# Business applications in Rhode Island

Business applications in Rhode Island was 1,114 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-44`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.
- Source: 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
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/business-applications/rhode-island
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/rhode-island.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-44

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 1,114 |
| 2026-07 | 1,064 |
| 2026-06 | 1,116 |
| 2026-05 | 1,189 |
| 2026-04 | 1,104 |
| 2026-03 | 1,030 |
| 2026-02 | 1,029 |
| 2026-01 | 1,009 |
| 2025-12 | 1,044 |
| 2025-11 | 1,025 |
| 2025-10 | 1,022 |
| 2025-09 | 1,028 |
| 2025-08 | 1,001 |
| 2025-07 | 970 |
| 2025-06 | 939 |
| 2025-05 | 934 |
| 2025-04 | 934 |
| 2025-03 | 944 |
| 2025-02 | 941 |
| 2025-01 | 888 |
| 2024-12 | 1,019 |
| 2024-11 | 934 |
| 2024-10 | 900 |
| 2024-09 | 911 |
| 2024-08 | 838 |
| 2024-07 | 960 |
| 2024-06 | 939 |
| 2024-05 | 896 |
| 2024-04 | 918 |
| 2024-03 | 996 |
| 2024-02 | 938 |
| 2024-01 | 978 |
| 2023-12 | 926 |
| 2023-11 | 962 |
| 2023-10 | 967 |
| 2023-09 | 936 |
| 2023-08 | 1,023 |
| 2023-07 | 983 |
| 2023-06 | 1,009 |
| 2023-05 | 986 |
| 2023-04 | 946 |
| 2023-03 | 977 |
| 2023-02 | 945 |
| 2023-01 | 967 |
| 2022-12 | 910 |
| 2022-11 | 891 |
| 2022-10 | 965 |
| 2022-09 | 957 |
| 2022-08 | 870 |
| 2022-07 | 920 |
| 2022-06 | 872 |
| 2022-05 | 916 |
| 2022-04 | 920 |
| 2022-03 | 917 |
| 2022-02 | 934 |
| 2022-01 | 900 |
| 2021-12 | 963 |
| 2021-11 | 985 |
| 2021-10 | 941 |
| 2021-09 | 943 |
| 2021-08 | 870 |
| 2021-07 | 829 |
| 2021-06 | 924 |
| 2021-05 | 957 |
| 2021-04 | 1,139 |
| 2021-03 | 940 |
| 2021-02 | 957 |
| 2021-01 | 1,046 |
| 2020-12 | 802 |
| 2020-11 | 889 |
| 2020-10 | 855 |
| 2020-09 | 924 |
| 2020-08 | 1,002 |
| 2020-07 | 1,020 |
| 2020-06 | 747 |
| 2020-05 | 571 |
| 2020-04 | 440 |
| 2020-03 | 488 |
| 2020-02 | 649 |
| 2020-01 | 683 |
| 2019-12 | 695 |
| 2019-11 | 674 |
| 2019-10 | 706 |
| 2019-09 | 647 |
| 2019-08 | 599 |
| 2019-07 | 614 |
| 2019-06 | 631 |
| 2019-05 | 604 |
| 2019-04 | 673 |
| 2019-03 | 884 |
| 2019-02 | 856 |
| 2019-01 | 866 |
| 2018-12 | 946 |
| 2018-11 | 873 |
| 2018-10 | 615 |
| 2018-09 | 816 |
| 2018-08 | 940 |
| 2018-07 | 928 |
| 2018-06 | 958 |
| 2018-05 | 868 |
| 2018-04 | 815 |
| 2018-03 | 795 |
| 2018-02 | 930 |
| 2018-01 | 784 |
| 2017-12 | 833 |
| 2017-11 | 949 |
| 2017-10 | 788 |
| 2017-09 | 667 |
| 2017-08 | 687 |
| 2017-07 | 643 |
| 2017-06 | 685 |
| 2017-05 | 666 |
| 2017-04 | 635 |
| 2017-03 | 611 |
| 2017-02 | 604 |
| 2017-01 | 601 |
| 2016-12 | 556 |
| 2016-11 | 569 |
| 2016-10 | 583 |
| 2016-09 | 579 |
| 2016-08 | 557 |
| 2016-07 | 611 |
| 2016-06 | 486 |
| 2016-05 | 574 |
| 2016-04 | 560 |
| 2016-03 | 557 |
| 2016-02 | 549 |
| 2016-01 | 613 |
| 2015-12 | 562 |
| 2015-11 | 579 |
| 2015-10 | 545 |
| 2015-09 | 578 |
| 2015-08 | 536 |
| 2015-07 | 556 |
| 2015-06 | 528 |
| 2015-05 | 550 |
| 2015-04 | 544 |
| 2015-03 | 547 |
| 2015-02 | 516 |
| 2015-01 | 624 |
| 2014-12 | 480 |
| 2014-11 | 510 |
| 2014-10 | 528 |
| 2014-09 | 544 |
| 2014-08 | 557 |
| 2014-07 | 554 |
| 2014-06 | 567 |
| 2014-05 | 572 |
| 2014-04 | 564 |
| 2014-03 | 547 |
| 2014-02 | 567 |
| 2014-01 | 525 |
| 2013-12 | 541 |
| 2013-11 | 531 |
| 2013-10 | 557 |
| 2013-09 | 514 |
| 2013-08 | 506 |
| 2013-07 | 474 |
| 2013-06 | 490 |
| 2013-05 | 468 |
| 2013-04 | 520 |
| 2013-03 | 530 |
| 2013-02 | 488 |
| 2013-01 | 560 |
| 2012-12 | 600 |
| 2012-11 | 465 |
| 2012-10 | 543 |
| 2012-09 | 524 |
| 2012-08 | 520 |
| 2012-07 | 533 |
| 2012-06 | 500 |
| 2012-05 | 525 |
| 2012-04 | 534 |
| 2012-03 | 555 |
| 2012-02 | 563 |
| 2012-01 | 470 |
| 2011-12 | 565 |
| 2011-11 | 532 |
| 2011-10 | 501 |
| 2011-09 | 423 |
| 2011-08 | 566 |
| 2011-07 | 529 |
| 2011-06 | 562 |
| 2011-05 | 526 |
| 2011-04 | 537 |
| 2011-03 | 616 |
| 2011-02 | 546 |
| 2011-01 | 509 |
| 2010-12 | 511 |
| 2010-11 | 559 |
| 2010-10 | 530 |
| 2010-09 | 544 |
| 2010-08 | 517 |
| 2010-07 | 568 |
| 2010-06 | 534 |
| 2010-05 | 557 |
| 2010-04 | 525 |
| 2010-03 | 517 |
| 2010-02 | 502 |
| 2010-01 | 534 |
| 2009-12 | 512 |
| 2009-11 | 524 |
| 2009-10 | 539 |
| 2009-09 | 510 |
| 2009-08 | 510 |
| 2009-07 | 505 |
| 2009-06 | 551 |
| 2009-05 | 501 |
| 2009-04 | 505 |
| 2009-03 | 509 |
| 2009-02 | 508 |
| 2009-01 | 517 |
| 2008-12 | 504 |
| 2008-11 | 548 |
| 2008-10 | 521 |
| 2008-09 | 550 |
| 2008-08 | 563 |
| 2008-07 | 537 |
| 2008-06 | 535 |
| 2008-05 | 535 |
| 2008-04 | 543 |
| 2008-03 | 557 |
| 2008-02 | 578 |
| 2008-01 | 549 |
| 2007-12 | 597 |
| 2007-11 | 573 |
| 2007-10 | 631 |
| 2007-09 | 632 |
| 2007-08 | 590 |
| 2007-07 | 593 |
| 2007-06 | 571 |
| 2007-05 | 633 |
| 2007-04 | 601 |
| 2007-03 | 562 |
| 2007-02 | 584 |
| 2007-01 | 613 |
| 2006-12 | 669 |
| 2006-11 | 567 |
| 2006-10 | 551 |
| 2006-09 | 563 |
| 2006-08 | 592 |
| 2006-07 | 615 |
| 2006-06 | 599 |
| 2006-05 | 618 |
| 2006-04 | 635 |
| 2006-03 | 610 |
| 2006-02 | 657 |
| 2006-01 | 601 |
| 2005-12 | 669 |
| 2005-11 | 602 |
| 2005-10 | 690 |
| 2005-09 | 562 |
| 2005-08 | 527 |
| 2005-07 | 588 |
| 2005-06 | 661 |
| 2005-05 | 591 |
| 2005-04 | 585 |
| 2005-03 | 627 |
| 2005-02 | 580 |
| 2005-01 | 569 |
| 2004-12 | 560 |
| 2004-11 | 667 |
| 2004-10 | 565 |
| 2004-09 | 562 |
| 2004-08 | 558 |
| 2004-07 | 534 |