Business applications in North Dakota

Business applications in North Dakota was 906 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 21.8% from August 2025. That is the 50th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count906
Change on August 2025+21.8%
Rank50th of 51US states ranked
Series high906August 2026
Series low300September 2005

Business applications in North Dakota, July 2004 to August 2026

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2004006008001,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 314 count2004-08: 337 count2004-09: 323 count2004-10: 331 count2004-11: 365 count2004-12: 339 count2005-01: 355 count2005-02: 342 count2005-03: 362 count2005-04: 347 count2005-05: 343 count2005-06: 342 count2005-07: 341 count2005-08: 356 count2005-09: 300 count2005-10: 361 count2005-11: 377 count2005-12: 383 count2006-01: 380 count2006-02: 403 count2006-03: 405 count2006-04: 370 count2006-05: 362 count2006-06: 403 count2006-07: 372 count2006-08: 337 count2006-09: 399 count2006-10: 324 count2006-11: 303 count2006-12: 385 count2007-01: 334 count2007-02: 345 count2007-03: 329 count2007-04: 367 count2007-05: 369 count2007-06: 352 count2007-07: 360 count2007-08: 383 count2007-09: 395 count2007-10: 411 count2007-11: 390 count2007-12: 379 count2008-01: 369 count2008-02: 367 count2008-03: 396 count2008-04: 415 count2008-05: 401 count2008-06: 362 count2008-07: 372 count2008-08: 454 count2008-09: 381 count2008-10: 369 count2008-11: 330 count2008-12: 347 count2009-01: 333 count2009-02: 367 count2009-03: 334 count2009-04: 317 count2009-05: 352 count2009-06: 384 count2009-07: 376 count2009-08: 395 count2009-09: 323 count2009-10: 335 count2009-11: 344 count2009-12: 380 count2010-01: 400 count2010-02: 375 count2010-03: 416 count2010-04: 378 count2010-05: 413 count2010-06: 368 count2010-07: 429 count2010-08: 372 count2010-09: 425 count2010-10: 487 count2010-11: 454 count2010-12: 375 count2011-01: 501 count2011-02: 488 count2011-03: 457 count2011-04: 530 count2011-05: 451 count2011-06: 517 count2011-07: 494 count2011-08: 494 count2011-09: 559 count2011-10: 496 count2011-11: 620 count2011-12: 569 count2012-01: 426 count2012-02: 545 count2012-03: 488 count2012-04: 548 count2012-05: 601 count2012-06: 567 count2012-07: 571 count2012-08: 540 count2012-09: 578 count2012-10: 573 count2012-11: 558 count2012-12: 701 count2013-01: 549 count2013-02: 519 count2013-03: 565 count2013-04: 514 count2013-05: 504 count2013-06: 537 count2013-07: 502 count2013-08: 561 count2013-09: 488 count2013-10: 577 count2013-11: 590 count2013-12: 552 count2014-01: 509 count2014-02: 529 count2014-03: 623 count2014-04: 535 count2014-05: 558 count2014-06: 587 count2014-07: 571 count2014-08: 578 count2014-09: 579 count2014-10: 550 count2014-11: 564 count2014-12: 511 count2015-01: 602 count2015-02: 557 count2015-03: 509 count2015-04: 529 count2015-05: 498 count2015-06: 475 count2015-07: 486 count2015-08: 455 count2015-09: 550 count2015-10: 474 count2015-11: 524 count2015-12: 472 count2016-01: 588 count2016-02: 496 count2016-03: 460 count2016-04: 508 count2016-05: 455 count2016-06: 425 count2016-07: 536 count2016-08: 488 count2016-09: 450 count2016-10: 505 count2016-11: 432 count2016-12: 417 count2017-01: 487 count2017-02: 559 count2017-03: 618 count2017-04: 569 count2017-05: 645 count2017-06: 698 count2017-07: 614 count2017-08: 623 count2017-09: 650 count2017-10: 647 count2017-11: 623 count2017-12: 699 count2018-01: 698 count2018-02: 674 count2018-03: 673 count2018-04: 742 count2018-05: 775 count2018-06: 808 count2018-07: 764 count2018-08: 820 count2018-09: 547 count2018-10: 661 count2018-11: 748 count2018-12: 698 count2019-01: 629 count2019-02: 684 count2019-03: 735 count2019-04: 517 count2019-05: 512 count2019-06: 503 count2019-07: 544 count2019-08: 524 count2019-09: 519 count2019-10: 559 count2019-11: 559 count2019-12: 565 count2020-01: 544 count2020-02: 574 count2020-03: 481 count2020-04: 413 count2020-05: 493 count2020-06: 517 count2020-07: 588 count2020-08: 658 count2020-09: 622 count2020-10: 587 count2020-11: 616 count2020-12: 532 count2021-01: 807 count2021-02: 665 count2021-03: 674 count2021-04: 675 count2021-05: 685 count2021-06: 650 count2021-07: 608 count2021-08: 632 count2021-09: 643 count2021-10: 713 count2021-11: 692 count2021-12: 694 count2022-01: 665 count2022-02: 639 count2022-03: 704 count2022-04: 663 count2022-05: 695 count2022-06: 669 count2022-07: 694 count2022-08: 665 count2022-09: 738 count2022-10: 720 count2022-11: 667 count2022-12: 521 count2023-01: 724 count2023-02: 722 count2023-03: 736 count2023-04: 742 count2023-05: 760 count2023-06: 778 count2023-07: 779 count2023-08: 788 count2023-09: 717 count2023-10: 764 count2023-11: 794 count2023-12: 729 count2024-01: 756 count2024-02: 720 count2024-03: 719 count2024-04: 745 count2024-05: 633 count2024-06: 733 count2024-07: 632 count2024-08: 712 count2024-09: 682 count2024-10: 684 count2024-11: 718 count2024-12: 769 count2025-01: 586 count2025-02: 717 count2025-03: 752 count2025-04: 713 count2025-05: 764 count2025-06: 754 count2025-07: 758 count2025-08: 744 count2025-09: 786 count2025-10: 726 count2025-11: 750 count2025-12: 806 count2026-01: 818 count2026-02: 844 count2026-03: 802 count2026-04: 879 count2026-05: 839 count2026-06: 853 count2026-07: 868 count2026-08: 906 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
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2026-07868
2026-06853
2026-05839
2026-04879
2026-03802
2026-02844
2026-01818
2025-12806
2025-11750
2025-10726
2025-09786
2025-08744
2025-07758
2025-06754
2025-05764
2025-04713
2025-03752
2025-02717
2025-01586
2024-12769
2024-11718
2024-10684
2024-09682
2024-08712
2024-07632
2024-06733
2024-05633
2024-04745
2024-03719
2024-02720
2024-01756
2023-12729
2023-11794
2023-10764
2023-09717
2023-08788
2023-07779
2023-06778
2023-05760
2023-04742
2023-03736
2023-02722
2023-01724
2022-12521
2022-11667
2022-10720
2022-09738
2022-08665
2022-07694
2022-06669
2022-05695
2022-04663
2022-03704
2022-02639
2022-01665
2021-12694
2021-11692
2021-10713
2021-09643
2021-08632
2021-07608
2021-06650
2021-05685
2021-04675
2021-03674
2021-02665
2021-01807
2020-12532
2020-11616
2020-10587
2020-09622
2020-08658
2020-07588
2020-06517
2020-05493
2020-04413
2020-03481
2020-02574
2020-01544
2019-12565
2019-11559
2019-10559
2019-09519
2019-08524
2019-07544
2019-06503
2019-05512
2019-04517
2019-03735
2019-02684
2019-01629
2018-12698
2018-11748
2018-10661
2018-09547
2018-08820
2018-07764
2018-06808
2018-05775
2018-04742
2018-03673
2018-02674
2018-01698
2017-12699
2017-11623
2017-10647
2017-09650
2017-08623
2017-07614
2017-06698
2017-05645
2017-04569
2017-03618
2017-02559
2017-01487
2016-12417
2016-11432
2016-10505
2016-09450
2016-08488
2016-07536
2016-06425
2016-05455
2016-04508
2016-03460
2016-02496
2016-01588
2015-12472
2015-11524
2015-10474
2015-09550
2015-08455
2015-07486
2015-06475
2015-05498
2015-04529
2015-03509
2015-02557
2015-01602
2014-12511
2014-11564
2014-10550
2014-09579
2014-08578
2014-07571
2014-06587
2014-05558
2014-04535
2014-03623
2014-02529
2014-01509
2013-12552
2013-11590
2013-10577
2013-09488
2013-08561
2013-07502
2013-06537
2013-05504
2013-04514
2013-03565
2013-02519
2013-01549
2012-12701
2012-11558
2012-10573
2012-09578
2012-08540
2012-07571
2012-06567
2012-05601
2012-04548
2012-03488
2012-02545
2012-01426
2011-12569
2011-11620
2011-10496
2011-09559
2011-08494
2011-07494
2011-06517
2011-05451
2011-04530
2011-03457
2011-02488
2011-01501
2010-12375
2010-11454
2010-10487
2010-09425
2010-08372
2010-07429
2010-06368
2010-05413
2010-04378
2010-03416
2010-02375
2010-01400
2009-12380
2009-11344
2009-10335
2009-09323
2009-08395
2009-07376
2009-06384
2009-05352
2009-04317
2009-03334
2009-02367
2009-01333
2008-12347
2008-11330
2008-10369
2008-09381
2008-08454
2008-07372
2008-06362
2008-05401
2008-04415
2008-03396
2008-02367
2008-01369
2007-12379
2007-11390
2007-10411
2007-09395
2007-08383
2007-07360
2007-06352
2007-05369
2007-04367
2007-03329
2007-02345
2007-01334
2006-12385
2006-11303
2006-10324
2006-09399
2006-08337
2006-07372
2006-06403
2006-05362
2006-04370
2006-03405
2006-02403
2006-01380
2005-12383
2005-11377
2005-10361
2005-09300
2005-08356
2005-07341
2005-06342
2005-05343
2005-04347
2005-03362
2005-02342
2005-01355
2004-12339
2004-11365
2004-10331
2004-09323
2004-08337
2004-07314

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
North Dakota906
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 Dakota?

Business applications in North Dakota was 906 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 21.8% from August 2025. That is the 50th 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 Dakota?

906 in August 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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