2025-1125,817
2025-1025,030
2025-0925,809
2025-0825,579
2025-0724,745
2025-0625,517
2025-0524,470
2025-0424,746
2025-0325,206
2025-0223,819
2025-0121,262
2024-1225,852
2024-1123,837
2024-1023,631
2024-0923,915
2024-0823,998
2024-0724,030
2024-0624,203
2024-0524,238
2024-0424,509
2024-0323,817
2024-0224,724
2024-0125,724
2023-1225,889
2023-1126,723
2023-1026,893
2023-0926,044
2023-0826,836
2023-0727,231
2023-0626,894
2023-0525,302
2023-0425,388
2023-0326,210
2023-0225,766
2023-0123,867
2022-1223,917
2022-1124,030
2022-1024,207
2022-0924,972
2022-0824,216
2022-0724,689
2022-0623,636
2022-0524,495
2022-0424,562
2022-0324,987
2022-0225,706
2022-0128,079
2021-1226,217
2021-1125,293
2021-1025,760
2021-0924,545
2021-0825,163
2021-0725,509
2021-0624,676
2021-0526,707
2021-0428,928
2021-0325,626
2021-0224,721
2021-0127,716
2020-1220,367
2020-1123,449
2020-1024,580
2020-0926,428
2020-0828,862
2020-0729,935
2020-0620,717
2020-0515,189
2020-0412,163
2020-0315,559
2020-0219,765
2020-0117,415
2019-1220,162
2019-1119,204
2019-1019,007
2019-0919,311
2019-0818,871
2019-0718,876
2019-0619,494
2019-0518,834
2019-0419,888
2019-0319,700
2019-0219,643
2019-0116,924
2018-1219,215
2018-1118,763
2018-1019,050
2018-0918,947
2018-0818,805
2018-0719,446
2018-0619,157
2018-0518,981
2018-0418,693
2018-0318,685
2018-0218,914
2018-0118,913
2017-1217,930
2017-1118,710
2017-1018,095
2017-0917,789
2017-0818,328
2017-0718,271
2017-0618,597
2017-0517,873
2017-0417,757
2017-0317,717
2017-0217,319
2017-0117,133
2016-1217,722
2016-1117,043
2016-1016,177
2016-0917,724
2016-0816,678
2016-0718,078
2016-0614,702
2016-0518,097
2016-0417,069
2016-0316,554
2016-0216,830
2016-0117,409
2015-1216,386
2015-1116,726
2015-1017,358
2015-0916,594
2015-0816,800
2015-0717,123
2015-0616,863
2015-0516,346
2015-0416,302
2015-0316,737
2015-0216,756
2015-0117,074
2014-1215,168
2014-1116,248
2014-1016,183
2014-0917,096
2014-0816,510
2014-0716,240
2014-0616,186
2014-0516,499
2014-0416,499
2014-0316,720
2014-0216,056
2014-0114,015
2013-1217,422
2013-1116,531
2013-1016,842
2013-0915,467
2013-0816,430
2013-0715,925
2013-0616,286
2013-0515,481
2013-0415,958
2013-0316,277
2013-0215,966
2013-0115,902
2012-1221,014
2012-1113,483
2012-1015,615
2012-0915,476
2012-0815,571
2012-0715,469
2012-0615,155
2012-0516,500
2012-0416,012
2012-0316,041
2012-0215,722
2012-0112,864
2011-1217,117
2011-1116,166
2011-1014,952
2011-0915,585
2011-0816,100
2011-0716,390
2011-0616,234
2011-0514,573
2011-0415,832
2011-0315,476
2011-0216,399
2011-0115,875
2010-1215,932
2010-1116,480
2010-1015,854
2010-0916,155
2010-0815,655
2010-0715,364
2010-0615,525
2010-0515,608
2010-0415,408
2010-0314,580
2010-0214,713
2010-0114,481
2009-1214,439
2009-1114,761
2009-1014,458
2009-0914,731
2009-0814,154
2009-0714,725
2009-0614,341
2009-0514,062
2009-0413,763
2009-0314,057
2009-0213,271
2009-0114,018
2008-1212,616
2008-1114,151
2008-1014,207
2008-0914,653
2008-0815,559
2008-0714,491
2008-0614,106
2008-0514,535
2008-0415,100
2008-0315,006
2008-0214,108
2008-0114,920
2007-1216,868
2007-1114,777
2007-1015,824
2007-0914,886
2007-0815,292
2007-0715,129
2007-0615,437
2007-0515,224
2007-0414,952
2007-0314,689
2007-0214,888
2007-0114,705
2006-1216,914
2006-1114,342
2006-1013,958
2006-0914,305
2006-0814,656
2006-0714,684
2006-0614,680
2006-0514,900
2006-0414,730
2006-0315,142
2006-0215,346
2006-0114,552
2005-1215,836
2005-1114,997
2005-1016,564
2005-0913,683
2005-0813,577
2005-0714,351
2005-0614,335
2005-0514,337
2005-0414,077
2005-0314,034
2005-0214,133
2005-0113,911
2004-1213,195
2004-1115,145
2004-1013,189
2004-0913,703
2004-0813,334
2004-0711,110

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
New York26,762
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 York?

Business applications in New York was 26,762 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.6% from August 2025. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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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 York?

31,068 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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