# Business applications in United States

Business applications in United States was 531,728 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us`
- 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/united-states
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/united-states.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 531,728 |
| 2026-07 | 576,512 |
| 2026-06 | 533,453 |
| 2026-05 | 528,929 |
| 2026-04 | 506,807 |
| 2026-03 | 493,792 |
| 2026-02 | 496,121 |
| 2026-01 | 526,115 |
| 2025-12 | 496,139 |
| 2025-11 | 537,266 |
| 2025-10 | 498,416 |
| 2025-09 | 510,794 |
| 2025-08 | 477,409 |
| 2025-07 | 467,687 |
| 2025-06 | 462,692 |
| 2025-05 | 448,815 |
| 2025-04 | 456,024 |
| 2025-03 | 461,056 |
| 2025-02 | 432,820 |
| 2025-01 | 385,618 |
| 2024-12 | 464,450 |
| 2024-11 | 446,146 |
| 2024-10 | 426,875 |
| 2024-09 | 427,221 |
| 2024-08 | 436,267 |
| 2024-07 | 424,927 |
| 2024-06 | 436,016 |
| 2024-05 | 427,923 |
| 2024-04 | 431,531 |
| 2024-03 | 431,289 |
| 2024-02 | 443,944 |
| 2024-01 | 450,041 |
| 2023-12 | 454,137 |
| 2023-11 | 455,805 |
| 2023-10 | 470,393 |
| 2023-09 | 470,317 |
| 2023-08 | 467,208 |
| 2023-07 | 478,273 |
| 2023-06 | 470,793 |
| 2023-05 | 449,234 |
| 2023-04 | 444,715 |
| 2023-03 | 452,843 |
| 2023-02 | 446,842 |
| 2023-01 | 428,614 |
| 2022-12 | 423,745 |
| 2022-11 | 416,428 |
| 2022-10 | 429,432 |
| 2022-09 | 422,293 |
| 2022-08 | 419,560 |
| 2022-07 | 423,929 |
| 2022-06 | 407,753 |
| 2022-05 | 430,119 |
| 2022-04 | 433,663 |
| 2022-03 | 412,246 |
| 2022-02 | 427,960 |
| 2022-01 | 436,674 |
| 2021-12 | 427,901 |
| 2021-11 | 432,545 |
| 2021-10 | 428,017 |
| 2021-09 | 427,508 |
| 2021-08 | 427,748 |
| 2021-07 | 443,113 |
| 2021-06 | 446,232 |
| 2021-05 | 505,645 |
| 2021-04 | 498,579 |
| 2021-03 | 448,765 |
| 2021-02 | 434,622 |
| 2021-01 | 488,126 |
| 2020-12 | 351,615 |
| 2020-11 | 396,615 |
| 2020-10 | 410,569 |
| 2020-09 | 433,059 |
| 2020-08 | 484,772 |
| 2020-07 | 546,719 |
| 2020-06 | 376,926 |
| 2020-05 | 298,466 |
| 2020-04 | 235,568 |
| 2020-03 | 259,162 |
| 2020-02 | 303,982 |
| 2020-01 | 282,360 |
| 2019-12 | 315,267 |
| 2019-11 | 293,965 |
| 2019-10 | 297,723 |
| 2019-09 | 290,721 |
| 2019-08 | 292,063 |
| 2019-07 | 280,547 |
| 2019-06 | 290,529 |
| 2019-05 | 287,481 |
| 2019-04 | 293,060 |
| 2019-03 | 301,093 |
| 2019-02 | 299,331 |
| 2019-01 | 275,827 |
| 2018-12 | 298,548 |
| 2018-11 | 290,747 |
| 2018-10 | 285,939 |
| 2018-09 | 290,040 |
| 2018-08 | 295,949 |
| 2018-07 | 291,042 |
| 2018-06 | 296,623 |
| 2018-05 | 293,199 |
| 2018-04 | 285,744 |
| 2018-03 | 289,624 |
| 2018-02 | 285,597 |
| 2018-01 | 295,555 |
| 2017-12 | 269,042 |
| 2017-11 | 282,216 |
| 2017-10 | 272,946 |
| 2017-09 | 260,571 |
| 2017-08 | 269,566 |
| 2017-07 | 267,675 |
| 2017-06 | 267,588 |
| 2017-05 | 261,640 |
| 2017-04 | 261,557 |
| 2017-03 | 262,143 |
| 2017-02 | 260,199 |
| 2017-01 | 262,312 |
| 2016-12 | 260,647 |
| 2016-11 | 252,973 |
| 2016-10 | 245,258 |
| 2016-09 | 255,054 |
| 2016-08 | 248,039 |
| 2016-07 | 261,383 |
| 2016-06 | 216,520 |
| 2016-05 | 255,025 |
| 2016-04 | 244,018 |
| 2016-03 | 236,623 |
| 2016-02 | 241,406 |
| 2016-01 | 258,911 |
| 2015-12 | 226,045 |
| 2015-11 | 237,065 |
| 2015-10 | 242,992 |
| 2015-09 | 240,255 |
| 2015-08 | 234,217 |
| 2015-07 | 237,552 |
| 2015-06 | 233,799 |
| 2015-05 | 225,203 |
| 2015-04 | 231,237 |
| 2015-03 | 229,121 |
| 2015-02 | 229,911 |
| 2015-01 | 255,317 |
| 2014-12 | 205,929 |
| 2014-11 | 222,018 |
| 2014-10 | 226,161 |
| 2014-09 | 228,220 |
| 2014-08 | 226,150 |
| 2014-07 | 222,113 |
| 2014-06 | 225,960 |
| 2014-05 | 223,626 |
| 2014-04 | 225,982 |
| 2014-03 | 228,095 |
| 2014-02 | 222,677 |
| 2014-01 | 209,436 |
| 2013-12 | 228,339 |
| 2013-11 | 221,486 |
| 2013-10 | 222,856 |
| 2013-09 | 212,417 |
| 2013-08 | 221,376 |
| 2013-07 | 217,965 |
| 2013-06 | 216,701 |
| 2013-05 | 207,148 |
| 2013-04 | 213,092 |
| 2013-03 | 216,804 |
| 2013-02 | 212,132 |
| 2013-01 | 219,826 |
| 2012-12 | 274,870 |
| 2012-11 | 201,841 |
| 2012-10 | 212,036 |
| 2012-09 | 206,493 |
| 2012-08 | 208,611 |
| 2012-07 | 207,891 |
| 2012-06 | 208,224 |
| 2012-05 | 220,514 |
| 2012-04 | 217,615 |
| 2012-03 | 216,917 |
| 2012-02 | 214,454 |
| 2012-01 | 185,168 |
| 2011-12 | 228,767 |
| 2011-11 | 220,838 |
| 2011-10 | 205,200 |
| 2011-09 | 211,969 |
| 2011-08 | 212,893 |
| 2011-07 | 216,352 |
| 2011-06 | 219,576 |
| 2011-05 | 186,215 |
| 2011-04 | 213,578 |
| 2011-03 | 213,338 |
| 2011-02 | 224,248 |
| 2011-01 | 220,262 |
| 2010-12 | 205,990 |
| 2010-11 | 220,986 |
| 2010-10 | 213,496 |
| 2010-09 | 213,690 |
| 2010-08 | 207,432 |
| 2010-07 | 207,258 |
| 2010-06 | 204,492 |
| 2010-05 | 210,575 |
| 2010-04 | 206,091 |
| 2010-03 | 203,227 |
| 2010-02 | 202,438 |
| 2010-01 | 201,730 |
| 2009-12 | 201,302 |
| 2009-11 | 207,255 |
| 2009-10 | 203,145 |
| 2009-09 | 205,778 |
| 2009-08 | 201,391 |
| 2009-07 | 206,927 |
| 2009-06 | 202,527 |
| 2009-05 | 199,441 |
| 2009-04 | 198,684 |
| 2009-03 | 198,598 |
| 2009-02 | 195,238 |
| 2009-01 | 208,117 |
| 2008-12 | 187,289 |
| 2008-11 | 204,094 |
| 2008-10 | 204,593 |
| 2008-09 | 210,402 |
| 2008-08 | 222,223 |
| 2008-07 | 209,396 |
| 2008-06 | 210,155 |
| 2008-05 | 215,387 |
| 2008-04 | 219,024 |
| 2008-03 | 220,389 |
| 2008-02 | 210,303 |
| 2008-01 | 208,482 |
| 2007-12 | 245,899 |
| 2007-11 | 213,015 |
| 2007-10 | 232,383 |
| 2007-09 | 225,643 |
| 2007-08 | 217,887 |
| 2007-07 | 220,521 |
| 2007-06 | 220,862 |
| 2007-05 | 220,037 |
| 2007-04 | 214,131 |
| 2007-03 | 216,164 |
| 2007-02 | 217,604 |
| 2007-01 | 208,246 |
| 2006-12 | 247,845 |
| 2006-11 | 201,617 |
| 2006-10 | 205,714 |
| 2006-09 | 210,576 |
| 2006-08 | 217,514 |
| 2006-07 | 218,471 |
| 2006-06 | 216,343 |
| 2006-05 | 220,526 |
| 2006-04 | 221,673 |
| 2006-03 | 220,837 |
| 2006-02 | 223,584 |
| 2006-01 | 216,711 |
| 2005-12 | 233,874 |
| 2005-11 | 221,721 |
| 2005-10 | 229,648 |
| 2005-09 | 183,543 |
| 2005-08 | 203,963 |
| 2005-07 | 207,146 |
| 2005-06 | 209,167 |
| 2005-05 | 203,067 |
| 2005-04 | 203,971 |
| 2005-03 | 201,714 |
| 2005-02 | 204,339 |
| 2005-01 | 202,843 |
| 2004-12 | 194,015 |
| 2004-11 | 210,436 |
| 2004-10 | 189,834 |
| 2004-09 | 189,732 |
| 2004-08 | 190,755 |
| 2004-07 | 158,475 |