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Business applications in Virginia

Business applications in Virginia was 13,103 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.4% from August 2025. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count13,103
Change on August 2025+5.4%
Rank13th of 51US states ranked
Series high13,259December 2025
Series low3,905July 2004

Business applications in Virginia, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K14K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 3,905 count2004-08: 4,988 count2004-09: 4,896 count2004-10: 5,126 count2004-11: 5,233 count2004-12: 5,066 count2005-01: 5,239 count2005-02: 5,097 count2005-03: 5,181 count2005-04: 5,112 count2005-05: 5,191 count2005-06: 5,298 count2005-07: 5,217 count2005-08: 5,238 count2005-09: 5,094 count2005-10: 5,868 count2005-11: 5,645 count2005-12: 6,035 count2006-01: 5,365 count2006-02: 5,882 count2006-03: 5,668 count2006-04: 5,768 count2006-05: 5,554 count2006-06: 5,529 count2006-07: 5,454 count2006-08: 5,777 count2006-09: 5,518 count2006-10: 5,279 count2006-11: 5,191 count2006-12: 6,639 count2007-01: 5,274 count2007-02: 5,468 count2007-03: 5,564 count2007-04: 5,578 count2007-05: 5,618 count2007-06: 5,685 count2007-07: 5,625 count2007-08: 5,640 count2007-09: 5,569 count2007-10: 5,959 count2007-11: 5,555 count2007-12: 6,606 count2008-01: 5,270 count2008-02: 5,405 count2008-03: 5,474 count2008-04: 5,331 count2008-05: 5,472 count2008-06: 5,331 count2008-07: 5,384 count2008-08: 5,791 count2008-09: 5,638 count2008-10: 5,517 count2008-11: 5,299 count2008-12: 5,096 count2009-01: 5,383 count2009-02: 5,094 count2009-03: 5,141 count2009-04: 5,225 count2009-05: 5,269 count2009-06: 5,265 count2009-07: 5,447 count2009-08: 5,301 count2009-09: 5,332 count2009-10: 5,147 count2009-11: 5,340 count2009-12: 5,301 count2010-01: 5,137 count2010-02: 4,335 count2010-03: 5,085 count2010-04: 5,354 count2010-05: 5,215 count2010-06: 5,087 count2010-07: 5,203 count2010-08: 5,178 count2010-09: 5,172 count2010-10: 5,260 count2010-11: 5,466 count2010-12: 5,210 count2011-01: 5,317 count2011-02: 5,482 count2011-03: 5,384 count2011-04: 5,177 count2011-05: 4,690 count2011-06: 5,561 count2011-07: 5,389 count2011-08: 5,521 count2011-09: 5,353 count2011-10: 5,279 count2011-11: 5,660 count2011-12: 6,160 count2012-01: 4,920 count2012-02: 5,613 count2012-03: 5,772 count2012-04: 5,654 count2012-05: 5,723 count2012-06: 5,588 count2012-07: 5,444 count2012-08: 5,410 count2012-09: 5,427 count2012-10: 5,507 count2012-11: 5,468 count2012-12: 7,318 count2013-01: 5,814 count2013-02: 5,676 count2013-03: 5,718 count2013-04: 5,563 count2013-05: 5,554 count2013-06: 5,484 count2013-07: 5,842 count2013-08: 5,819 count2013-09: 5,706 count2013-10: 5,997 count2013-11: 5,770 count2013-12: 5,944 count2014-01: 5,561 count2014-02: 5,840 count2014-03: 5,865 count2014-04: 5,914 count2014-05: 5,828 count2014-06: 5,978 count2014-07: 5,868 count2014-08: 5,822 count2014-09: 6,010 count2014-10: 5,900 count2014-11: 5,879 count2014-12: 5,500 count2015-01: 6,658 count2015-02: 5,895 count2015-03: 5,766 count2015-04: 5,939 count2015-05: 5,799 count2015-06: 6,073 count2015-07: 6,150 count2015-08: 6,175 count2015-09: 6,299 count2015-10: 6,224 count2015-11: 6,213 count2015-12: 5,979 count2016-01: 6,411 count2016-02: 6,073 count2016-03: 6,064 count2016-04: 6,418 count2016-05: 6,775 count2016-06: 5,381 count2016-07: 6,751 count2016-08: 6,287 count2016-09: 6,471 count2016-10: 6,354 count2016-11: 6,348 count2016-12: 6,592 count2017-01: 6,717 count2017-02: 6,652 count2017-03: 6,510 count2017-04: 6,653 count2017-05: 6,676 count2017-06: 6,663 count2017-07: 6,724 count2017-08: 6,930 count2017-09: 7,012 count2017-10: 6,933 count2017-11: 7,098 count2017-12: 7,083 count2018-01: 7,334 count2018-02: 7,221 count2018-03: 7,243 count2018-04: 7,054 count2018-05: 7,183 count2018-06: 7,225 count2018-07: 7,110 count2018-08: 7,337 count2018-09: 7,179 count2018-10: 7,046 count2018-11: 7,383 count2018-12: 7,480 count2019-01: 7,031 count2019-02: 7,548 count2019-03: 7,641 count2019-04: 7,300 count2019-05: 7,199 count2019-06: 7,396 count2019-07: 7,251 count2019-08: 7,042 count2019-09: 7,716 count2019-10: 7,590 count2019-11: 7,394 count2019-12: 7,227 count2020-01: 7,070 count2020-02: 7,256 count2020-03: 6,331 count2020-04: 6,184 count2020-05: 7,726 count2020-06: 9,450 count2020-07: 12,482 count2020-08: 11,865 count2020-09: 10,398 count2020-10: 10,388 count2020-11: 9,756 count2020-12: 8,966 count2021-01: 12,677 count2021-02: 10,646 count2021-03: 10,935 count2021-04: 11,583 count2021-05: 12,091 count2021-06: 10,580 count2021-07: 10,548 count2021-08: 10,492 count2021-09: 10,373 count2021-10: 10,369 count2021-11: 10,633 count2021-12: 10,688 count2022-01: 10,477 count2022-02: 10,754 count2022-03: 10,374 count2022-04: 12,123 count2022-05: 10,374 count2022-06: 9,188 count2022-07: 9,818 count2022-08: 9,988 count2022-09: 10,155 count2022-10: 10,432 count2022-11: 10,089 count2022-12: 10,251 count2023-01: 10,601 count2023-02: 10,188 count2023-03: 10,505 count2023-04: 10,305 count2023-05: 11,173 count2023-06: 11,651 count2023-07: 11,132 count2023-08: 11,310 count2023-09: 12,670 count2023-10: 11,700 count2023-11: 10,421 count2023-12: 10,426 count2024-01: 11,239 count2024-02: 10,708 count2024-03: 9,831 count2024-04: 10,644 count2024-05: 10,339 count2024-06: 10,200 count2024-07: 10,473 count2024-08: 10,256 count2024-09: 10,549 count2024-10: 10,490 count2024-11: 11,023 count2024-12: 11,015 count2025-01: 9,083 count2025-02: 9,782 count2025-03: 10,552 count2025-04: 10,661 count2025-05: 10,574 count2025-06: 11,056 count2025-07: 13,216 count2025-08: 12,431 count2025-09: 12,748 count2025-10: 12,371 count2025-11: 12,770 count2025-12: 13,259 count2026-01: 12,459 count2026-02: 12,015 count2026-03: 12,050 count2026-04: 12,210 count2026-05: 12,939 count2026-06: 12,779 count2026-07: 12,795 count2026-08: 13,103 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0813,103
2026-0712,795
2026-0612,779
2026-0512,939
2026-0412,210
2026-0312,050
2026-0212,015
2026-0112,459
2025-1213,259
2025-1112,770
2025-1012,371
2025-0912,748
2025-0812,431
2025-0713,216
2025-0611,056
2025-0510,574
2025-0410,661
2025-0310,552
2025-029,782
2025-019,083
2024-1211,015
2024-1111,023
2024-1010,490
2024-0910,549
2024-0810,256
2024-0710,473
2024-0610,200
2024-0510,339
2024-0410,644
2024-039,831
2024-0210,708
2024-0111,239
2023-1210,426
2023-1110,421
2023-1011,700
2023-0912,670
2023-0811,310
2023-0711,132
2023-0611,651
2023-0511,173
2023-0410,305
2023-0310,505
2023-0210,188
2023-0110,601
2022-1210,251
2022-1110,089
2022-1010,432
2022-0910,155
2022-089,988
2022-079,818
2022-069,188
2022-0510,374
2022-0412,123
2022-0310,374
2022-0210,754
2022-0110,477
2021-1210,688
2021-1110,633
2021-1010,369
2021-0910,373
2021-0810,492
2021-0710,548
2021-0610,580
2021-0512,091
2021-0411,583
2021-0310,935
2021-0210,646
2021-0112,677
2020-128,966
2020-119,756
2020-1010,388
2020-0910,398
2020-0811,865
2020-0712,482
2020-069,450
2020-057,726
2020-046,184
2020-036,331
2020-027,256
2020-017,070
2019-127,227
2019-117,394
2019-107,590
2019-097,716
2019-087,042
2019-077,251
2019-067,396
2019-057,199
2019-047,300
2019-037,641
2019-027,548
2019-017,031
2018-127,480
2018-117,383
2018-107,046
2018-097,179
2018-087,337
2018-077,110
2018-067,225
2018-057,183
2018-047,054
2018-037,243
2018-027,221
2018-017,334
2017-127,083
2017-117,098
2017-106,933
2017-097,012
2017-086,930
2017-076,724
2017-066,663
2017-056,676
2017-046,653
2017-036,510
2017-026,652
2017-016,717
2016-126,592
2016-116,348
2016-106,354
2016-096,471
2016-086,287
2016-076,751
2016-065,381
2016-056,775
2016-046,418
2016-036,064
2016-026,073
2016-016,411
2015-125,979
2015-116,213
2015-106,224
2015-096,299
2015-086,175
2015-076,150
2015-066,073
2015-055,799
2015-045,939
2015-035,766
2015-025,895
2015-016,658
2014-125,500
2014-115,879
2014-105,900
2014-096,010
2014-085,822
2014-075,868
2014-065,978
2014-055,828
2014-045,914
2014-035,865
2014-025,840
2014-015,561
2013-125,944
2013-115,770
2013-105,997
2013-095,706
2013-085,819
2013-075,842
2013-065,484
2013-055,554
2013-045,563
2013-035,718
2013-025,676
2013-015,814
2012-127,318
2012-115,468
2012-105,507
2012-095,427
2012-085,410
2012-075,444
2012-065,588
2012-055,723
2012-045,654
2012-035,772
2012-025,613
2012-014,920
2011-126,160
2011-115,660
2011-105,279
2011-095,353
2011-085,521
2011-075,389
2011-065,561
2011-054,690
2011-045,177
2011-035,384
2011-025,482
2011-015,317
2010-125,210
2010-115,466
2010-105,260
2010-095,172
2010-085,178
2010-075,203
2010-065,087
2010-055,215
2010-045,354
2010-035,085
2010-024,335
2010-015,137
2009-125,301
2009-115,340
2009-105,147
2009-095,332
2009-085,301
2009-075,447
2009-065,265
2009-055,269
2009-045,225
2009-035,141
2009-025,094
2009-015,383
2008-125,096
2008-115,299
2008-105,517
2008-095,638
2008-085,791
2008-075,384
2008-065,331
2008-055,472
2008-045,331
2008-035,474
2008-025,405
2008-015,270
2007-126,606
2007-115,555
2007-105,959
2007-095,569
2007-085,640
2007-075,625
2007-065,685
2007-055,618
2007-045,578
2007-035,564
2007-025,468
2007-015,274
2006-126,639
2006-115,191
2006-105,279
2006-095,518
2006-085,777
2006-075,454
2006-065,529
2006-055,554
2006-045,768
2006-035,668
2006-025,882
2006-015,365
2005-126,035
2005-115,645
2005-105,868
2005-095,094
2005-085,238
2005-075,217
2005-065,298
2005-055,191
2005-045,112
2005-035,181
2005-025,097
2005-015,239
2004-125,066
2004-115,233
2004-105,126
2004-094,896
2004-084,988
2004-073,905

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Virginia13,103
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 Virginia?

Business applications in Virginia was 13,103 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.4% from August 2025. That is the 13th 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 Virginia?

13,259 in December 2025, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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