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Business applications in South Carolina

Business applications in South Carolina was 8,406 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.4% from August 2025. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count8,406
Change on August 2025-7.4%
Rank19th of 51US states ranked
Series high9,798April 2021
Series low1,986July 2004

Business applications in South Carolina, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,986 count2004-08: 2,537 count2004-09: 2,616 count2004-10: 2,560 count2004-11: 2,760 count2004-12: 2,505 count2005-01: 2,703 count2005-02: 2,801 count2005-03: 2,722 count2005-04: 2,662 count2005-05: 2,637 count2005-06: 2,772 count2005-07: 2,742 count2005-08: 2,628 count2005-09: 2,497 count2005-10: 3,246 count2005-11: 2,898 count2005-12: 3,121 count2006-01: 2,904 count2006-02: 2,997 count2006-03: 2,872 count2006-04: 2,993 count2006-05: 3,019 count2006-06: 3,013 count2006-07: 3,050 count2006-08: 3,155 count2006-09: 2,910 count2006-10: 2,804 count2006-11: 2,909 count2006-12: 3,513 count2007-01: 2,842 count2007-02: 2,995 count2007-03: 3,159 count2007-04: 3,053 count2007-05: 3,161 count2007-06: 3,066 count2007-07: 3,122 count2007-08: 3,117 count2007-09: 3,214 count2007-10: 3,415 count2007-11: 3,041 count2007-12: 3,554 count2008-01: 2,912 count2008-02: 2,918 count2008-03: 3,130 count2008-04: 3,123 count2008-05: 3,067 count2008-06: 3,008 count2008-07: 2,961 count2008-08: 3,200 count2008-09: 2,964 count2008-10: 2,830 count2008-11: 2,897 count2008-12: 2,774 count2009-01: 2,970 count2009-02: 2,633 count2009-03: 2,656 count2009-04: 2,654 count2009-05: 2,754 count2009-06: 2,684 count2009-07: 2,730 count2009-08: 2,806 count2009-09: 2,742 count2009-10: 2,707 count2009-11: 2,776 count2009-12: 2,690 count2010-01: 2,631 count2010-02: 2,633 count2010-03: 2,542 count2010-04: 2,708 count2010-05: 2,577 count2010-06: 2,639 count2010-07: 2,566 count2010-08: 2,613 count2010-09: 2,694 count2010-10: 2,830 count2010-11: 2,786 count2010-12: 2,683 count2011-01: 2,748 count2011-02: 2,945 count2011-03: 2,637 count2011-04: 2,640 count2011-05: 2,133 count2011-06: 2,749 count2011-07: 2,683 count2011-08: 2,657 count2011-09: 2,611 count2011-10: 2,456 count2011-11: 2,811 count2011-12: 2,863 count2012-01: 2,356 count2012-02: 2,696 count2012-03: 2,680 count2012-04: 2,699 count2012-05: 2,660 count2012-06: 2,598 count2012-07: 2,705 count2012-08: 2,690 count2012-09: 2,721 count2012-10: 2,748 count2012-11: 2,527 count2012-12: 3,348 count2013-01: 2,826 count2013-02: 2,807 count2013-03: 2,870 count2013-04: 2,709 count2013-05: 2,688 count2013-06: 2,662 count2013-07: 2,735 count2013-08: 2,656 count2013-09: 2,665 count2013-10: 2,913 count2013-11: 2,825 count2013-12: 2,986 count2014-01: 2,760 count2014-02: 2,571 count2014-03: 2,971 count2014-04: 2,871 count2014-05: 2,979 count2014-06: 3,101 count2014-07: 2,971 count2014-08: 2,950 count2014-09: 2,997 count2014-10: 2,879 count2014-11: 2,867 count2014-12: 2,751 count2015-01: 3,500 count2015-02: 3,012 count2015-03: 2,966 count2015-04: 3,131 count2015-05: 2,904 count2015-06: 3,039 count2015-07: 3,189 count2015-08: 3,205 count2015-09: 3,314 count2015-10: 3,075 count2015-11: 3,299 count2015-12: 3,238 count2016-01: 3,916 count2016-02: 3,325 count2016-03: 3,123 count2016-04: 3,505 count2016-05: 3,585 count2016-06: 2,915 count2016-07: 3,482 count2016-08: 3,661 count2016-09: 3,727 count2016-10: 3,088 count2016-11: 3,586 count2016-12: 3,879 count2017-01: 3,782 count2017-02: 3,850 count2017-03: 3,694 count2017-04: 3,611 count2017-05: 3,797 count2017-06: 3,746 count2017-07: 3,758 count2017-08: 3,731 count2017-09: 3,699 count2017-10: 4,023 count2017-11: 3,949 count2017-12: 3,914 count2018-01: 4,108 count2018-02: 4,004 count2018-03: 4,066 count2018-04: 4,159 count2018-05: 4,225 count2018-06: 4,206 count2018-07: 4,159 count2018-08: 4,217 count2018-09: 3,911 count2018-10: 4,059 count2018-11: 4,188 count2018-12: 4,040 count2019-01: 4,056 count2019-02: 4,399 count2019-03: 4,305 count2019-04: 4,266 count2019-05: 4,137 count2019-06: 4,302 count2019-07: 4,268 count2019-08: 4,290 count2019-09: 4,386 count2019-10: 4,365 count2019-11: 4,452 count2019-12: 4,654 count2020-01: 4,272 count2020-02: 4,339 count2020-03: 3,808 count2020-04: 4,108 count2020-05: 5,458 count2020-06: 6,460 count2020-07: 9,226 count2020-08: 8,312 count2020-09: 7,172 count2020-10: 6,615 count2020-11: 6,207 count2020-12: 5,606 count2021-01: 8,486 count2021-02: 7,383 count2021-03: 7,976 count2021-04: 9,798 count2021-05: 9,786 count2021-06: 8,179 count2021-07: 8,137 count2021-08: 7,308 count2021-09: 7,389 count2021-10: 7,213 count2021-11: 7,338 count2021-12: 7,738 count2022-01: 7,580 count2022-02: 7,744 count2022-03: 7,605 count2022-04: 8,763 count2022-05: 7,927 count2022-06: 6,885 count2022-07: 7,255 count2022-08: 7,299 count2022-09: 7,422 count2022-10: 7,552 count2022-11: 7,506 count2022-12: 7,528 count2023-01: 7,603 count2023-02: 7,279 count2023-03: 7,699 count2023-04: 7,386 count2023-05: 7,545 count2023-06: 7,753 count2023-07: 7,875 count2023-08: 7,815 count2023-09: 8,086 count2023-10: 8,071 count2023-11: 7,582 count2023-12: 7,362 count2024-01: 7,301 count2024-02: 7,826 count2024-03: 7,060 count2024-04: 7,211 count2024-05: 7,345 count2024-06: 7,166 count2024-07: 7,034 count2024-08: 6,987 count2024-09: 6,540 count2024-10: 6,869 count2024-11: 7,688 count2024-12: 7,560 count2025-01: 6,378 count2025-02: 7,196 count2025-03: 7,199 count2025-04: 7,553 count2025-05: 7,324 count2025-06: 7,723 count2025-07: 7,971 count2025-08: 9,080 count2025-09: 8,854 count2025-10: 8,169 count2025-11: 8,299 count2025-12: 8,115 count2026-01: 8,541 count2026-02: 7,942 count2026-03: 8,446 count2026-04: 8,691 count2026-05: 8,789 count2026-06: 8,828 count2026-07: 9,537 count2026-08: 8,406 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-088,406
2026-079,537
2026-068,828
2026-058,789
2026-048,691
2026-038,446
2026-027,942
2026-018,541
2025-128,115
2025-118,299
2025-108,169
2025-098,854
2025-089,080
2025-077,971
2025-067,723
2025-057,324
2025-047,553
2025-037,199
2025-027,196
2025-016,378
2024-127,560
2024-117,688
2024-106,869
2024-096,540
2024-086,987
2024-077,034
2024-067,166
2024-057,345
2024-047,211
2024-037,060
2024-027,826
2024-017,301
2023-127,362
2023-117,582
2023-108,071
2023-098,086
2023-087,815
2023-077,875
2023-067,753
2023-057,545
2023-047,386
2023-037,699
2023-027,279
2023-017,603
2022-127,528
2022-117,506
2022-107,552
2022-097,422
2022-087,299
2022-077,255
2022-066,885
2022-057,927
2022-048,763
2022-037,605
2022-027,744
2022-017,580
2021-127,738
2021-117,338
2021-107,213
2021-097,389
2021-087,308
2021-078,137
2021-068,179
2021-059,786
2021-049,798
2021-037,976
2021-027,383
2021-018,486
2020-125,606
2020-116,207
2020-106,615
2020-097,172
2020-088,312
2020-079,226
2020-066,460
2020-055,458
2020-044,108
2020-033,808
2020-024,339
2020-014,272
2019-124,654
2019-114,452
2019-104,365
2019-094,386
2019-084,290
2019-074,268
2019-064,302
2019-054,137
2019-044,266
2019-034,305
2019-024,399
2019-014,056
2018-124,040
2018-114,188
2018-104,059
2018-093,911
2018-084,217
2018-074,159
2018-064,206
2018-054,225
2018-044,159
2018-034,066
2018-024,004
2018-014,108
2017-123,914
2017-113,949
2017-104,023
2017-093,699
2017-083,731
2017-073,758
2017-063,746
2017-053,797
2017-043,611
2017-033,694
2017-023,850
2017-013,782
2016-123,879
2016-113,586
2016-103,088
2016-093,727
2016-083,661
2016-073,482
2016-062,915
2016-053,585
2016-043,505
2016-033,123
2016-023,325
2016-013,916
2015-123,238
2015-113,299
2015-103,075
2015-093,314
2015-083,205
2015-073,189
2015-063,039
2015-052,904
2015-043,131
2015-032,966
2015-023,012
2015-013,500
2014-122,751
2014-112,867
2014-102,879
2014-092,997
2014-082,950
2014-072,971
2014-063,101
2014-052,979
2014-042,871
2014-032,971
2014-022,571
2014-012,760
2013-122,986
2013-112,825
2013-102,913
2013-092,665
2013-082,656
2013-072,735
2013-062,662
2013-052,688
2013-042,709
2013-032,870
2013-022,807
2013-012,826
2012-123,348
2012-112,527
2012-102,748
2012-092,721
2012-082,690
2012-072,705
2012-062,598
2012-052,660
2012-042,699
2012-032,680
2012-022,696
2012-012,356
2011-122,863
2011-112,811
2011-102,456
2011-092,611
2011-082,657
2011-072,683
2011-062,749
2011-052,133
2011-042,640
2011-032,637
2011-022,945
2011-012,748
2010-122,683
2010-112,786
2010-102,830
2010-092,694
2010-082,613
2010-072,566
2010-062,639
2010-052,577
2010-042,708
2010-032,542
2010-022,633
2010-012,631
2009-122,690
2009-112,776
2009-102,707
2009-092,742
2009-082,806
2009-072,730
2009-062,684
2009-052,754
2009-042,654
2009-032,656
2009-022,633
2009-012,970
2008-122,774
2008-112,897
2008-102,830
2008-092,964
2008-083,200
2008-072,961
2008-063,008
2008-053,067
2008-043,123
2008-033,130
2008-022,918
2008-012,912
2007-123,554
2007-113,041
2007-103,415
2007-093,214
2007-083,117
2007-073,122
2007-063,066
2007-053,161
2007-043,053
2007-033,159
2007-022,995
2007-012,842
2006-123,513
2006-112,909
2006-102,804
2006-092,910
2006-083,155
2006-073,050
2006-063,013
2006-053,019
2006-042,993
2006-032,872
2006-022,997
2006-012,904
2005-123,121
2005-112,898
2005-103,246
2005-092,497
2005-082,628
2005-072,742
2005-062,772
2005-052,637
2005-042,662
2005-032,722
2005-022,801
2005-012,703
2004-122,505
2004-112,760
2004-102,560
2004-092,616
2004-082,537
2004-071,986

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
South Carolina8,406
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 South Carolina?

Business applications in South Carolina was 8,406 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.4% from August 2025. That is the 19th 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 South Carolina?

9,798 in April 2021, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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