# Business applications in North Carolina

Business applications in North Carolina was 16,692 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-37`
- 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/north-carolina
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/north-carolina.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-37

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 16,692 |
| 2026-07 | 17,657 |
| 2026-06 | 17,133 |
| 2026-05 | 16,957 |
| 2026-04 | 16,966 |
| 2026-03 | 15,660 |
| 2026-02 | 14,865 |
| 2026-01 | 15,996 |
| 2025-12 | 15,975 |
| 2025-11 | 17,840 |
| 2025-10 | 15,382 |
| 2025-09 | 18,506 |
| 2025-08 | 17,137 |
| 2025-07 | 16,511 |
| 2025-06 | 14,499 |
| 2025-05 | 14,728 |
| 2025-04 | 14,435 |
| 2025-03 | 13,199 |
| 2025-02 | 12,532 |
| 2025-01 | 11,619 |
| 2024-12 | 14,053 |
| 2024-11 | 13,609 |
| 2024-10 | 13,272 |
| 2024-09 | 13,216 |
| 2024-08 | 13,387 |
| 2024-07 | 13,599 |
| 2024-06 | 13,665 |
| 2024-05 | 12,822 |
| 2024-04 | 13,144 |
| 2024-03 | 14,052 |
| 2024-02 | 14,973 |
| 2024-01 | 14,054 |
| 2023-12 | 14,455 |
| 2023-11 | 14,148 |
| 2023-10 | 14,991 |
| 2023-09 | 14,284 |
| 2023-08 | 14,626 |
| 2023-07 | 14,437 |
| 2023-06 | 14,275 |
| 2023-05 | 14,034 |
| 2023-04 | 13,797 |
| 2023-03 | 14,202 |
| 2023-02 | 13,644 |
| 2023-01 | 14,054 |
| 2022-12 | 13,571 |
| 2022-11 | 13,493 |
| 2022-10 | 13,390 |
| 2022-09 | 13,226 |
| 2022-08 | 13,097 |
| 2022-07 | 12,986 |
| 2022-06 | 13,236 |
| 2022-05 | 14,294 |
| 2022-04 | 14,347 |
| 2022-03 | 14,299 |
| 2022-02 | 14,160 |
| 2022-01 | 14,359 |
| 2021-12 | 14,048 |
| 2021-11 | 14,113 |
| 2021-10 | 13,944 |
| 2021-09 | 13,773 |
| 2021-08 | 13,375 |
| 2021-07 | 13,891 |
| 2021-06 | 14,605 |
| 2021-05 | 16,069 |
| 2021-04 | 15,454 |
| 2021-03 | 14,228 |
| 2021-02 | 13,897 |
| 2021-01 | 15,771 |
| 2020-12 | 11,746 |
| 2020-11 | 12,574 |
| 2020-10 | 12,866 |
| 2020-09 | 14,166 |
| 2020-08 | 14,814 |
| 2020-07 | 15,403 |
| 2020-06 | 11,200 |
| 2020-05 | 9,460 |
| 2020-04 | 7,889 |
| 2020-03 | 7,796 |
| 2020-02 | 8,386 |
| 2020-01 | 8,223 |
| 2019-12 | 9,369 |
| 2019-11 | 8,671 |
| 2019-10 | 8,802 |
| 2019-09 | 8,488 |
| 2019-08 | 8,547 |
| 2019-07 | 8,788 |
| 2019-06 | 8,362 |
| 2019-05 | 8,512 |
| 2019-04 | 8,551 |
| 2019-03 | 9,178 |
| 2019-02 | 8,753 |
| 2019-01 | 8,167 |
| 2018-12 | 8,636 |
| 2018-11 | 8,176 |
| 2018-10 | 8,079 |
| 2018-09 | 7,409 |
| 2018-08 | 8,504 |
| 2018-07 | 8,184 |
| 2018-06 | 8,398 |
| 2018-05 | 8,290 |
| 2018-04 | 8,049 |
| 2018-03 | 8,439 |
| 2018-02 | 8,286 |
| 2018-01 | 8,187 |
| 2017-12 | 8,118 |
| 2017-11 | 8,047 |
| 2017-10 | 7,678 |
| 2017-09 | 7,664 |
| 2017-08 | 7,802 |
| 2017-07 | 7,912 |
| 2017-06 | 7,715 |
| 2017-05 | 7,395 |
| 2017-04 | 7,377 |
| 2017-03 | 7,413 |
| 2017-02 | 7,448 |
| 2017-01 | 7,442 |
| 2016-12 | 7,254 |
| 2016-11 | 6,738 |
| 2016-10 | 6,966 |
| 2016-09 | 7,086 |
| 2016-08 | 6,886 |
| 2016-07 | 7,494 |
| 2016-06 | 6,231 |
| 2016-05 | 7,114 |
| 2016-04 | 7,051 |
| 2016-03 | 6,551 |
| 2016-02 | 6,725 |
| 2016-01 | 7,174 |
| 2015-12 | 6,694 |
| 2015-11 | 6,764 |
| 2015-10 | 6,807 |
| 2015-09 | 6,996 |
| 2015-08 | 6,569 |
| 2015-07 | 6,759 |
| 2015-06 | 6,663 |
| 2015-05 | 6,129 |
| 2015-04 | 6,507 |
| 2015-03 | 6,243 |
| 2015-02 | 6,120 |
| 2015-01 | 7,309 |
| 2014-12 | 5,770 |
| 2014-11 | 6,083 |
| 2014-10 | 6,155 |
| 2014-09 | 6,129 |
| 2014-08 | 5,977 |
| 2014-07 | 5,888 |
| 2014-06 | 6,085 |
| 2014-05 | 6,135 |
| 2014-04 | 6,186 |
| 2014-03 | 6,214 |
| 2014-02 | 5,943 |
| 2014-01 | 5,741 |
| 2013-12 | 6,335 |
| 2013-11 | 5,950 |
| 2013-10 | 6,001 |
| 2013-09 | 5,786 |
| 2013-08 | 6,094 |
| 2013-07 | 6,031 |
| 2013-06 | 5,868 |
| 2013-05 | 5,660 |
| 2013-04 | 5,786 |
| 2013-03 | 5,870 |
| 2013-02 | 5,847 |
| 2013-01 | 6,107 |
| 2012-12 | 7,399 |
| 2012-11 | 5,601 |
| 2012-10 | 5,832 |
| 2012-09 | 5,597 |
| 2012-08 | 5,694 |
| 2012-07 | 5,527 |
| 2012-06 | 5,620 |
| 2012-05 | 5,974 |
| 2012-04 | 5,846 |
| 2012-03 | 6,221 |
| 2012-02 | 6,063 |
| 2012-01 | 5,234 |
| 2011-12 | 6,592 |
| 2011-11 | 6,077 |
| 2011-10 | 5,824 |
| 2011-09 | 5,728 |
| 2011-08 | 5,694 |
| 2011-07 | 5,902 |
| 2011-06 | 5,865 |
| 2011-05 | 4,801 |
| 2011-04 | 6,027 |
| 2011-03 | 5,831 |
| 2011-02 | 6,365 |
| 2011-01 | 6,075 |
| 2010-12 | 5,965 |
| 2010-11 | 5,994 |
| 2010-10 | 5,770 |
| 2010-09 | 5,733 |
| 2010-08 | 5,654 |
| 2010-07 | 5,755 |
| 2010-06 | 5,732 |
| 2010-05 | 5,799 |
| 2010-04 | 5,395 |
| 2010-03 | 5,666 |
| 2010-02 | 5,762 |
| 2010-01 | 5,609 |
| 2009-12 | 5,734 |
| 2009-11 | 5,839 |
| 2009-10 | 5,898 |
| 2009-09 | 5,932 |
| 2009-08 | 5,783 |
| 2009-07 | 5,815 |
| 2009-06 | 5,823 |
| 2009-05 | 5,618 |
| 2009-04 | 5,534 |
| 2009-03 | 5,359 |
| 2009-02 | 5,484 |
| 2009-01 | 5,673 |
| 2008-12 | 5,513 |
| 2008-11 | 5,846 |
| 2008-10 | 5,719 |
| 2008-09 | 6,019 |
| 2008-08 | 6,244 |
| 2008-07 | 5,874 |
| 2008-06 | 6,016 |
| 2008-05 | 6,198 |
| 2008-04 | 6,341 |
| 2008-03 | 6,306 |
| 2008-02 | 6,254 |
| 2008-01 | 6,206 |
| 2007-12 | 7,971 |
| 2007-11 | 6,474 |
| 2007-10 | 7,461 |
| 2007-09 | 6,594 |
| 2007-08 | 6,689 |
| 2007-07 | 6,588 |
| 2007-06 | 6,944 |
| 2007-05 | 6,183 |
| 2007-04 | 6,199 |
| 2007-03 | 6,327 |
| 2007-02 | 6,174 |
| 2007-01 | 6,101 |
| 2006-12 | 7,631 |
| 2006-11 | 6,065 |
| 2006-10 | 6,015 |
| 2006-09 | 6,048 |
| 2006-08 | 6,311 |
| 2006-07 | 6,105 |
| 2006-06 | 6,116 |
| 2006-05 | 6,466 |
| 2006-04 | 6,426 |
| 2006-03 | 6,720 |
| 2006-02 | 6,664 |
| 2006-01 | 6,097 |
| 2005-12 | 7,300 |
| 2005-11 | 6,513 |
| 2005-10 | 6,809 |
| 2005-09 | 5,598 |
| 2005-08 | 5,779 |
| 2005-07 | 5,836 |
| 2005-06 | 5,822 |
| 2005-05 | 5,776 |
| 2005-04 | 5,833 |
| 2005-03 | 5,697 |
| 2005-02 | 5,771 |
| 2005-01 | 5,650 |
| 2004-12 | 5,531 |
| 2004-11 | 6,025 |
| 2004-10 | 5,519 |
| 2004-09 | 5,713 |
| 2004-08 | 5,485 |
| 2004-07 | 4,312 |