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Business applications in Rhode Island

Business applications in Rhode Island was 1,114 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 11.3% from August 2025. That is the 49th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count1,114
Change on August 2025+11.3%
Rank49th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,189May 2026
Series low423September 2011

Business applications in Rhode Island, July 2004 to August 2026

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count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-081,114
2026-071,064
2026-061,116
2026-051,189
2026-041,104
2026-031,030
2026-021,029
2026-011,009
2025-121,044
2025-111,025
2025-101,022
2025-091,028
2025-081,001
2025-07970
2025-06939
2025-05934
2025-04934
2025-03944
2025-02941
2025-01888
2024-121,019
2024-11934
2024-10900
2024-09911
2024-08838
2024-07960
2024-06939
2024-05896
2024-04918
2024-03996
2024-02938
2024-01978
2023-12926
2023-11962
2023-10967
2023-09936
2023-081,023
2023-07983
2023-061,009
2023-05986
2023-04946
2023-03977
2023-02945
2023-01967
2022-12910
2022-11891
2022-10965
2022-09957
2022-08870
2022-07920
2022-06872
2022-05916
2022-04920
2022-03917
2022-02934
2022-01900
2021-12963
2021-11985
2021-10941
2021-09943
2021-08870
2021-07829
2021-06924
2021-05957
2021-041,139
2021-03940
2021-02957
2021-011,046
2020-12802
2020-11889
2020-10855
2020-09924
2020-081,002
2020-071,020
2020-06747
2020-05571
2020-04440
2020-03488
2020-02649
2020-01683
2019-12695
2019-11674
2019-10706
2019-09647
2019-08599
2019-07614
2019-06631
2019-05604
2019-04673
2019-03884
2019-02856
2019-01866
2018-12946
2018-11873
2018-10615
2018-09816
2018-08940
2018-07928
2018-06958
2018-05868
2018-04815
2018-03795
2018-02930
2018-01784
2017-12833
2017-11949
2017-10788
2017-09667
2017-08687
2017-07643
2017-06685
2017-05666
2017-04635
2017-03611
2017-02604
2017-01601
2016-12556
2016-11569
2016-10583
2016-09579
2016-08557
2016-07611
2016-06486
2016-05574
2016-04560
2016-03557
2016-02549
2016-01613
2015-12562
2015-11579
2015-10545
2015-09578
2015-08536
2015-07556
2015-06528
2015-05550
2015-04544
2015-03547
2015-02516
2015-01624
2014-12480
2014-11510
2014-10528
2014-09544
2014-08557
2014-07554
2014-06567
2014-05572
2014-04564
2014-03547
2014-02567
2014-01525
2013-12541
2013-11531
2013-10557
2013-09514
2013-08506
2013-07474
2013-06490
2013-05468
2013-04520
2013-03530
2013-02488
2013-01560
2012-12600
2012-11465
2012-10543
2012-09524
2012-08520
2012-07533
2012-06500
2012-05525
2012-04534
2012-03555
2012-02563
2012-01470
2011-12565
2011-11532
2011-10501
2011-09423
2011-08566
2011-07529
2011-06562
2011-05526
2011-04537
2011-03616
2011-02546
2011-01509
2010-12511
2010-11559
2010-10530
2010-09544
2010-08517
2010-07568
2010-06534
2010-05557
2010-04525
2010-03517
2010-02502
2010-01534
2009-12512
2009-11524
2009-10539
2009-09510
2009-08510
2009-07505
2009-06551
2009-05501
2009-04505
2009-03509
2009-02508
2009-01517
2008-12504
2008-11548
2008-10521
2008-09550
2008-08563
2008-07537
2008-06535
2008-05535
2008-04543
2008-03557
2008-02578
2008-01549
2007-12597
2007-11573
2007-10631
2007-09632
2007-08590
2007-07593
2007-06571
2007-05633
2007-04601
2007-03562
2007-02584
2007-01613
2006-12669
2006-11567
2006-10551
2006-09563
2006-08592
2006-07615
2006-06599
2006-05618
2006-04635
2006-03610
2006-02657
2006-01601
2005-12669
2005-11602
2005-10690
2005-09562
2005-08527
2005-07588
2005-06661
2005-05591
2005-04585
2005-03627
2005-02580
2005-01569
2004-12560
2004-11667
2004-10565
2004-09562
2004-08558
2004-07534

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Rhode Island1,114
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 Rhode Island?

Business applications in Rhode Island was 1,114 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 11.3% from August 2025. That is the 49th 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 Rhode Island?

1,189 in May 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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