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Business applications in North Carolina

Business applications in North Carolina was 16,692 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.6% from August 2025. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count16,692
Change on August 2025-2.6%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high18,506September 2025
Series low4,312July 2004

Business applications in North Carolina, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

05,00010K15K20K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 4,312 count2004-08: 5,485 count2004-09: 5,713 count2004-10: 5,519 count2004-11: 6,025 count2004-12: 5,531 count2005-01: 5,650 count2005-02: 5,771 count2005-03: 5,697 count2005-04: 5,833 count2005-05: 5,776 count2005-06: 5,822 count2005-07: 5,836 count2005-08: 5,779 count2005-09: 5,598 count2005-10: 6,809 count2005-11: 6,513 count2005-12: 7,300 count2006-01: 6,097 count2006-02: 6,664 count2006-03: 6,720 count2006-04: 6,426 count2006-05: 6,466 count2006-06: 6,116 count2006-07: 6,105 count2006-08: 6,311 count2006-09: 6,048 count2006-10: 6,015 count2006-11: 6,065 count2006-12: 7,631 count2007-01: 6,101 count2007-02: 6,174 count2007-03: 6,327 count2007-04: 6,199 count2007-05: 6,183 count2007-06: 6,944 count2007-07: 6,588 count2007-08: 6,689 count2007-09: 6,594 count2007-10: 7,461 count2007-11: 6,474 count2007-12: 7,971 count2008-01: 6,206 count2008-02: 6,254 count2008-03: 6,306 count2008-04: 6,341 count2008-05: 6,198 count2008-06: 6,016 count2008-07: 5,874 count2008-08: 6,244 count2008-09: 6,019 count2008-10: 5,719 count2008-11: 5,846 count2008-12: 5,513 count2009-01: 5,673 count2009-02: 5,484 count2009-03: 5,359 count2009-04: 5,534 count2009-05: 5,618 count2009-06: 5,823 count2009-07: 5,815 count2009-08: 5,783 count2009-09: 5,932 count2009-10: 5,898 count2009-11: 5,839 count2009-12: 5,734 count2010-01: 5,609 count2010-02: 5,762 count2010-03: 5,666 count2010-04: 5,395 count2010-05: 5,799 count2010-06: 5,732 count2010-07: 5,755 count2010-08: 5,654 count2010-09: 5,733 count2010-10: 5,770 count2010-11: 5,994 count2010-12: 5,965 count2011-01: 6,075 count2011-02: 6,365 count2011-03: 5,831 count2011-04: 6,027 count2011-05: 4,801 count2011-06: 5,865 count2011-07: 5,902 count2011-08: 5,694 count2011-09: 5,728 count2011-10: 5,824 count2011-11: 6,077 count2011-12: 6,592 count2012-01: 5,234 count2012-02: 6,063 count2012-03: 6,221 count2012-04: 5,846 count2012-05: 5,974 count2012-06: 5,620 count2012-07: 5,527 count2012-08: 5,694 count2012-09: 5,597 count2012-10: 5,832 count2012-11: 5,601 count2012-12: 7,399 count2013-01: 6,107 count2013-02: 5,847 count2013-03: 5,870 count2013-04: 5,786 count2013-05: 5,660 count2013-06: 5,868 count2013-07: 6,031 count2013-08: 6,094 count2013-09: 5,786 count2013-10: 6,001 count2013-11: 5,950 count2013-12: 6,335 count2014-01: 5,741 count2014-02: 5,943 count2014-03: 6,214 count2014-04: 6,186 count2014-05: 6,135 count2014-06: 6,085 count2014-07: 5,888 count2014-08: 5,977 count2014-09: 6,129 count2014-10: 6,155 count2014-11: 6,083 count2014-12: 5,770 count2015-01: 7,309 count2015-02: 6,120 count2015-03: 6,243 count2015-04: 6,507 count2015-05: 6,129 count2015-06: 6,663 count2015-07: 6,759 count2015-08: 6,569 count2015-09: 6,996 count2015-10: 6,807 count2015-11: 6,764 count2015-12: 6,694 count2016-01: 7,174 count2016-02: 6,725 count2016-03: 6,551 count2016-04: 7,051 count2016-05: 7,114 count2016-06: 6,231 count2016-07: 7,494 count2016-08: 6,886 count2016-09: 7,086 count2016-10: 6,966 count2016-11: 6,738 count2016-12: 7,254 count2017-01: 7,442 count2017-02: 7,448 count2017-03: 7,413 count2017-04: 7,377 count2017-05: 7,395 count2017-06: 7,715 count2017-07: 7,912 count2017-08: 7,802 count2017-09: 7,664 count2017-10: 7,678 count2017-11: 8,047 count2017-12: 8,118 count2018-01: 8,187 count2018-02: 8,286 count2018-03: 8,439 count2018-04: 8,049 count2018-05: 8,290 count2018-06: 8,398 count2018-07: 8,184 count2018-08: 8,504 count2018-09: 7,409 count2018-10: 8,079 count2018-11: 8,176 count2018-12: 8,636 count2019-01: 8,167 count2019-02: 8,753 count2019-03: 9,178 count2019-04: 8,551 count2019-05: 8,512 count2019-06: 8,362 count2019-07: 8,788 count2019-08: 8,547 count2019-09: 8,488 count2019-10: 8,802 count2019-11: 8,671 count2019-12: 9,369 count2020-01: 8,223 count2020-02: 8,386 count2020-03: 7,796 count2020-04: 7,889 count2020-05: 9,460 count2020-06: 11,200 count2020-07: 15,403 count2020-08: 14,814 count2020-09: 14,166 count2020-10: 12,866 count2020-11: 12,574 count2020-12: 11,746 count2021-01: 15,771 count2021-02: 13,897 count2021-03: 14,228 count2021-04: 15,454 count2021-05: 16,069 count2021-06: 14,605 count2021-07: 13,891 count2021-08: 13,375 count2021-09: 13,773 count2021-10: 13,944 count2021-11: 14,113 count2021-12: 14,048 count2022-01: 14,359 count2022-02: 14,160 count2022-03: 14,299 count2022-04: 14,347 count2022-05: 14,294 count2022-06: 13,236 count2022-07: 12,986 count2022-08: 13,097 count2022-09: 13,226 count2022-10: 13,390 count2022-11: 13,493 count2022-12: 13,571 count2023-01: 14,054 count2023-02: 13,644 count2023-03: 14,202 count2023-04: 13,797 count2023-05: 14,034 count2023-06: 14,275 count2023-07: 14,437 count2023-08: 14,626 count2023-09: 14,284 count2023-10: 14,991 count2023-11: 14,148 count2023-12: 14,455 count2024-01: 14,054 count2024-02: 14,973 count2024-03: 14,052 count2024-04: 13,144 count2024-05: 12,822 count2024-06: 13,665 count2024-07: 13,599 count2024-08: 13,387 count2024-09: 13,216 count2024-10: 13,272 count2024-11: 13,609 count2024-12: 14,053 count2025-01: 11,619 count2025-02: 12,532 count2025-03: 13,199 count2025-04: 14,435 count2025-05: 14,728 count2025-06: 14,499 count2025-07: 16,511 count2025-08: 17,137 count2025-09: 18,506 count2025-10: 15,382 count2025-11: 17,840 count2025-12: 15,975 count2026-01: 15,996 count2026-02: 14,865 count2026-03: 15,660 count2026-04: 16,966 count2026-05: 16,957 count2026-06: 17,133 count2026-07: 17,657 count2026-08: 16,692 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0816,692
2026-0717,657
2026-0617,133
2026-0516,957
2026-0416,966
2026-0315,660
2026-0214,865
2026-0115,996
2025-1215,975
2025-1117,840
2025-1015,382
2025-0918,506
2025-0817,137
2025-0716,511
2025-0614,499
2025-0514,728
2025-0414,435
2025-0313,199
2025-0212,532
2025-0111,619
2024-1214,053
2024-1113,609
2024-1013,272
2024-0913,216
2024-0813,387
2024-0713,599
2024-0613,665
2024-0512,822
2024-0413,144
2024-0314,052
2024-0214,973
2024-0114,054
2023-1214,455
2023-1114,148
2023-1014,991
2023-0914,284
2023-0814,626
2023-0714,437
2023-0614,275
2023-0514,034
2023-0413,797
2023-0314,202
2023-0213,644
2023-0114,054
2022-1213,571
2022-1113,493
2022-1013,390
2022-0913,226
2022-0813,097
2022-0712,986
2022-0613,236
2022-0514,294
2022-0414,347
2022-0314,299
2022-0214,160
2022-0114,359
2021-1214,048
2021-1114,113
2021-1013,944
2021-0913,773
2021-0813,375
2021-0713,891
2021-0614,605
2021-0516,069
2021-0415,454
2021-0314,228
2021-0213,897
2021-0115,771
2020-1211,746
2020-1112,574
2020-1012,866
2020-0914,166
2020-0814,814
2020-0715,403
2020-0611,200
2020-059,460
2020-047,889
2020-037,796
2020-028,386
2020-018,223
2019-129,369
2019-118,671
2019-108,802
2019-098,488
2019-088,547
2019-078,788
2019-068,362
2019-058,512
2019-048,551
2019-039,178
2019-028,753
2019-018,167
2018-128,636
2018-118,176
2018-108,079
2018-097,409
2018-088,504
2018-078,184
2018-068,398
2018-058,290
2018-048,049
2018-038,439
2018-028,286
2018-018,187
2017-128,118
2017-118,047
2017-107,678
2017-097,664
2017-087,802
2017-077,912
2017-067,715
2017-057,395
2017-047,377
2017-037,413
2017-027,448
2017-017,442
2016-127,254
2016-116,738
2016-106,966
2016-097,086
2016-086,886
2016-077,494
2016-066,231
2016-057,114
2016-047,051
2016-036,551
2016-026,725
2016-017,174
2015-126,694
2015-116,764
2015-106,807
2015-096,996
2015-086,569
2015-076,759
2015-066,663
2015-056,129
2015-046,507
2015-036,243
2015-026,120
2015-017,309
2014-125,770
2014-116,083
2014-106,155
2014-096,129
2014-085,977
2014-075,888
2014-066,085
2014-056,135
2014-046,186
2014-036,214
2014-025,943
2014-015,741
2013-126,335
2013-115,950
2013-106,001
2013-095,786
2013-086,094
2013-076,031
2013-065,868
2013-055,660
2013-045,786
2013-035,870
2013-025,847
2013-016,107
2012-127,399
2012-115,601
2012-105,832
2012-095,597
2012-085,694
2012-075,527
2012-065,620
2012-055,974
2012-045,846
2012-036,221
2012-026,063
2012-015,234
2011-126,592
2011-116,077
2011-105,824
2011-095,728
2011-085,694
2011-075,902
2011-065,865
2011-054,801
2011-046,027
2011-035,831
2011-026,365
2011-016,075
2010-125,965
2010-115,994
2010-105,770
2010-095,733
2010-085,654
2010-075,755
2010-065,732
2010-055,799
2010-045,395
2010-035,666
2010-025,762
2010-015,609
2009-125,734
2009-115,839
2009-105,898
2009-095,932
2009-085,783
2009-075,815
2009-065,823
2009-055,618
2009-045,534
2009-035,359
2009-025,484
2009-015,673
2008-125,513
2008-115,846
2008-105,719
2008-096,019
2008-086,244
2008-075,874
2008-066,016
2008-056,198
2008-046,341
2008-036,306
2008-026,254
2008-016,206
2007-127,971
2007-116,474
2007-107,461
2007-096,594
2007-086,689
2007-076,588
2007-066,944
2007-056,183
2007-046,199
2007-036,327
2007-026,174
2007-016,101
2006-127,631
2006-116,065
2006-106,015
2006-096,048
2006-086,311
2006-076,105
2006-066,116
2006-056,466
2006-046,426
2006-036,720
2006-026,664
2006-016,097
2005-127,300
2005-116,513
2005-106,809
2005-095,598
2005-085,779
2005-075,836
2005-065,822
2005-055,776
2005-045,833
2005-035,697
2005-025,771
2005-015,650
2004-125,531
2004-116,025
2004-105,519
2004-095,713
2004-085,485
2004-074,312

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
North Carolina16,692
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 North Carolina?

Business applications in North Carolina was 16,692 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.6% from August 2025. That is the 6th 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 North Carolina?

18,506 in September 2025, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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