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Business applications in Tennessee

Business applications in Tennessee was 9,613 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from August 2025. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count9,613
Change on August 2025+2%
Rank17th of 51US states ranked
Series high11,061July 2026
Series low2,400July 2004

Business applications in Tennessee, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 2,400 count2004-08: 2,804 count2004-09: 2,871 count2004-10: 2,829 count2004-11: 3,254 count2004-12: 2,810 count2005-01: 2,981 count2005-02: 3,062 count2005-03: 3,150 count2005-04: 3,058 count2005-05: 3,086 count2005-06: 3,041 count2005-07: 3,003 count2005-08: 3,100 count2005-09: 2,437 count2005-10: 3,425 count2005-11: 3,435 count2005-12: 3,445 count2006-01: 3,322 count2006-02: 3,440 count2006-03: 3,294 count2006-04: 3,428 count2006-05: 3,447 count2006-06: 3,547 count2006-07: 3,502 count2006-08: 3,348 count2006-09: 3,246 count2006-10: 3,077 count2006-11: 3,171 count2006-12: 3,791 count2007-01: 3,201 count2007-02: 3,489 count2007-03: 3,500 count2007-04: 3,353 count2007-05: 3,456 count2007-06: 3,425 count2007-07: 3,553 count2007-08: 3,460 count2007-09: 3,577 count2007-10: 3,790 count2007-11: 3,377 count2007-12: 3,794 count2008-01: 3,285 count2008-02: 3,267 count2008-03: 3,243 count2008-04: 3,397 count2008-05: 3,258 count2008-06: 3,206 count2008-07: 3,115 count2008-08: 3,400 count2008-09: 3,266 count2008-10: 3,133 count2008-11: 3,165 count2008-12: 2,754 count2009-01: 3,288 count2009-02: 2,982 count2009-03: 2,994 count2009-04: 2,914 count2009-05: 3,015 count2009-06: 3,036 count2009-07: 3,002 count2009-08: 3,023 count2009-09: 3,017 count2009-10: 3,059 count2009-11: 3,147 count2009-12: 3,115 count2010-01: 3,080 count2010-02: 2,972 count2010-03: 3,046 count2010-04: 3,112 count2010-05: 3,114 count2010-06: 2,898 count2010-07: 3,156 count2010-08: 3,151 count2010-09: 3,142 count2010-10: 3,128 count2010-11: 3,101 count2010-12: 3,116 count2011-01: 3,269 count2011-02: 4,013 count2011-03: 4,729 count2011-04: 3,588 count2011-05: 3,059 count2011-06: 3,580 count2011-07: 3,561 count2011-08: 3,463 count2011-09: 3,451 count2011-10: 3,189 count2011-11: 3,566 count2011-12: 3,547 count2012-01: 2,815 count2012-02: 3,240 count2012-03: 3,411 count2012-04: 3,425 count2012-05: 3,761 count2012-06: 3,304 count2012-07: 3,259 count2012-08: 3,224 count2012-09: 3,296 count2012-10: 3,299 count2012-11: 3,264 count2012-12: 4,187 count2013-01: 3,331 count2013-02: 3,409 count2013-03: 3,426 count2013-04: 3,319 count2013-05: 3,186 count2013-06: 3,232 count2013-07: 3,453 count2013-08: 3,415 count2013-09: 3,274 count2013-10: 3,425 count2013-11: 3,560 count2013-12: 3,531 count2014-01: 3,128 count2014-02: 3,605 count2014-03: 3,574 count2014-04: 3,472 count2014-05: 3,498 count2014-06: 3,635 count2014-07: 3,478 count2014-08: 3,589 count2014-09: 3,621 count2014-10: 3,597 count2014-11: 3,493 count2014-12: 3,183 count2015-01: 4,113 count2015-02: 3,440 count2015-03: 3,427 count2015-04: 3,760 count2015-05: 3,679 count2015-06: 3,748 count2015-07: 3,823 count2015-08: 3,729 count2015-09: 3,754 count2015-10: 3,897 count2015-11: 3,756 count2015-12: 3,633 count2016-01: 4,009 count2016-02: 3,809 count2016-03: 3,694 count2016-04: 3,977 count2016-05: 4,035 count2016-06: 3,400 count2016-07: 4,214 count2016-08: 3,834 count2016-09: 3,991 count2016-10: 3,800 count2016-11: 3,934 count2016-12: 4,263 count2017-01: 4,314 count2017-02: 4,230 count2017-03: 4,245 count2017-04: 4,112 count2017-05: 4,174 count2017-06: 4,159 count2017-07: 4,160 count2017-08: 4,394 count2017-09: 4,420 count2017-10: 4,440 count2017-11: 4,416 count2017-12: 4,395 count2018-01: 4,653 count2018-02: 4,657 count2018-03: 4,751 count2018-04: 4,608 count2018-05: 4,696 count2018-06: 4,921 count2018-07: 4,850 count2018-08: 5,021 count2018-09: 4,781 count2018-10: 4,695 count2018-11: 4,666 count2018-12: 4,831 count2019-01: 4,637 count2019-02: 4,935 count2019-03: 4,856 count2019-04: 4,732 count2019-05: 4,546 count2019-06: 4,787 count2019-07: 4,583 count2019-08: 4,749 count2019-09: 4,893 count2019-10: 5,759 count2019-11: 5,404 count2019-12: 5,200 count2020-01: 4,890 count2020-02: 4,938 count2020-03: 4,125 count2020-04: 4,041 count2020-05: 5,270 count2020-06: 7,051 count2020-07: 10,821 count2020-08: 8,304 count2020-09: 7,163 count2020-10: 6,597 count2020-11: 6,345 count2020-12: 5,863 count2021-01: 8,733 count2021-02: 7,244 count2021-03: 7,978 count2021-04: 9,516 count2021-05: 8,992 count2021-06: 7,768 count2021-07: 7,706 count2021-08: 7,337 count2021-09: 7,331 count2021-10: 7,146 count2021-11: 7,309 count2021-12: 7,530 count2022-01: 7,535 count2022-02: 7,525 count2022-03: 7,726 count2022-04: 8,843 count2022-05: 7,652 count2022-06: 7,428 count2022-07: 7,509 count2022-08: 7,910 count2022-09: 7,463 count2022-10: 7,512 count2022-11: 7,097 count2022-12: 7,425 count2023-01: 8,143 count2023-02: 7,764 count2023-03: 7,726 count2023-04: 7,842 count2023-05: 7,446 count2023-06: 8,211 count2023-07: 8,354 count2023-08: 8,115 count2023-09: 8,524 count2023-10: 8,373 count2023-11: 8,179 count2023-12: 8,090 count2024-01: 7,583 count2024-02: 7,847 count2024-03: 7,486 count2024-04: 7,464 count2024-05: 7,614 count2024-06: 7,549 count2024-07: 7,228 count2024-08: 7,622 count2024-09: 7,236 count2024-10: 7,613 count2024-11: 7,269 count2024-12: 7,996 count2025-01: 6,755 count2025-02: 7,183 count2025-03: 7,557 count2025-04: 8,039 count2025-05: 8,197 count2025-06: 8,400 count2025-07: 8,181 count2025-08: 9,424 count2025-09: 10,934 count2025-10: 9,356 count2025-11: 10,290 count2025-12: 9,475 count2026-01: 10,169 count2026-02: 8,820 count2026-03: 8,979 count2026-04: 9,217 count2026-05: 9,379 count2026-06: 9,395 count2026-07: 11,061 count2026-08: 9,613 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-089,613
2026-0711,061
2026-069,395
2026-059,379
2026-049,217
2026-038,979
2026-028,820
2026-0110,169
2025-129,475
2025-1110,290
2025-109,356
2025-0910,934
2025-089,424
2025-078,181
2025-068,400
2025-058,197
2025-048,039
2025-037,557
2025-027,183
2025-016,755
2024-127,996
2024-117,269
2024-107,613
2024-097,236
2024-087,622
2024-077,228
2024-067,549
2024-057,614
2024-047,464
2024-037,486
2024-027,847
2024-017,583
2023-128,090
2023-118,179
2023-108,373
2023-098,524
2023-088,115
2023-078,354
2023-068,211
2023-057,446
2023-047,842
2023-037,726
2023-027,764
2023-018,143
2022-127,425
2022-117,097
2022-107,512
2022-097,463
2022-087,910
2022-077,509
2022-067,428
2022-057,652
2022-048,843
2022-037,726
2022-027,525
2022-017,535
2021-127,530
2021-117,309
2021-107,146
2021-097,331
2021-087,337
2021-077,706
2021-067,768
2021-058,992
2021-049,516
2021-037,978
2021-027,244
2021-018,733
2020-125,863
2020-116,345
2020-106,597
2020-097,163
2020-088,304
2020-0710,821
2020-067,051
2020-055,270
2020-044,041
2020-034,125
2020-024,938
2020-014,890
2019-125,200
2019-115,404
2019-105,759
2019-094,893
2019-084,749
2019-074,583
2019-064,787
2019-054,546
2019-044,732
2019-034,856
2019-024,935
2019-014,637
2018-124,831
2018-114,666
2018-104,695
2018-094,781
2018-085,021
2018-074,850
2018-064,921
2018-054,696
2018-044,608
2018-034,751
2018-024,657
2018-014,653
2017-124,395
2017-114,416
2017-104,440
2017-094,420
2017-084,394
2017-074,160
2017-064,159
2017-054,174
2017-044,112
2017-034,245
2017-024,230
2017-014,314
2016-124,263
2016-113,934
2016-103,800
2016-093,991
2016-083,834
2016-074,214
2016-063,400
2016-054,035
2016-043,977
2016-033,694
2016-023,809
2016-014,009
2015-123,633
2015-113,756
2015-103,897
2015-093,754
2015-083,729
2015-073,823
2015-063,748
2015-053,679
2015-043,760
2015-033,427
2015-023,440
2015-014,113
2014-123,183
2014-113,493
2014-103,597
2014-093,621
2014-083,589
2014-073,478
2014-063,635
2014-053,498
2014-043,472
2014-033,574
2014-023,605
2014-013,128
2013-123,531
2013-113,560
2013-103,425
2013-093,274
2013-083,415
2013-073,453
2013-063,232
2013-053,186
2013-043,319
2013-033,426
2013-023,409
2013-013,331
2012-124,187
2012-113,264
2012-103,299
2012-093,296
2012-083,224
2012-073,259
2012-063,304
2012-053,761
2012-043,425
2012-033,411
2012-023,240
2012-012,815
2011-123,547
2011-113,566
2011-103,189
2011-093,451
2011-083,463
2011-073,561
2011-063,580
2011-053,059
2011-043,588
2011-034,729
2011-024,013
2011-013,269
2010-123,116
2010-113,101
2010-103,128
2010-093,142
2010-083,151
2010-073,156
2010-062,898
2010-053,114
2010-043,112
2010-033,046
2010-022,972
2010-013,080
2009-123,115
2009-113,147
2009-103,059
2009-093,017
2009-083,023
2009-073,002
2009-063,036
2009-053,015
2009-042,914
2009-032,994
2009-022,982
2009-013,288
2008-122,754
2008-113,165
2008-103,133
2008-093,266
2008-083,400
2008-073,115
2008-063,206
2008-053,258
2008-043,397
2008-033,243
2008-023,267
2008-013,285
2007-123,794
2007-113,377
2007-103,790
2007-093,577
2007-083,460
2007-073,553
2007-063,425
2007-053,456
2007-043,353
2007-033,500
2007-023,489
2007-013,201
2006-123,791
2006-113,171
2006-103,077
2006-093,246
2006-083,348
2006-073,502
2006-063,547
2006-053,447
2006-043,428
2006-033,294
2006-023,440
2006-013,322
2005-123,445
2005-113,435
2005-103,425
2005-092,437
2005-083,100
2005-073,003
2005-063,041
2005-053,086
2005-043,058
2005-033,150
2005-023,062
2005-012,981
2004-122,810
2004-113,254
2004-102,829
2004-092,871
2004-082,804
2004-072,400

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Tennessee9,613
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 Tennessee?

Business applications in Tennessee was 9,613 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from August 2025. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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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 Tennessee?

11,061 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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