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Business applications in Pennsylvania

Business applications in Pennsylvania was 14,285 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.8% from August 2025. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count14,285
Change on August 2025+4.8%
Rank12th of 51US states ranked
Series high15,915November 2025
Series low4,933July 2004

Business applications in Pennsylvania, July 2004 to August 2026

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2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 4,933 count2004-08: 6,246 count2004-09: 6,139 count2004-10: 6,208 count2004-11: 6,768 count2004-12: 5,569 count2005-01: 6,192 count2005-02: 6,305 count2005-03: 6,172 count2005-04: 6,048 count2005-05: 6,236 count2005-06: 6,204 count2005-07: 6,480 count2005-08: 6,151 count2005-09: 5,746 count2005-10: 7,168 count2005-11: 6,445 count2005-12: 6,465 count2006-01: 6,354 count2006-02: 6,752 count2006-03: 6,617 count2006-04: 6,362 count2006-05: 6,429 count2006-06: 6,450 count2006-07: 6,291 count2006-08: 6,456 count2006-09: 6,255 count2006-10: 6,036 count2006-11: 6,262 count2006-12: 6,934 count2007-01: 6,350 count2007-02: 6,209 count2007-03: 6,389 count2007-04: 6,582 count2007-05: 6,510 count2007-06: 6,449 count2007-07: 6,412 count2007-08: 6,425 count2007-09: 6,488 count2007-10: 6,920 count2007-11: 6,290 count2007-12: 6,804 count2008-01: 6,299 count2008-02: 6,255 count2008-03: 6,208 count2008-04: 6,200 count2008-05: 6,214 count2008-06: 6,127 count2008-07: 6,058 count2008-08: 6,614 count2008-09: 6,152 count2008-10: 5,873 count2008-11: 5,856 count2008-12: 5,359 count2009-01: 5,882 count2009-02: 5,652 count2009-03: 5,726 count2009-04: 5,796 count2009-05: 5,694 count2009-06: 5,868 count2009-07: 6,061 count2009-08: 5,839 count2009-09: 5,952 count2009-10: 5,918 count2009-11: 6,258 count2009-12: 5,815 count2010-01: 5,855 count2010-02: 5,514 count2010-03: 5,814 count2010-04: 6,012 count2010-05: 6,141 count2010-06: 6,041 count2010-07: 6,008 count2010-08: 5,877 count2010-09: 6,241 count2010-10: 6,181 count2010-11: 6,589 count2010-12: 5,981 count2011-01: 6,186 count2011-02: 6,690 count2011-03: 6,467 count2011-04: 6,299 count2011-05: 5,342 count2011-06: 6,305 count2011-07: 6,118 count2011-08: 6,332 count2011-09: 5,983 count2011-10: 6,182 count2011-11: 6,181 count2011-12: 6,650 count2012-01: 5,328 count2012-02: 6,344 count2012-03: 6,421 count2012-04: 6,281 count2012-05: 6,526 count2012-06: 5,967 count2012-07: 6,167 count2012-08: 6,150 count2012-09: 6,055 count2012-10: 6,102 count2012-11: 5,602 count2012-12: 8,150 count2013-01: 6,328 count2013-02: 6,331 count2013-03: 6,033 count2013-04: 6,229 count2013-05: 6,002 count2013-06: 6,227 count2013-07: 6,589 count2013-08: 6,469 count2013-09: 6,249 count2013-10: 6,471 count2013-11: 6,656 count2013-12: 6,612 count2014-01: 5,588 count2014-02: 6,014 count2014-03: 6,496 count2014-04: 6,454 count2014-05: 6,466 count2014-06: 6,649 count2014-07: 6,219 count2014-08: 6,510 count2014-09: 6,685 count2014-10: 6,558 count2014-11: 6,184 count2014-12: 6,232 count2015-01: 7,047 count2015-02: 6,725 count2015-03: 6,736 count2015-04: 6,741 count2015-05: 6,522 count2015-06: 6,758 count2015-07: 6,690 count2015-08: 6,124 count2015-09: 6,793 count2015-10: 7,113 count2015-11: 6,771 count2015-12: 6,586 count2016-01: 7,091 count2016-02: 6,676 count2016-03: 6,700 count2016-04: 6,751 count2016-05: 7,709 count2016-06: 6,220 count2016-07: 7,434 count2016-08: 6,858 count2016-09: 7,141 count2016-10: 6,817 count2016-11: 7,328 count2016-12: 7,710 count2017-01: 7,444 count2017-02: 7,883 count2017-03: 7,799 count2017-04: 7,493 count2017-05: 7,563 count2017-06: 7,494 count2017-07: 7,647 count2017-08: 7,781 count2017-09: 7,645 count2017-10: 7,780 count2017-11: 7,828 count2017-12: 7,365 count2018-01: 8,406 count2018-02: 7,823 count2018-03: 8,034 count2018-04: 8,118 count2018-05: 8,274 count2018-06: 8,376 count2018-07: 8,201 count2018-08: 8,335 count2018-09: 8,333 count2018-10: 8,260 count2018-11: 8,292 count2018-12: 8,405 count2019-01: 7,820 count2019-02: 8,705 count2019-03: 9,178 count2019-04: 8,595 count2019-05: 8,435 count2019-06: 8,574 count2019-07: 8,121 count2019-08: 8,509 count2019-09: 8,557 count2019-10: 8,873 count2019-11: 8,893 count2019-12: 9,063 count2020-01: 8,062 count2020-02: 8,691 count2020-03: 7,343 count2020-04: 5,902 count2020-05: 8,794 count2020-06: 10,092 count2020-07: 14,823 count2020-08: 14,431 count2020-09: 14,064 count2020-10: 13,529 count2020-11: 12,574 count2020-12: 10,008 count2021-01: 15,274 count2021-02: 13,533 count2021-03: 12,984 count2021-04: 13,796 count2021-05: 13,967 count2021-06: 13,384 count2021-07: 13,154 count2021-08: 13,510 count2021-09: 12,760 count2021-10: 12,445 count2021-11: 12,009 count2021-12: 12,132 count2022-01: 11,769 count2022-02: 11,710 count2022-03: 11,617 count2022-04: 11,929 count2022-05: 13,329 count2022-06: 11,640 count2022-07: 11,599 count2022-08: 11,340 count2022-09: 11,835 count2022-10: 11,267 count2022-11: 10,208 count2022-12: 10,966 count2023-01: 11,295 count2023-02: 12,874 count2023-03: 13,388 count2023-04: 13,039 count2023-05: 12,884 count2023-06: 12,977 count2023-07: 12,850 count2023-08: 13,070 count2023-09: 12,952 count2023-10: 13,144 count2023-11: 13,527 count2023-12: 12,471 count2024-01: 14,596 count2024-02: 12,909 count2024-03: 12,567 count2024-04: 11,039 count2024-05: 11,654 count2024-06: 12,013 count2024-07: 12,271 count2024-08: 12,063 count2024-09: 12,000 count2024-10: 12,230 count2024-11: 11,788 count2024-12: 12,092 count2025-01: 11,042 count2025-02: 12,050 count2025-03: 12,783 count2025-04: 12,033 count2025-05: 11,989 count2025-06: 14,171 count2025-07: 14,313 count2025-08: 13,627 count2025-09: 14,025 count2025-10: 14,289 count2025-11: 15,915 count2025-12: 14,517 count2026-01: 14,088 count2026-02: 13,613 count2026-03: 13,442 count2026-04: 13,749 count2026-05: 14,004 count2026-06: 14,121 count2026-07: 13,943 count2026-08: 14,285 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0814,285
2026-0713,943
2026-0614,121
2026-0514,004
2026-0413,749
2026-0313,442
2026-0213,613
2026-0114,088
2025-1214,517
2025-1115,915
2025-1014,289
2025-0914,025
2025-0813,627
2025-0714,313
2025-0614,171
2025-0511,989
2025-0412,033
2025-0312,783
2025-0212,050
2025-0111,042
2024-1212,092
2024-1111,788
2024-1012,230
2024-0912,000
2024-0812,063
2024-0712,271
2024-0612,013
2024-0511,654
2024-0411,039
2024-0312,567
2024-0212,909
2024-0114,596
2023-1212,471
2023-1113,527
2023-1013,144
2023-0912,952
2023-0813,070
2023-0712,850
2023-0612,977
2023-0512,884
2023-0413,039
2023-0313,388
2023-0212,874
2023-0111,295
2022-1210,966
2022-1110,208
2022-1011,267
2022-0911,835
2022-0811,340
2022-0711,599
2022-0611,640
2022-0513,329
2022-0411,929
2022-0311,617
2022-0211,710
2022-0111,769
2021-1212,132
2021-1112,009
2021-1012,445
2021-0912,760
2021-0813,510
2021-0713,154
2021-0613,384
2021-0513,967
2021-0413,796
2021-0312,984
2021-0213,533
2021-0115,274
2020-1210,008
2020-1112,574
2020-1013,529
2020-0914,064
2020-0814,431
2020-0714,823
2020-0610,092
2020-058,794
2020-045,902
2020-037,343
2020-028,691
2020-018,062
2019-129,063
2019-118,893
2019-108,873
2019-098,557
2019-088,509
2019-078,121
2019-068,574
2019-058,435
2019-048,595
2019-039,178
2019-028,705
2019-017,820
2018-128,405
2018-118,292
2018-108,260
2018-098,333
2018-088,335
2018-078,201
2018-068,376
2018-058,274
2018-048,118
2018-038,034
2018-027,823
2018-018,406
2017-127,365
2017-117,828
2017-107,780
2017-097,645
2017-087,781
2017-077,647
2017-067,494
2017-057,563
2017-047,493
2017-037,799
2017-027,883
2017-017,444
2016-127,710
2016-117,328
2016-106,817
2016-097,141
2016-086,858
2016-077,434
2016-066,220
2016-057,709
2016-046,751
2016-036,700
2016-026,676
2016-017,091
2015-126,586
2015-116,771
2015-107,113
2015-096,793
2015-086,124
2015-076,690
2015-066,758
2015-056,522
2015-046,741
2015-036,736
2015-026,725
2015-017,047
2014-126,232
2014-116,184
2014-106,558
2014-096,685
2014-086,510
2014-076,219
2014-066,649
2014-056,466
2014-046,454
2014-036,496
2014-026,014
2014-015,588
2013-126,612
2013-116,656
2013-106,471
2013-096,249
2013-086,469
2013-076,589
2013-066,227
2013-056,002
2013-046,229
2013-036,033
2013-026,331
2013-016,328
2012-128,150
2012-115,602
2012-106,102
2012-096,055
2012-086,150
2012-076,167
2012-065,967
2012-056,526
2012-046,281
2012-036,421
2012-026,344
2012-015,328
2011-126,650
2011-116,181
2011-106,182
2011-095,983
2011-086,332
2011-076,118
2011-066,305
2011-055,342
2011-046,299
2011-036,467
2011-026,690
2011-016,186
2010-125,981
2010-116,589
2010-106,181
2010-096,241
2010-085,877
2010-076,008
2010-066,041
2010-056,141
2010-046,012
2010-035,814
2010-025,514
2010-015,855
2009-125,815
2009-116,258
2009-105,918
2009-095,952
2009-085,839
2009-076,061
2009-065,868
2009-055,694
2009-045,796
2009-035,726
2009-025,652
2009-015,882
2008-125,359
2008-115,856
2008-105,873
2008-096,152
2008-086,614
2008-076,058
2008-066,127
2008-056,214
2008-046,200
2008-036,208
2008-026,255
2008-016,299
2007-126,804
2007-116,290
2007-106,920
2007-096,488
2007-086,425
2007-076,412
2007-066,449
2007-056,510
2007-046,582
2007-036,389
2007-026,209
2007-016,350
2006-126,934
2006-116,262
2006-106,036
2006-096,255
2006-086,456
2006-076,291
2006-066,450
2006-056,429
2006-046,362
2006-036,617
2006-026,752
2006-016,354
2005-126,465
2005-116,445
2005-107,168
2005-095,746
2005-086,151
2005-076,480
2005-066,204
2005-056,236
2005-046,048
2005-036,172
2005-026,305
2005-016,192
2004-125,569
2004-116,768
2004-106,208
2004-096,139
2004-086,246
2004-074,933

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Pennsylvania14,285
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 Pennsylvania?

Business applications in Pennsylvania was 14,285 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.8% from August 2025. That is the 12th 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 Pennsylvania?

15,915 in November 2025, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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