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Business applications in Ohio

Business applications in Ohio was 14,822 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 12.2% from August 2025. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count14,822
Change on August 2025+12.2%
Rank11th of 51US states ranked
Series high17,938November 2025
Series low4,344July 2004

Business applications in Ohio, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

05,00010K15K20K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 4,344 count2004-08: 5,282 count2004-09: 5,111 count2004-10: 5,125 count2004-11: 5,867 count2004-12: 5,125 count2005-01: 5,214 count2005-02: 5,541 count2005-03: 5,452 count2005-04: 5,287 count2005-05: 5,713 count2005-06: 5,636 count2005-07: 5,740 count2005-08: 5,277 count2005-09: 5,081 count2005-10: 5,912 count2005-11: 5,723 count2005-12: 5,766 count2006-01: 5,655 count2006-02: 5,949 count2006-03: 5,830 count2006-04: 5,583 count2006-05: 5,444 count2006-06: 5,429 count2006-07: 5,424 count2006-08: 5,510 count2006-09: 5,488 count2006-10: 5,121 count2006-11: 5,234 count2006-12: 5,956 count2007-01: 5,411 count2007-02: 5,313 count2007-03: 5,370 count2007-04: 5,556 count2007-05: 5,777 count2007-06: 5,827 count2007-07: 5,723 count2007-08: 5,791 count2007-09: 5,700 count2007-10: 6,080 count2007-11: 5,740 count2007-12: 5,915 count2008-01: 5,189 count2008-02: 5,647 count2008-03: 5,622 count2008-04: 5,888 count2008-05: 5,678 count2008-06: 5,629 count2008-07: 5,568 count2008-08: 6,220 count2008-09: 5,607 count2008-10: 5,618 count2008-11: 5,711 count2008-12: 4,924 count2009-01: 5,664 count2009-02: 5,431 count2009-03: 5,648 count2009-04: 5,592 count2009-05: 5,469 count2009-06: 5,533 count2009-07: 5,718 count2009-08: 5,696 count2009-09: 5,829 count2009-10: 5,850 count2009-11: 5,701 count2009-12: 5,839 count2010-01: 5,490 count2010-02: 5,717 count2010-03: 5,783 count2010-04: 5,777 count2010-05: 5,917 count2010-06: 5,826 count2010-07: 5,886 count2010-08: 5,816 count2010-09: 6,109 count2010-10: 5,870 count2010-11: 6,279 count2010-12: 5,582 count2011-01: 6,277 count2011-02: 6,267 count2011-03: 5,974 count2011-04: 6,057 count2011-05: 5,268 count2011-06: 6,202 count2011-07: 6,211 count2011-08: 5,946 count2011-09: 5,973 count2011-10: 5,799 count2011-11: 6,440 count2011-12: 6,519 count2012-01: 5,226 count2012-02: 6,184 count2012-03: 6,194 count2012-04: 6,065 count2012-05: 6,324 count2012-06: 5,846 count2012-07: 5,775 count2012-08: 5,945 count2012-09: 5,745 count2012-10: 6,032 count2012-11: 5,745 count2012-12: 7,267 count2013-01: 6,096 count2013-02: 5,845 count2013-03: 5,986 count2013-04: 5,940 count2013-05: 5,641 count2013-06: 6,016 count2013-07: 5,934 count2013-08: 6,083 count2013-09: 5,375 count2013-10: 5,994 count2013-11: 6,010 count2013-12: 6,023 count2014-01: 5,600 count2014-02: 5,913 count2014-03: 5,929 count2014-04: 6,054 count2014-05: 5,972 count2014-06: 5,927 count2014-07: 5,829 count2014-08: 5,978 count2014-09: 6,141 count2014-10: 6,047 count2014-11: 5,715 count2014-12: 5,302 count2015-01: 6,697 count2015-02: 5,764 count2015-03: 6,075 count2015-04: 5,946 count2015-05: 5,808 count2015-06: 5,994 count2015-07: 6,477 count2015-08: 6,249 count2015-09: 6,367 count2015-10: 6,336 count2015-11: 6,285 count2015-12: 5,853 count2016-01: 7,008 count2016-02: 6,425 count2016-03: 6,164 count2016-04: 6,444 count2016-05: 6,546 count2016-06: 5,531 count2016-07: 6,604 count2016-08: 6,270 count2016-09: 6,547 count2016-10: 6,280 count2016-11: 6,681 count2016-12: 6,830 count2017-01: 7,101 count2017-02: 7,177 count2017-03: 7,147 count2017-04: 6,926 count2017-05: 7,049 count2017-06: 7,075 count2017-07: 6,993 count2017-08: 7,238 count2017-09: 7,108 count2017-10: 7,195 count2017-11: 7,515 count2017-12: 7,093 count2018-01: 7,436 count2018-02: 7,435 count2018-03: 7,480 count2018-04: 7,577 count2018-05: 7,889 count2018-06: 7,771 count2018-07: 7,493 count2018-08: 7,670 count2018-09: 7,653 count2018-10: 7,541 count2018-11: 7,542 count2018-12: 7,903 count2019-01: 7,671 count2019-02: 7,858 count2019-03: 8,269 count2019-04: 8,076 count2019-05: 7,727 count2019-06: 7,677 count2019-07: 7,660 count2019-08: 7,952 count2019-09: 7,878 count2019-10: 8,216 count2019-11: 7,893 count2019-12: 8,542 count2020-01: 7,427 count2020-02: 8,445 count2020-03: 7,407 count2020-04: 7,453 count2020-05: 9,305 count2020-06: 10,766 count2020-07: 16,440 count2020-08: 14,859 count2020-09: 12,295 count2020-10: 11,448 count2020-11: 12,250 count2020-12: 9,852 count2021-01: 13,769 count2021-02: 12,834 count2021-03: 12,793 count2021-04: 15,584 count2021-05: 17,073 count2021-06: 12,773 count2021-07: 12,474 count2021-08: 11,836 count2021-09: 11,975 count2021-10: 11,503 count2021-11: 11,412 count2021-12: 12,048 count2022-01: 11,842 count2022-02: 11,804 count2022-03: 11,582 count2022-04: 13,190 count2022-05: 12,013 count2022-06: 10,115 count2022-07: 11,747 count2022-08: 11,130 count2022-09: 11,612 count2022-10: 12,019 count2022-11: 11,925 count2022-12: 11,969 count2023-01: 12,028 count2023-02: 12,447 count2023-03: 12,509 count2023-04: 11,668 count2023-05: 12,229 count2023-06: 12,703 count2023-07: 12,511 count2023-08: 13,052 count2023-09: 12,604 count2023-10: 12,425 count2023-11: 12,273 count2023-12: 12,226 count2024-01: 12,719 count2024-02: 12,206 count2024-03: 12,675 count2024-04: 12,745 count2024-05: 11,465 count2024-06: 11,521 count2024-07: 11,491 count2024-08: 11,856 count2024-09: 12,031 count2024-10: 11,949 count2024-11: 12,144 count2024-12: 13,442 count2025-01: 10,354 count2025-02: 12,294 count2025-03: 12,422 count2025-04: 13,147 count2025-05: 13,142 count2025-06: 12,943 count2025-07: 14,231 count2025-08: 13,207 count2025-09: 15,713 count2025-10: 16,748 count2025-11: 17,938 count2025-12: 15,952 count2026-01: 15,618 count2026-02: 14,058 count2026-03: 13,657 count2026-04: 13,880 count2026-05: 15,642 count2026-06: 16,764 count2026-07: 16,115 count2026-08: 14,822 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0814,822
2026-0716,115
2026-0616,764
2026-0515,642
2026-0413,880
2026-0313,657
2026-0214,058
2026-0115,618
2025-1215,952
2025-1117,938
2025-1016,748
2025-0915,713
2025-0813,207
2025-0714,231
2025-0612,943
2025-0513,142
2025-0413,147
2025-0312,422
2025-0212,294
2025-0110,354
2024-1213,442
2024-1112,144
2024-1011,949
2024-0912,031
2024-0811,856
2024-0711,491
2024-0611,521
2024-0511,465
2024-0412,745
2024-0312,675
2024-0212,206
2024-0112,719
2023-1212,226
2023-1112,273
2023-1012,425
2023-0912,604
2023-0813,052
2023-0712,511
2023-0612,703
2023-0512,229
2023-0411,668
2023-0312,509
2023-0212,447
2023-0112,028
2022-1211,969
2022-1111,925
2022-1012,019
2022-0911,612
2022-0811,130
2022-0711,747
2022-0610,115
2022-0512,013
2022-0413,190
2022-0311,582
2022-0211,804
2022-0111,842
2021-1212,048
2021-1111,412
2021-1011,503
2021-0911,975
2021-0811,836
2021-0712,474
2021-0612,773
2021-0517,073
2021-0415,584
2021-0312,793
2021-0212,834
2021-0113,769
2020-129,852
2020-1112,250
2020-1011,448
2020-0912,295
2020-0814,859
2020-0716,440
2020-0610,766
2020-059,305
2020-047,453
2020-037,407
2020-028,445
2020-017,427
2019-128,542
2019-117,893
2019-108,216
2019-097,878
2019-087,952
2019-077,660
2019-067,677
2019-057,727
2019-048,076
2019-038,269
2019-027,858
2019-017,671
2018-127,903
2018-117,542
2018-107,541
2018-097,653
2018-087,670
2018-077,493
2018-067,771
2018-057,889
2018-047,577
2018-037,480
2018-027,435
2018-017,436
2017-127,093
2017-117,515
2017-107,195
2017-097,108
2017-087,238
2017-076,993
2017-067,075
2017-057,049
2017-046,926
2017-037,147
2017-027,177
2017-017,101
2016-126,830
2016-116,681
2016-106,280
2016-096,547
2016-086,270
2016-076,604
2016-065,531
2016-056,546
2016-046,444
2016-036,164
2016-026,425
2016-017,008
2015-125,853
2015-116,285
2015-106,336
2015-096,367
2015-086,249
2015-076,477
2015-065,994
2015-055,808
2015-045,946
2015-036,075
2015-025,764
2015-016,697
2014-125,302
2014-115,715
2014-106,047
2014-096,141
2014-085,978
2014-075,829
2014-065,927
2014-055,972
2014-046,054
2014-035,929
2014-025,913
2014-015,600
2013-126,023
2013-116,010
2013-105,994
2013-095,375
2013-086,083
2013-075,934
2013-066,016
2013-055,641
2013-045,940
2013-035,986
2013-025,845
2013-016,096
2012-127,267
2012-115,745
2012-106,032
2012-095,745
2012-085,945
2012-075,775
2012-065,846
2012-056,324
2012-046,065
2012-036,194
2012-026,184
2012-015,226
2011-126,519
2011-116,440
2011-105,799
2011-095,973
2011-085,946
2011-076,211
2011-066,202
2011-055,268
2011-046,057
2011-035,974
2011-026,267
2011-016,277
2010-125,582
2010-116,279
2010-105,870
2010-096,109
2010-085,816
2010-075,886
2010-065,826
2010-055,917
2010-045,777
2010-035,783
2010-025,717
2010-015,490
2009-125,839
2009-115,701
2009-105,850
2009-095,829
2009-085,696
2009-075,718
2009-065,533
2009-055,469
2009-045,592
2009-035,648
2009-025,431
2009-015,664
2008-124,924
2008-115,711
2008-105,618
2008-095,607
2008-086,220
2008-075,568
2008-065,629
2008-055,678
2008-045,888
2008-035,622
2008-025,647
2008-015,189
2007-125,915
2007-115,740
2007-106,080
2007-095,700
2007-085,791
2007-075,723
2007-065,827
2007-055,777
2007-045,556
2007-035,370
2007-025,313
2007-015,411
2006-125,956
2006-115,234
2006-105,121
2006-095,488
2006-085,510
2006-075,424
2006-065,429
2006-055,444
2006-045,583
2006-035,830
2006-025,949
2006-015,655
2005-125,766
2005-115,723
2005-105,912
2005-095,081
2005-085,277
2005-075,740
2005-065,636
2005-055,713
2005-045,287
2005-035,452
2005-025,541
2005-015,214
2004-125,125
2004-115,867
2004-105,125
2004-095,111
2004-085,282
2004-074,344

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Ohio14,822
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 Ohio?

Business applications in Ohio was 14,822 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 12.2% from August 2025. That is the 11th 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 Ohio?

17,938 in November 2025, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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