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Business applications in Texas

Business applications in Texas was 48,692 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.6% from August 2025. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count48,692
Change on August 2025+7.6%
Rank3rd of 51US states ranked
Series high55,981July 2026
Series low11,268July 2004

Business applications in Texas, July 2004 to August 2026

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10K20K30K40K50K60K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 11,268 count2004-08: 13,416 count2004-09: 13,545 count2004-10: 13,682 count2004-11: 14,785 count2004-12: 13,738 count2005-01: 14,139 count2005-02: 14,254 count2005-03: 14,448 count2005-04: 14,169 count2005-05: 14,023 count2005-06: 14,292 count2005-07: 14,626 count2005-08: 15,298 count2005-09: 11,891 count2005-10: 15,307 count2005-11: 16,091 count2005-12: 16,892 count2006-01: 15,380 count2006-02: 15,712 count2006-03: 15,621 count2006-04: 16,033 count2006-05: 15,633 count2006-06: 15,499 count2006-07: 15,476 count2006-08: 15,538 count2006-09: 14,982 count2006-10: 14,573 count2006-11: 14,001 count2006-12: 18,039 count2007-01: 13,301 count2007-02: 15,692 count2007-03: 15,470 count2007-04: 15,368 count2007-05: 15,723 count2007-06: 15,849 count2007-07: 15,991 count2007-08: 15,838 count2007-09: 18,116 count2007-10: 16,842 count2007-11: 15,253 count2007-12: 18,834 count2008-01: 14,673 count2008-02: 15,791 count2008-03: 16,145 count2008-04: 16,135 count2008-05: 16,280 count2008-06: 15,844 count2008-07: 15,731 count2008-08: 17,179 count2008-09: 14,806 count2008-10: 15,658 count2008-11: 15,349 count2008-12: 14,585 count2009-01: 15,200 count2009-02: 14,884 count2009-03: 15,137 count2009-04: 15,164 count2009-05: 15,171 count2009-06: 15,247 count2009-07: 15,787 count2009-08: 15,043 count2009-09: 16,342 count2009-10: 15,692 count2009-11: 16,170 count2009-12: 16,080 count2010-01: 15,539 count2010-02: 16,136 count2010-03: 15,858 count2010-04: 16,194 count2010-05: 16,719 count2010-06: 16,523 count2010-07: 16,402 count2010-08: 16,613 count2010-09: 16,844 count2010-10: 16,671 count2010-11: 17,584 count2010-12: 16,929 count2011-01: 17,668 count2011-02: 17,429 count2011-03: 16,848 count2011-04: 17,083 count2011-05: 15,059 count2011-06: 17,465 count2011-07: 17,515 count2011-08: 17,381 count2011-09: 17,586 count2011-10: 16,295 count2011-11: 17,626 count2011-12: 18,946 count2012-01: 14,490 count2012-02: 17,225 count2012-03: 17,634 count2012-04: 17,673 count2012-05: 17,502 count2012-06: 17,011 count2012-07: 16,631 count2012-08: 17,092 count2012-09: 16,483 count2012-10: 17,089 count2012-11: 16,743 count2012-12: 23,775 count2013-01: 17,833 count2013-02: 17,363 count2013-03: 17,716 count2013-04: 17,423 count2013-05: 16,847 count2013-06: 17,467 count2013-07: 18,157 count2013-08: 18,273 count2013-09: 17,581 count2013-10: 18,204 count2013-11: 18,133 count2013-12: 18,492 count2014-01: 16,611 count2014-02: 18,776 count2014-03: 18,887 count2014-04: 18,551 count2014-05: 18,790 count2014-06: 19,096 count2014-07: 18,527 count2014-08: 19,158 count2014-09: 19,324 count2014-10: 19,134 count2014-11: 18,682 count2014-12: 17,261 count2015-01: 20,920 count2015-02: 19,114 count2015-03: 18,954 count2015-04: 19,751 count2015-05: 19,197 count2015-06: 19,784 count2015-07: 20,467 count2015-08: 19,981 count2015-09: 20,714 count2015-10: 20,625 count2015-11: 20,879 count2015-12: 19,271 count2016-01: 22,382 count2016-02: 21,235 count2016-03: 20,681 count2016-04: 21,400 count2016-05: 22,186 count2016-06: 19,269 count2016-07: 23,272 count2016-08: 21,806 count2016-09: 21,887 count2016-10: 21,884 count2016-11: 22,170 count2016-12: 22,832 count2017-01: 22,878 count2017-02: 22,523 count2017-03: 22,695 count2017-04: 22,759 count2017-05: 22,652 count2017-06: 23,335 count2017-07: 23,091 count2017-08: 22,935 count2017-09: 22,849 count2017-10: 23,779 count2017-11: 24,597 count2017-12: 23,157 count2018-01: 24,592 count2018-02: 24,506 count2018-03: 24,686 count2018-04: 24,470 count2018-05: 25,020 count2018-06: 25,963 count2018-07: 24,921 count2018-08: 25,638 count2018-09: 25,609 count2018-10: 24,706 count2018-11: 24,676 count2018-12: 25,287 count2019-01: 23,418 count2019-02: 26,072 count2019-03: 25,229 count2019-04: 25,794 count2019-05: 25,044 count2019-06: 25,907 count2019-07: 25,409 count2019-08: 25,919 count2019-09: 25,200 count2019-10: 26,159 count2019-11: 25,551 count2019-12: 27,125 count2020-01: 24,682 count2020-02: 26,768 count2020-03: 22,107 count2020-04: 20,472 count2020-05: 26,302 count2020-06: 32,985 count2020-07: 50,589 count2020-08: 43,015 count2020-09: 37,901 count2020-10: 35,771 count2020-11: 36,089 count2020-12: 31,276 count2021-01: 43,923 count2021-02: 36,477 count2021-03: 39,630 count2021-04: 46,555 count2021-05: 45,807 count2021-06: 42,866 count2021-07: 41,519 count2021-08: 39,685 count2021-09: 40,372 count2021-10: 40,358 count2021-11: 40,952 count2021-12: 39,392 count2022-01: 40,110 count2022-02: 38,195 count2022-03: 36,006 count2022-04: 46,966 count2022-05: 40,806 count2022-06: 36,844 count2022-07: 40,054 count2022-08: 40,093 count2022-09: 37,186 count2022-10: 38,197 count2022-11: 35,492 count2022-12: 39,343 count2023-01: 39,473 count2023-02: 40,849 count2023-03: 42,101 count2023-04: 41,108 count2023-05: 39,821 count2023-06: 44,382 count2023-07: 41,395 count2023-08: 41,936 count2023-09: 43,155 count2023-10: 43,531 count2023-11: 43,563 count2023-12: 41,243 count2024-01: 40,879 count2024-02: 42,627 count2024-03: 40,104 count2024-04: 43,706 count2024-05: 40,011 count2024-06: 40,907 count2024-07: 40,285 count2024-08: 41,523 count2024-09: 39,480 count2024-10: 40,652 count2024-11: 39,795 count2024-12: 42,076 count2025-01: 33,576 count2025-02: 40,756 count2025-03: 43,315 count2025-04: 42,661 count2025-05: 43,392 count2025-06: 44,829 count2025-07: 44,791 count2025-08: 45,232 count2025-09: 50,272 count2025-10: 49,900 count2025-11: 53,251 count2025-12: 47,752 count2026-01: 49,879 count2026-02: 46,125 count2026-03: 45,916 count2026-04: 46,776 count2026-05: 49,877 count2026-06: 48,491 count2026-07: 55,981 count2026-08: 48,692 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0848,692
2026-0755,981
2026-0648,491
2026-0549,877
2026-0446,776
2026-0345,916
2026-0246,125
2026-0149,879
2025-1247,752
2025-1153,251
2025-1049,900
2025-0950,272
2025-0845,232
2025-0744,791
2025-0644,829
2025-0543,392
2025-0442,661
2025-0343,315
2025-0240,756
2025-0133,576
2024-1242,076
2024-1139,795
2024-1040,652
2024-0939,480
2024-0841,523
2024-0740,285
2024-0640,907
2024-0540,011
2024-0443,706
2024-0340,104
2024-0242,627
2024-0140,879
2023-1241,243
2023-1143,563
2023-1043,531
2023-0943,155
2023-0841,936
2023-0741,395
2023-0644,382
2023-0539,821
2023-0441,108
2023-0342,101
2023-0240,849
2023-0139,473
2022-1239,343
2022-1135,492
2022-1038,197
2022-0937,186
2022-0840,093
2022-0740,054
2022-0636,844
2022-0540,806
2022-0446,966
2022-0336,006
2022-0238,195
2022-0140,110
2021-1239,392
2021-1140,952
2021-1040,358
2021-0940,372
2021-0839,685
2021-0741,519
2021-0642,866
2021-0545,807
2021-0446,555
2021-0339,630
2021-0236,477
2021-0143,923
2020-1231,276
2020-1136,089
2020-1035,771
2020-0937,901
2020-0843,015
2020-0750,589
2020-0632,985
2020-0526,302
2020-0420,472
2020-0322,107
2020-0226,768
2020-0124,682
2019-1227,125
2019-1125,551
2019-1026,159
2019-0925,200
2019-0825,919
2019-0725,409
2019-0625,907
2019-0525,044
2019-0425,794
2019-0325,229
2019-0226,072
2019-0123,418
2018-1225,287
2018-1124,676
2018-1024,706
2018-0925,609
2018-0825,638
2018-0724,921
2018-0625,963
2018-0525,020
2018-0424,470
2018-0324,686
2018-0224,506
2018-0124,592
2017-1223,157
2017-1124,597
2017-1023,779
2017-0922,849
2017-0822,935
2017-0723,091
2017-0623,335
2017-0522,652
2017-0422,759
2017-0322,695
2017-0222,523
2017-0122,878
2016-1222,832
2016-1122,170
2016-1021,884
2016-0921,887
2016-0821,806
2016-0723,272
2016-0619,269
2016-0522,186
2016-0421,400
2016-0320,681
2016-0221,235
2016-0122,382
2015-1219,271
2015-1120,879
2015-1020,625
2015-0920,714
2015-0819,981
2015-0720,467
2015-0619,784
2015-0519,197
2015-0419,751
2015-0318,954
2015-0219,114
2015-0120,920
2014-1217,261
2014-1118,682
2014-1019,134
2014-0919,324
2014-0819,158
2014-0718,527
2014-0619,096
2014-0518,790
2014-0418,551
2014-0318,887
2014-0218,776
2014-0116,611
2013-1218,492
2013-1118,133
2013-1018,204
2013-0917,581
2013-0818,273
2013-0718,157
2013-0617,467
2013-0516,847
2013-0417,423
2013-0317,716
2013-0217,363
2013-0117,833
2012-1223,775
2012-1116,743
2012-1017,089
2012-0916,483
2012-0817,092
2012-0716,631
2012-0617,011
2012-0517,502
2012-0417,673
2012-0317,634
2012-0217,225
2012-0114,490
2011-1218,946
2011-1117,626
2011-1016,295
2011-0917,586
2011-0817,381
2011-0717,515
2011-0617,465
2011-0515,059
2011-0417,083
2011-0316,848
2011-0217,429
2011-0117,668
2010-1216,929
2010-1117,584
2010-1016,671
2010-0916,844
2010-0816,613
2010-0716,402
2010-0616,523
2010-0516,719
2010-0416,194
2010-0315,858
2010-0216,136
2010-0115,539
2009-1216,080
2009-1116,170
2009-1015,692
2009-0916,342
2009-0815,043
2009-0715,787
2009-0615,247
2009-0515,171
2009-0415,164
2009-0315,137
2009-0214,884
2009-0115,200
2008-1214,585
2008-1115,349
2008-1015,658
2008-0914,806
2008-0817,179
2008-0715,731
2008-0615,844
2008-0516,280
2008-0416,135
2008-0316,145
2008-0215,791
2008-0114,673
2007-1218,834
2007-1115,253
2007-1016,842
2007-0918,116
2007-0815,838
2007-0715,991
2007-0615,849
2007-0515,723
2007-0415,368
2007-0315,470
2007-0215,692
2007-0113,301
2006-1218,039
2006-1114,001
2006-1014,573
2006-0914,982
2006-0815,538
2006-0715,476
2006-0615,499
2006-0515,633
2006-0416,033
2006-0315,621
2006-0215,712
2006-0115,380
2005-1216,892
2005-1116,091
2005-1015,307
2005-0911,891
2005-0815,298
2005-0714,626
2005-0614,292
2005-0514,023
2005-0414,169
2005-0314,448
2005-0214,254
2005-0114,139
2004-1213,738
2004-1114,785
2004-1013,682
2004-0913,545
2004-0813,416
2004-0711,268

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Texas48,692
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 Texas?

Business applications in Texas was 48,692 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.6% from August 2025. That is the 3rd 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 Texas?

55,981 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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