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Business applications in Oklahoma

Business applications in Oklahoma was 5,318 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 15.4% from August 2025. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count5,318
Change on August 2025+15.4%
Rank32nd of 51US states ranked
Series high10,340February 2026
Series low1,803July 2004

Business applications in Oklahoma, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,803 count2004-08: 2,124 count2004-09: 2,130 count2004-10: 2,116 count2004-11: 2,289 count2004-12: 2,178 count2005-01: 2,127 count2005-02: 2,314 count2005-03: 2,246 count2005-04: 2,168 count2005-05: 2,102 count2005-06: 2,154 count2005-07: 2,290 count2005-08: 2,278 count2005-09: 1,841 count2005-10: 2,494 count2005-11: 2,480 count2005-12: 2,451 count2006-01: 2,463 count2006-02: 2,419 count2006-03: 2,245 count2006-04: 2,322 count2006-05: 2,343 count2006-06: 2,361 count2006-07: 2,308 count2006-08: 2,327 count2006-09: 2,253 count2006-10: 2,192 count2006-11: 2,141 count2006-12: 2,508 count2007-01: 2,058 count2007-02: 2,273 count2007-03: 2,387 count2007-04: 2,374 count2007-05: 2,364 count2007-06: 2,344 count2007-07: 2,244 count2007-08: 2,241 count2007-09: 2,366 count2007-10: 2,550 count2007-11: 2,262 count2007-12: 2,548 count2008-01: 2,344 count2008-02: 2,458 count2008-03: 2,336 count2008-04: 2,555 count2008-05: 2,493 count2008-06: 2,392 count2008-07: 2,351 count2008-08: 2,447 count2008-09: 2,535 count2008-10: 2,324 count2008-11: 2,354 count2008-12: 2,188 count2009-01: 2,256 count2009-02: 2,162 count2009-03: 2,235 count2009-04: 2,168 count2009-05: 2,180 count2009-06: 2,280 count2009-07: 2,315 count2009-08: 2,217 count2009-09: 2,252 count2009-10: 2,228 count2009-11: 2,196 count2009-12: 2,235 count2010-01: 2,138 count2010-02: 2,200 count2010-03: 2,259 count2010-04: 2,257 count2010-05: 2,383 count2010-06: 2,319 count2010-07: 2,358 count2010-08: 2,342 count2010-09: 2,320 count2010-10: 2,339 count2010-11: 2,460 count2010-12: 2,323 count2011-01: 2,558 count2011-02: 2,238 count2011-03: 2,397 count2011-04: 2,266 count2011-05: 1,960 count2011-06: 2,306 count2011-07: 2,378 count2011-08: 2,335 count2011-09: 2,370 count2011-10: 2,252 count2011-11: 2,473 count2011-12: 2,538 count2012-01: 1,935 count2012-02: 2,442 count2012-03: 2,477 count2012-04: 2,429 count2012-05: 2,396 count2012-06: 2,280 count2012-07: 2,248 count2012-08: 2,287 count2012-09: 2,246 count2012-10: 2,333 count2012-11: 2,224 count2012-12: 3,156 count2013-01: 2,506 count2013-02: 2,429 count2013-03: 2,390 count2013-04: 2,349 count2013-05: 2,093 count2013-06: 2,399 count2013-07: 2,480 count2013-08: 2,464 count2013-09: 2,395 count2013-10: 2,421 count2013-11: 2,465 count2013-12: 2,439 count2014-01: 2,296 count2014-02: 2,479 count2014-03: 2,315 count2014-04: 2,471 count2014-05: 2,401 count2014-06: 2,426 count2014-07: 2,426 count2014-08: 2,581 count2014-09: 2,576 count2014-10: 2,494 count2014-11: 2,377 count2014-12: 2,285 count2015-01: 2,639 count2015-02: 2,446 count2015-03: 2,244 count2015-04: 2,418 count2015-05: 2,476 count2015-06: 2,535 count2015-07: 2,527 count2015-08: 2,443 count2015-09: 2,544 count2015-10: 2,605 count2015-11: 2,599 count2015-12: 2,553 count2016-01: 2,821 count2016-02: 2,588 count2016-03: 2,633 count2016-04: 2,757 count2016-05: 2,811 count2016-06: 2,394 count2016-07: 2,912 count2016-08: 2,739 count2016-09: 2,719 count2016-10: 2,752 count2016-11: 2,884 count2016-12: 2,932 count2017-01: 2,989 count2017-02: 3,023 count2017-03: 3,078 count2017-04: 2,925 count2017-05: 2,974 count2017-06: 3,024 count2017-07: 2,838 count2017-08: 2,825 count2017-09: 2,965 count2017-10: 3,032 count2017-11: 3,076 count2017-12: 2,955 count2018-01: 3,283 count2018-02: 3,085 count2018-03: 3,233 count2018-04: 3,337 count2018-05: 3,132 count2018-06: 3,200 count2018-07: 3,378 count2018-08: 3,585 count2018-09: 3,470 count2018-10: 3,358 count2018-11: 3,380 count2018-12: 3,722 count2019-01: 3,371 count2019-02: 3,628 count2019-03: 3,523 count2019-04: 3,398 count2019-05: 3,219 count2019-06: 3,471 count2019-07: 3,356 count2019-08: 3,438 count2019-09: 3,375 count2019-10: 3,397 count2019-11: 3,410 count2019-12: 3,541 count2020-01: 3,265 count2020-02: 3,402 count2020-03: 2,984 count2020-04: 2,833 count2020-05: 3,579 count2020-06: 3,863 count2020-07: 4,585 count2020-08: 4,433 count2020-09: 4,401 count2020-10: 4,314 count2020-11: 4,142 count2020-12: 3,794 count2021-01: 5,712 count2021-02: 4,542 count2021-03: 4,963 count2021-04: 5,414 count2021-05: 5,518 count2021-06: 4,614 count2021-07: 4,428 count2021-08: 4,433 count2021-09: 4,516 count2021-10: 4,582 count2021-11: 4,660 count2021-12: 4,736 count2022-01: 4,805 count2022-02: 4,871 count2022-03: 4,892 count2022-04: 4,682 count2022-05: 4,785 count2022-06: 4,269 count2022-07: 4,965 count2022-08: 4,573 count2022-09: 4,352 count2022-10: 4,303 count2022-11: 4,387 count2022-12: 4,373 count2023-01: 5,019 count2023-02: 4,540 count2023-03: 4,709 count2023-04: 4,459 count2023-05: 4,575 count2023-06: 4,756 count2023-07: 5,166 count2023-08: 4,947 count2023-09: 5,212 count2023-10: 4,965 count2023-11: 4,993 count2023-12: 4,811 count2024-01: 4,757 count2024-02: 4,557 count2024-03: 4,416 count2024-04: 4,497 count2024-05: 4,459 count2024-06: 4,806 count2024-07: 4,246 count2024-08: 4,327 count2024-09: 4,265 count2024-10: 4,372 count2024-11: 4,323 count2024-12: 4,742 count2025-01: 4,075 count2025-02: 4,389 count2025-03: 5,120 count2025-04: 4,722 count2025-05: 4,534 count2025-06: 4,735 count2025-07: 4,481 count2025-08: 4,610 count2025-09: 4,707 count2025-10: 5,036 count2025-11: 4,969 count2025-12: 4,997 count2026-01: 6,689 count2026-02: 10,340 count2026-03: 5,418 count2026-04: 5,459 count2026-05: 5,365 count2026-06: 5,256 count2026-07: 6,805 count2026-08: 5,318 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-085,318
2026-076,805
2026-065,256
2026-055,365
2026-045,459
2026-035,418
2026-0210,340
2026-016,689
2025-124,997
2025-114,969
2025-105,036
2025-094,707
2025-084,610
2025-074,481
2025-064,735
2025-054,534
2025-044,722
2025-035,120
2025-024,389
2025-014,075
2024-124,742
2024-114,323
2024-104,372
2024-094,265
2024-084,327
2024-074,246
2024-064,806
2024-054,459
2024-044,497
2024-034,416
2024-024,557
2024-014,757
2023-124,811
2023-114,993
2023-104,965
2023-095,212
2023-084,947
2023-075,166
2023-064,756
2023-054,575
2023-044,459
2023-034,709
2023-024,540
2023-015,019
2022-124,373
2022-114,387
2022-104,303
2022-094,352
2022-084,573
2022-074,965
2022-064,269
2022-054,785
2022-044,682
2022-034,892
2022-024,871
2022-014,805
2021-124,736
2021-114,660
2021-104,582
2021-094,516
2021-084,433
2021-074,428
2021-064,614
2021-055,518
2021-045,414
2021-034,963
2021-024,542
2021-015,712
2020-123,794
2020-114,142
2020-104,314
2020-094,401
2020-084,433
2020-074,585
2020-063,863
2020-053,579
2020-042,833
2020-032,984
2020-023,402
2020-013,265
2019-123,541
2019-113,410
2019-103,397
2019-093,375
2019-083,438
2019-073,356
2019-063,471
2019-053,219
2019-043,398
2019-033,523
2019-023,628
2019-013,371
2018-123,722
2018-113,380
2018-103,358
2018-093,470
2018-083,585
2018-073,378
2018-063,200
2018-053,132
2018-043,337
2018-033,233
2018-023,085
2018-013,283
2017-122,955
2017-113,076
2017-103,032
2017-092,965
2017-082,825
2017-072,838
2017-063,024
2017-052,974
2017-042,925
2017-033,078
2017-023,023
2017-012,989
2016-122,932
2016-112,884
2016-102,752
2016-092,719
2016-082,739
2016-072,912
2016-062,394
2016-052,811
2016-042,757
2016-032,633
2016-022,588
2016-012,821
2015-122,553
2015-112,599
2015-102,605
2015-092,544
2015-082,443
2015-072,527
2015-062,535
2015-052,476
2015-042,418
2015-032,244
2015-022,446
2015-012,639
2014-122,285
2014-112,377
2014-102,494
2014-092,576
2014-082,581
2014-072,426
2014-062,426
2014-052,401
2014-042,471
2014-032,315
2014-022,479
2014-012,296
2013-122,439
2013-112,465
2013-102,421
2013-092,395
2013-082,464
2013-072,480
2013-062,399
2013-052,093
2013-042,349
2013-032,390
2013-022,429
2013-012,506
2012-123,156
2012-112,224
2012-102,333
2012-092,246
2012-082,287
2012-072,248
2012-062,280
2012-052,396
2012-042,429
2012-032,477
2012-022,442
2012-011,935
2011-122,538
2011-112,473
2011-102,252
2011-092,370
2011-082,335
2011-072,378
2011-062,306
2011-051,960
2011-042,266
2011-032,397
2011-022,238
2011-012,558
2010-122,323
2010-112,460
2010-102,339
2010-092,320
2010-082,342
2010-072,358
2010-062,319
2010-052,383
2010-042,257
2010-032,259
2010-022,200
2010-012,138
2009-122,235
2009-112,196
2009-102,228
2009-092,252
2009-082,217
2009-072,315
2009-062,280
2009-052,180
2009-042,168
2009-032,235
2009-022,162
2009-012,256
2008-122,188
2008-112,354
2008-102,324
2008-092,535
2008-082,447
2008-072,351
2008-062,392
2008-052,493
2008-042,555
2008-032,336
2008-022,458
2008-012,344
2007-122,548
2007-112,262
2007-102,550
2007-092,366
2007-082,241
2007-072,244
2007-062,344
2007-052,364
2007-042,374
2007-032,387
2007-022,273
2007-012,058
2006-122,508
2006-112,141
2006-102,192
2006-092,253
2006-082,327
2006-072,308
2006-062,361
2006-052,343
2006-042,322
2006-032,245
2006-022,419
2006-012,463
2005-122,451
2005-112,480
2005-102,494
2005-091,841
2005-082,278
2005-072,290
2005-062,154
2005-052,102
2005-042,168
2005-032,246
2005-022,314
2005-012,127
2004-122,178
2004-112,289
2004-102,116
2004-092,130
2004-082,124
2004-071,803

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Oklahoma5,318
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 Oklahoma?

Business applications in Oklahoma was 5,318 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 15.4% from August 2025. That is the 32nd 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 Oklahoma?

10,340 in February 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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