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Business applications in Oregon

Business applications in Oregon was 5,500 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 10.5% from August 2025. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count5,500
Change on August 2025+10.5%
Rank31st of 51US states ranked
Series high8,099November 2024
Series low1,819July 2004

Business applications in Oregon, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,819 count2004-08: 2,168 count2004-09: 2,151 count2004-10: 2,262 count2004-11: 2,233 count2004-12: 2,293 count2005-01: 2,415 count2005-02: 2,363 count2005-03: 2,340 count2005-04: 2,461 count2005-05: 2,426 count2005-06: 2,448 count2005-07: 2,532 count2005-08: 2,548 count2005-09: 1,983 count2005-10: 2,683 count2005-11: 2,729 count2005-12: 2,779 count2006-01: 2,723 count2006-02: 2,704 count2006-03: 2,788 count2006-04: 2,749 count2006-05: 2,747 count2006-06: 2,781 count2006-07: 2,715 count2006-08: 2,784 count2006-09: 2,638 count2006-10: 2,574 count2006-11: 2,356 count2006-12: 3,035 count2007-01: 2,642 count2007-02: 2,848 count2007-03: 2,731 count2007-04: 2,776 count2007-05: 2,766 count2007-06: 2,781 count2007-07: 2,799 count2007-08: 2,739 count2007-09: 2,852 count2007-10: 2,886 count2007-11: 2,478 count2007-12: 2,946 count2008-01: 2,595 count2008-02: 2,592 count2008-03: 2,925 count2008-04: 2,703 count2008-05: 2,692 count2008-06: 2,655 count2008-07: 2,670 count2008-08: 2,755 count2008-09: 2,633 count2008-10: 2,568 count2008-11: 2,536 count2008-12: 2,123 count2009-01: 2,501 count2009-02: 2,490 count2009-03: 2,495 count2009-04: 2,401 count2009-05: 2,413 count2009-06: 2,367 count2009-07: 2,384 count2009-08: 2,307 count2009-09: 2,491 count2009-10: 2,413 count2009-11: 2,468 count2009-12: 2,309 count2010-01: 2,422 count2010-02: 2,480 count2010-03: 2,428 count2010-04: 2,343 count2010-05: 2,528 count2010-06: 2,516 count2010-07: 2,444 count2010-08: 2,449 count2010-09: 2,435 count2010-10: 2,454 count2010-11: 2,555 count2010-12: 2,332 count2011-01: 2,559 count2011-02: 2,604 count2011-03: 2,387 count2011-04: 2,462 count2011-05: 2,133 count2011-06: 2,448 count2011-07: 2,466 count2011-08: 2,443 count2011-09: 2,387 count2011-10: 2,429 count2011-11: 2,482 count2011-12: 2,441 count2012-01: 2,082 count2012-02: 2,357 count2012-03: 2,465 count2012-04: 2,498 count2012-05: 2,394 count2012-06: 2,338 count2012-07: 2,321 count2012-08: 2,295 count2012-09: 2,365 count2012-10: 2,318 count2012-11: 2,286 count2012-12: 3,021 count2013-01: 2,479 count2013-02: 2,358 count2013-03: 2,402 count2013-04: 2,377 count2013-05: 2,335 count2013-06: 2,370 count2013-07: 2,502 count2013-08: 2,530 count2013-09: 2,430 count2013-10: 2,482 count2013-11: 2,481 count2013-12: 2,731 count2014-01: 2,497 count2014-02: 2,129 count2014-03: 2,782 count2014-04: 2,572 count2014-05: 2,545 count2014-06: 2,573 count2014-07: 2,482 count2014-08: 2,445 count2014-09: 2,476 count2014-10: 2,560 count2014-11: 2,489 count2014-12: 2,373 count2015-01: 2,979 count2015-02: 2,615 count2015-03: 2,713 count2015-04: 2,776 count2015-05: 2,796 count2015-06: 2,846 count2015-07: 2,943 count2015-08: 3,004 count2015-09: 3,010 count2015-10: 3,063 count2015-11: 2,972 count2015-12: 2,869 count2016-01: 3,441 count2016-02: 3,062 count2016-03: 2,912 count2016-04: 2,901 count2016-05: 2,971 count2016-06: 2,654 count2016-07: 3,033 count2016-08: 3,028 count2016-09: 2,998 count2016-10: 3,065 count2016-11: 3,062 count2016-12: 3,049 count2017-01: 3,021 count2017-02: 3,149 count2017-03: 3,224 count2017-04: 3,163 count2017-05: 3,129 count2017-06: 3,320 count2017-07: 3,189 count2017-08: 3,139 count2017-09: 3,303 count2017-10: 3,173 count2017-11: 3,287 count2017-12: 3,321 count2018-01: 3,870 count2018-02: 3,432 count2018-03: 3,404 count2018-04: 3,393 count2018-05: 3,412 count2018-06: 3,496 count2018-07: 3,228 count2018-08: 3,494 count2018-09: 3,523 count2018-10: 3,373 count2018-11: 3,379 count2018-12: 3,484 count2019-01: 3,256 count2019-02: 3,388 count2019-03: 3,290 count2019-04: 3,184 count2019-05: 3,181 count2019-06: 3,259 count2019-07: 3,262 count2019-08: 3,130 count2019-09: 3,253 count2019-10: 3,341 count2019-11: 3,330 count2019-12: 3,589 count2020-01: 3,195 count2020-02: 3,175 count2020-03: 2,848 count2020-04: 2,507 count2020-05: 2,765 count2020-06: 3,416 count2020-07: 3,898 count2020-08: 4,038 count2020-09: 3,654 count2020-10: 3,763 count2020-11: 3,795 count2020-12: 3,467 count2021-01: 4,484 count2021-02: 3,990 count2021-03: 4,158 count2021-04: 4,334 count2021-05: 4,357 count2021-06: 4,141 count2021-07: 4,242 count2021-08: 4,028 count2021-09: 4,048 count2021-10: 4,052 count2021-11: 4,078 count2021-12: 4,286 count2022-01: 4,211 count2022-02: 4,271 count2022-03: 4,098 count2022-04: 4,126 count2022-05: 4,119 count2022-06: 4,231 count2022-07: 4,213 count2022-08: 4,046 count2022-09: 4,227 count2022-10: 4,148 count2022-11: 4,001 count2022-12: 4,068 count2023-01: 4,165 count2023-02: 4,097 count2023-03: 4,356 count2023-04: 4,286 count2023-05: 3,974 count2023-06: 4,892 count2023-07: 5,023 count2023-08: 4,776 count2023-09: 5,961 count2023-10: 5,715 count2023-11: 5,099 count2023-12: 4,556 count2024-01: 4,441 count2024-02: 4,627 count2024-03: 4,508 count2024-04: 4,079 count2024-05: 4,567 count2024-06: 4,727 count2024-07: 4,565 count2024-08: 4,846 count2024-09: 5,419 count2024-10: 4,664 count2024-11: 8,099 count2024-12: 7,009 count2025-01: 4,304 count2025-02: 4,403 count2025-03: 6,378 count2025-04: 6,123 count2025-05: 5,868 count2025-06: 4,674 count2025-07: 4,690 count2025-08: 4,977 count2025-09: 4,909 count2025-10: 4,788 count2025-11: 4,929 count2025-12: 5,141 count2026-01: 5,451 count2026-02: 5,113 count2026-03: 5,514 count2026-04: 5,969 count2026-05: 5,055 count2026-06: 5,759 count2026-07: 5,725 count2026-08: 5,500 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-085,500
2026-075,725
2026-065,759
2026-055,055
2026-045,969
2026-035,514
2026-025,113
2026-015,451
2025-125,141
2025-114,929
2025-104,788
2025-094,909
2025-084,977
2025-074,690
2025-064,674
2025-055,868
2025-046,123
2025-036,378
2025-024,403
2025-014,304
2024-127,009
2024-118,099
2024-104,664
2024-095,419
2024-084,846
2024-074,565
2024-064,727
2024-054,567
2024-044,079
2024-034,508
2024-024,627
2024-014,441
2023-124,556
2023-115,099
2023-105,715
2023-095,961
2023-084,776
2023-075,023
2023-064,892
2023-053,974
2023-044,286
2023-034,356
2023-024,097
2023-014,165
2022-124,068
2022-114,001
2022-104,148
2022-094,227
2022-084,046
2022-074,213
2022-064,231
2022-054,119
2022-044,126
2022-034,098
2022-024,271
2022-014,211
2021-124,286
2021-114,078
2021-104,052
2021-094,048
2021-084,028
2021-074,242
2021-064,141
2021-054,357
2021-044,334
2021-034,158
2021-023,990
2021-014,484
2020-123,467
2020-113,795
2020-103,763
2020-093,654
2020-084,038
2020-073,898
2020-063,416
2020-052,765
2020-042,507
2020-032,848
2020-023,175
2020-013,195
2019-123,589
2019-113,330
2019-103,341
2019-093,253
2019-083,130
2019-073,262
2019-063,259
2019-053,181
2019-043,184
2019-033,290
2019-023,388
2019-013,256
2018-123,484
2018-113,379
2018-103,373
2018-093,523
2018-083,494
2018-073,228
2018-063,496
2018-053,412
2018-043,393
2018-033,404
2018-023,432
2018-013,870
2017-123,321
2017-113,287
2017-103,173
2017-093,303
2017-083,139
2017-073,189
2017-063,320
2017-053,129
2017-043,163
2017-033,224
2017-023,149
2017-013,021
2016-123,049
2016-113,062
2016-103,065
2016-092,998
2016-083,028
2016-073,033
2016-062,654
2016-052,971
2016-042,901
2016-032,912
2016-023,062
2016-013,441
2015-122,869
2015-112,972
2015-103,063
2015-093,010
2015-083,004
2015-072,943
2015-062,846
2015-052,796
2015-042,776
2015-032,713
2015-022,615
2015-012,979
2014-122,373
2014-112,489
2014-102,560
2014-092,476
2014-082,445
2014-072,482
2014-062,573
2014-052,545
2014-042,572
2014-032,782
2014-022,129
2014-012,497
2013-122,731
2013-112,481
2013-102,482
2013-092,430
2013-082,530
2013-072,502
2013-062,370
2013-052,335
2013-042,377
2013-032,402
2013-022,358
2013-012,479
2012-123,021
2012-112,286
2012-102,318
2012-092,365
2012-082,295
2012-072,321
2012-062,338
2012-052,394
2012-042,498
2012-032,465
2012-022,357
2012-012,082
2011-122,441
2011-112,482
2011-102,429
2011-092,387
2011-082,443
2011-072,466
2011-062,448
2011-052,133
2011-042,462
2011-032,387
2011-022,604
2011-012,559
2010-122,332
2010-112,555
2010-102,454
2010-092,435
2010-082,449
2010-072,444
2010-062,516
2010-052,528
2010-042,343
2010-032,428
2010-022,480
2010-012,422
2009-122,309
2009-112,468
2009-102,413
2009-092,491
2009-082,307
2009-072,384
2009-062,367
2009-052,413
2009-042,401
2009-032,495
2009-022,490
2009-012,501
2008-122,123
2008-112,536
2008-102,568
2008-092,633
2008-082,755
2008-072,670
2008-062,655
2008-052,692
2008-042,703
2008-032,925
2008-022,592
2008-012,595
2007-122,946
2007-112,478
2007-102,886
2007-092,852
2007-082,739
2007-072,799
2007-062,781
2007-052,766
2007-042,776
2007-032,731
2007-022,848
2007-012,642
2006-123,035
2006-112,356
2006-102,574
2006-092,638
2006-082,784
2006-072,715
2006-062,781
2006-052,747
2006-042,749
2006-032,788
2006-022,704
2006-012,723
2005-122,779
2005-112,729
2005-102,683
2005-091,983
2005-082,548
2005-072,532
2005-062,448
2005-052,426
2005-042,461
2005-032,340
2005-022,363
2005-012,415
2004-122,293
2004-112,233
2004-102,262
2004-092,151
2004-082,168
2004-071,819

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Oregon5,500
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 Oregon?

Business applications in Oregon was 5,500 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 10.5% from August 2025. That is the 31st 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 Oregon?

8,099 in November 2024, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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