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Business applications in Washington

Business applications in Washington was 9,874 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 9.5% from August 2025. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count9,874
Change on August 2025+9.5%
Rank16th of 51US states ranked
Series high17,018November 2024
Series low3,061July 2004

Business applications in Washington, July 2004 to August 2026

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05,00010K15K20K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 3,061 count2004-08: 3,564 count2004-09: 3,650 count2004-10: 3,717 count2004-11: 4,005 count2004-12: 3,705 count2005-01: 4,154 count2005-02: 3,991 count2005-03: 3,987 count2005-04: 4,018 count2005-05: 3,903 count2005-06: 4,115 count2005-07: 4,284 count2005-08: 4,265 count2005-09: 3,378 count2005-10: 4,509 count2005-11: 4,639 count2005-12: 4,549 count2006-01: 4,460 count2006-02: 4,458 count2006-03: 4,343 count2006-04: 4,391 count2006-05: 4,450 count2006-06: 4,355 count2006-07: 4,416 count2006-08: 4,374 count2006-09: 4,198 count2006-10: 4,172 count2006-11: 3,851 count2006-12: 4,400 count2007-01: 4,150 count2007-02: 4,515 count2007-03: 4,473 count2007-04: 4,527 count2007-05: 4,586 count2007-06: 4,602 count2007-07: 4,424 count2007-08: 4,245 count2007-09: 4,502 count2007-10: 4,681 count2007-11: 4,249 count2007-12: 4,512 count2008-01: 3,961 count2008-02: 4,232 count2008-03: 4,580 count2008-04: 4,309 count2008-05: 4,254 count2008-06: 4,164 count2008-07: 4,073 count2008-08: 4,261 count2008-09: 4,232 count2008-10: 3,988 count2008-11: 4,003 count2008-12: 3,262 count2009-01: 3,825 count2009-02: 3,701 count2009-03: 3,700 count2009-04: 3,652 count2009-05: 3,745 count2009-06: 3,615 count2009-07: 3,933 count2009-08: 3,805 count2009-09: 3,884 count2009-10: 3,893 count2009-11: 3,996 count2009-12: 3,730 count2010-01: 3,744 count2010-02: 3,817 count2010-03: 3,898 count2010-04: 3,912 count2010-05: 3,943 count2010-06: 3,986 count2010-07: 3,961 count2010-08: 3,687 count2010-09: 4,032 count2010-10: 4,112 count2010-11: 4,172 count2010-12: 3,727 count2011-01: 4,196 count2011-02: 4,616 count2011-03: 3,913 count2011-04: 4,007 count2011-05: 3,442 count2011-06: 4,206 count2011-07: 4,165 count2011-08: 4,010 count2011-09: 4,067 count2011-10: 3,669 count2011-11: 4,105 count2011-12: 4,208 count2012-01: 3,248 count2012-02: 4,060 count2012-03: 4,134 count2012-04: 4,135 count2012-05: 4,082 count2012-06: 3,955 count2012-07: 3,772 count2012-08: 3,906 count2012-09: 3,803 count2012-10: 4,018 count2012-11: 3,799 count2012-12: 4,965 count2013-01: 4,018 count2013-02: 3,990 count2013-03: 3,997 count2013-04: 4,069 count2013-05: 3,715 count2013-06: 3,999 count2013-07: 4,082 count2013-08: 4,167 count2013-09: 3,890 count2013-10: 4,068 count2013-11: 4,295 count2013-12: 4,697 count2014-01: 4,114 count2014-02: 4,189 count2014-03: 4,191 count2014-04: 4,043 count2014-05: 4,198 count2014-06: 4,195 count2014-07: 4,142 count2014-08: 4,139 count2014-09: 4,130 count2014-10: 4,151 count2014-11: 4,344 count2014-12: 3,972 count2015-01: 4,740 count2015-02: 4,363 count2015-03: 4,541 count2015-04: 4,559 count2015-05: 4,475 count2015-06: 4,419 count2015-07: 4,554 count2015-08: 4,408 count2015-09: 4,575 count2015-10: 4,468 count2015-11: 4,408 count2015-12: 4,379 count2016-01: 4,919 count2016-02: 4,667 count2016-03: 4,519 count2016-04: 4,552 count2016-05: 4,688 count2016-06: 4,377 count2016-07: 5,376 count2016-08: 5,082 count2016-09: 5,154 count2016-10: 5,235 count2016-11: 4,885 count2016-12: 4,973 count2017-01: 4,923 count2017-02: 4,950 count2017-03: 4,995 count2017-04: 5,227 count2017-05: 5,211 count2017-06: 5,363 count2017-07: 5,141 count2017-08: 5,239 count2017-09: 5,236 count2017-10: 5,242 count2017-11: 5,387 count2017-12: 5,486 count2018-01: 6,430 count2018-02: 5,801 count2018-03: 5,630 count2018-04: 5,802 count2018-05: 5,698 count2018-06: 5,589 count2018-07: 5,612 count2018-08: 5,578 count2018-09: 5,686 count2018-10: 5,726 count2018-11: 5,790 count2018-12: 5,851 count2019-01: 5,616 count2019-02: 5,527 count2019-03: 5,832 count2019-04: 5,546 count2019-05: 5,521 count2019-06: 6,214 count2019-07: 5,894 count2019-08: 5,958 count2019-09: 6,150 count2019-10: 6,011 count2019-11: 6,203 count2019-12: 6,560 count2020-01: 6,114 count2020-02: 6,325 count2020-03: 5,159 count2020-04: 4,534 count2020-05: 5,213 count2020-06: 6,210 count2020-07: 7,646 count2020-08: 7,649 count2020-09: 6,793 count2020-10: 7,346 count2020-11: 7,102 count2020-12: 6,287 count2021-01: 8,415 count2021-02: 7,428 count2021-03: 7,541 count2021-04: 7,522 count2021-05: 7,791 count2021-06: 7,558 count2021-07: 7,380 count2021-08: 7,433 count2021-09: 7,952 count2021-10: 7,919 count2021-11: 8,584 count2021-12: 7,992 count2022-01: 8,337 count2022-02: 8,339 count2022-03: 7,094 count2022-04: 7,300 count2022-05: 7,334 count2022-06: 6,214 count2022-07: 7,491 count2022-08: 7,576 count2022-09: 7,625 count2022-10: 7,342 count2022-11: 7,424 count2022-12: 7,621 count2023-01: 6,839 count2023-02: 8,074 count2023-03: 7,852 count2023-04: 8,261 count2023-05: 8,378 count2023-06: 8,472 count2023-07: 8,326 count2023-08: 8,498 count2023-09: 8,422 count2023-10: 8,539 count2023-11: 8,070 count2023-12: 8,099 count2024-01: 8,903 count2024-02: 7,976 count2024-03: 8,284 count2024-04: 8,162 count2024-05: 7,720 count2024-06: 8,539 count2024-07: 8,176 count2024-08: 8,425 count2024-09: 8,181 count2024-10: 8,821 count2024-11: 17,018 count2024-12: 14,418 count2025-01: 13,695 count2025-02: 15,446 count2025-03: 16,932 count2025-04: 11,913 count2025-05: 11,101 count2025-06: 9,343 count2025-07: 10,343 count2025-08: 9,016 count2025-09: 9,928 count2025-10: 9,242 count2025-11: 11,009 count2025-12: 9,902 count2026-01: 9,586 count2026-02: 9,428 count2026-03: 10,148 count2026-04: 9,821 count2026-05: 9,917 count2026-06: 10,167 count2026-07: 9,837 count2026-08: 9,874 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-089,874
2026-079,837
2026-0610,167
2026-059,917
2026-049,821
2026-0310,148
2026-029,428
2026-019,586
2025-129,902
2025-1111,009
2025-109,242
2025-099,928
2025-089,016
2025-0710,343
2025-069,343
2025-0511,101
2025-0411,913
2025-0316,932
2025-0215,446
2025-0113,695
2024-1214,418
2024-1117,018
2024-108,821
2024-098,181
2024-088,425
2024-078,176
2024-068,539
2024-057,720
2024-048,162
2024-038,284
2024-027,976
2024-018,903
2023-128,099
2023-118,070
2023-108,539
2023-098,422
2023-088,498
2023-078,326
2023-068,472
2023-058,378
2023-048,261
2023-037,852
2023-028,074
2023-016,839
2022-127,621
2022-117,424
2022-107,342
2022-097,625
2022-087,576
2022-077,491
2022-066,214
2022-057,334
2022-047,300
2022-037,094
2022-028,339
2022-018,337
2021-127,992
2021-118,584
2021-107,919
2021-097,952
2021-087,433
2021-077,380
2021-067,558
2021-057,791
2021-047,522
2021-037,541
2021-027,428
2021-018,415
2020-126,287
2020-117,102
2020-107,346
2020-096,793
2020-087,649
2020-077,646
2020-066,210
2020-055,213
2020-044,534
2020-035,159
2020-026,325
2020-016,114
2019-126,560
2019-116,203
2019-106,011
2019-096,150
2019-085,958
2019-075,894
2019-066,214
2019-055,521
2019-045,546
2019-035,832
2019-025,527
2019-015,616
2018-125,851
2018-115,790
2018-105,726
2018-095,686
2018-085,578
2018-075,612
2018-065,589
2018-055,698
2018-045,802
2018-035,630
2018-025,801
2018-016,430
2017-125,486
2017-115,387
2017-105,242
2017-095,236
2017-085,239
2017-075,141
2017-065,363
2017-055,211
2017-045,227
2017-034,995
2017-024,950
2017-014,923
2016-124,973
2016-114,885
2016-105,235
2016-095,154
2016-085,082
2016-075,376
2016-064,377
2016-054,688
2016-044,552
2016-034,519
2016-024,667
2016-014,919
2015-124,379
2015-114,408
2015-104,468
2015-094,575
2015-084,408
2015-074,554
2015-064,419
2015-054,475
2015-044,559
2015-034,541
2015-024,363
2015-014,740
2014-123,972
2014-114,344
2014-104,151
2014-094,130
2014-084,139
2014-074,142
2014-064,195
2014-054,198
2014-044,043
2014-034,191
2014-024,189
2014-014,114
2013-124,697
2013-114,295
2013-104,068
2013-093,890
2013-084,167
2013-074,082
2013-063,999
2013-053,715
2013-044,069
2013-033,997
2013-023,990
2013-014,018
2012-124,965
2012-113,799
2012-104,018
2012-093,803
2012-083,906
2012-073,772
2012-063,955
2012-054,082
2012-044,135
2012-034,134
2012-024,060
2012-013,248
2011-124,208
2011-114,105
2011-103,669
2011-094,067
2011-084,010
2011-074,165
2011-064,206
2011-053,442
2011-044,007
2011-033,913
2011-024,616
2011-014,196
2010-123,727
2010-114,172
2010-104,112
2010-094,032
2010-083,687
2010-073,961
2010-063,986
2010-053,943
2010-043,912
2010-033,898
2010-023,817
2010-013,744
2009-123,730
2009-113,996
2009-103,893
2009-093,884
2009-083,805
2009-073,933
2009-063,615
2009-053,745
2009-043,652
2009-033,700
2009-023,701
2009-013,825
2008-123,262
2008-114,003
2008-103,988
2008-094,232
2008-084,261
2008-074,073
2008-064,164
2008-054,254
2008-044,309
2008-034,580
2008-024,232
2008-013,961
2007-124,512
2007-114,249
2007-104,681
2007-094,502
2007-084,245
2007-074,424
2007-064,602
2007-054,586
2007-044,527
2007-034,473
2007-024,515
2007-014,150
2006-124,400
2006-113,851
2006-104,172
2006-094,198
2006-084,374
2006-074,416
2006-064,355
2006-054,450
2006-044,391
2006-034,343
2006-024,458
2006-014,460
2005-124,549
2005-114,639
2005-104,509
2005-093,378
2005-084,265
2005-074,284
2005-064,115
2005-053,903
2005-044,018
2005-033,987
2005-023,991
2005-014,154
2004-123,705
2004-114,005
2004-103,717
2004-093,650
2004-083,564
2004-073,061

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Washington9,874
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 Washington?

Business applications in Washington was 9,874 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 9.5% from August 2025. That is the 16th 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 Washington?

17,018 in November 2024, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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