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Business applications in West Virginia

Business applications in West Virginia was 1,734 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 31.7% from August 2025. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count1,734
Change on August 2025+31.7%
Rank43rd of 51US states ranked
Series high1,734August 2026
Series low591May 2011

Business applications in West Virginia, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

5007501,0001,2501,5001,7502004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 593 count2004-08: 728 count2004-09: 686 count2004-10: 695 count2004-11: 717 count2004-12: 666 count2005-01: 758 count2005-02: 729 count2005-03: 758 count2005-04: 753 count2005-05: 774 count2005-06: 796 count2005-07: 733 count2005-08: 701 count2005-09: 656 count2005-10: 838 count2005-11: 798 count2005-12: 840 count2006-01: 786 count2006-02: 830 count2006-03: 791 count2006-04: 801 count2006-05: 797 count2006-06: 756 count2006-07: 788 count2006-08: 758 count2006-09: 778 count2006-10: 745 count2006-11: 687 count2006-12: 895 count2007-01: 719 count2007-02: 748 count2007-03: 718 count2007-04: 758 count2007-05: 749 count2007-06: 720 count2007-07: 823 count2007-08: 792 count2007-09: 779 count2007-10: 829 count2007-11: 822 count2007-12: 956 count2008-01: 782 count2008-02: 790 count2008-03: 824 count2008-04: 738 count2008-05: 779 count2008-06: 633 count2008-07: 741 count2008-08: 801 count2008-09: 785 count2008-10: 710 count2008-11: 689 count2008-12: 654 count2009-01: 687 count2009-02: 642 count2009-03: 668 count2009-04: 682 count2009-05: 646 count2009-06: 727 count2009-07: 663 count2009-08: 711 count2009-09: 668 count2009-10: 652 count2009-11: 645 count2009-12: 656 count2010-01: 647 count2010-02: 629 count2010-03: 651 count2010-04: 714 count2010-05: 715 count2010-06: 693 count2010-07: 720 count2010-08: 664 count2010-09: 709 count2010-10: 725 count2010-11: 767 count2010-12: 669 count2011-01: 678 count2011-02: 710 count2011-03: 703 count2011-04: 624 count2011-05: 591 count2011-06: 669 count2011-07: 735 count2011-08: 671 count2011-09: 652 count2011-10: 658 count2011-11: 793 count2011-12: 769 count2012-01: 613 count2012-02: 826 count2012-03: 702 count2012-04: 730 count2012-05: 765 count2012-06: 711 count2012-07: 665 count2012-08: 665 count2012-09: 718 count2012-10: 696 count2012-11: 631 count2012-12: 873 count2013-01: 697 count2013-02: 665 count2013-03: 684 count2013-04: 708 count2013-05: 661 count2013-06: 646 count2013-07: 693 count2013-08: 706 count2013-09: 688 count2013-10: 726 count2013-11: 704 count2013-12: 704 count2014-01: 664 count2014-02: 687 count2014-03: 704 count2014-04: 695 count2014-05: 708 count2014-06: 798 count2014-07: 722 count2014-08: 757 count2014-09: 728 count2014-10: 716 count2014-11: 700 count2014-12: 638 count2015-01: 806 count2015-02: 679 count2015-03: 664 count2015-04: 717 count2015-05: 660 count2015-06: 717 count2015-07: 717 count2015-08: 730 count2015-09: 762 count2015-10: 766 count2015-11: 699 count2015-12: 758 count2016-01: 819 count2016-02: 814 count2016-03: 793 count2016-04: 781 count2016-05: 853 count2016-06: 728 count2016-07: 778 count2016-08: 758 count2016-09: 743 count2016-10: 756 count2016-11: 790 count2016-12: 682 count2017-01: 810 count2017-02: 822 count2017-03: 811 count2017-04: 802 count2017-05: 865 count2017-06: 954 count2017-07: 875 count2017-08: 819 count2017-09: 859 count2017-10: 889 count2017-11: 876 count2017-12: 932 count2018-01: 940 count2018-02: 917 count2018-03: 947 count2018-04: 1,008 count2018-05: 979 count2018-06: 932 count2018-07: 982 count2018-08: 980 count2018-09: 797 count2018-10: 823 count2018-11: 974 count2018-12: 909 count2019-01: 847 count2019-02: 872 count2019-03: 881 count2019-04: 791 count2019-05: 771 count2019-06: 815 count2019-07: 779 count2019-08: 849 count2019-09: 854 count2019-10: 852 count2019-11: 808 count2019-12: 852 count2020-01: 866 count2020-02: 869 count2020-03: 647 count2020-04: 666 count2020-05: 764 count2020-06: 992 count2020-07: 1,012 count2020-08: 1,156 count2020-09: 1,070 count2020-10: 1,082 count2020-11: 1,069 count2020-12: 770 count2021-01: 1,111 count2021-02: 967 count2021-03: 1,019 count2021-04: 1,325 count2021-05: 1,168 count2021-06: 1,148 count2021-07: 1,095 count2021-08: 1,098 count2021-09: 1,091 count2021-10: 1,102 count2021-11: 1,146 count2021-12: 1,151 count2022-01: 1,148 count2022-02: 1,210 count2022-03: 1,133 count2022-04: 1,193 count2022-05: 1,133 count2022-06: 1,143 count2022-07: 1,153 count2022-08: 1,079 count2022-09: 1,186 count2022-10: 1,150 count2022-11: 1,197 count2022-12: 1,114 count2023-01: 1,288 count2023-02: 1,169 count2023-03: 1,224 count2023-04: 1,238 count2023-05: 1,252 count2023-06: 1,304 count2023-07: 1,383 count2023-08: 1,363 count2023-09: 1,337 count2023-10: 1,295 count2023-11: 1,247 count2023-12: 1,172 count2024-01: 1,263 count2024-02: 1,449 count2024-03: 1,347 count2024-04: 1,211 count2024-05: 1,222 count2024-06: 1,183 count2024-07: 1,173 count2024-08: 1,253 count2024-09: 1,254 count2024-10: 1,317 count2024-11: 1,267 count2024-12: 1,233 count2025-01: 1,026 count2025-02: 1,204 count2025-03: 1,254 count2025-04: 1,452 count2025-05: 1,320 count2025-06: 1,362 count2025-07: 1,544 count2025-08: 1,317 count2025-09: 1,349 count2025-10: 1,368 count2025-11: 1,473 count2025-12: 1,631 count2026-01: 1,534 count2026-02: 1,530 count2026-03: 1,521 count2026-04: 1,668 count2026-05: 1,672 count2026-06: 1,689 count2026-07: 1,654 count2026-08: 1,734 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-081,734
2026-071,654
2026-061,689
2026-051,672
2026-041,668
2026-031,521
2026-021,530
2026-011,534
2025-121,631
2025-111,473
2025-101,368
2025-091,349
2025-081,317
2025-071,544
2025-061,362
2025-051,320
2025-041,452
2025-031,254
2025-021,204
2025-011,026
2024-121,233
2024-111,267
2024-101,317
2024-091,254
2024-081,253
2024-071,173
2024-061,183
2024-051,222
2024-041,211
2024-031,347
2024-021,449
2024-011,263
2023-121,172
2023-111,247
2023-101,295
2023-091,337
2023-081,363
2023-071,383
2023-061,304
2023-051,252
2023-041,238
2023-031,224
2023-021,169
2023-011,288
2022-121,114
2022-111,197
2022-101,150
2022-091,186
2022-081,079
2022-071,153
2022-061,143
2022-051,133
2022-041,193
2022-031,133
2022-021,210
2022-011,148
2021-121,151
2021-111,146
2021-101,102
2021-091,091
2021-081,098
2021-071,095
2021-061,148
2021-051,168
2021-041,325
2021-031,019
2021-02967
2021-011,111
2020-12770
2020-111,069
2020-101,082
2020-091,070
2020-081,156
2020-071,012
2020-06992
2020-05764
2020-04666
2020-03647
2020-02869
2020-01866
2019-12852
2019-11808
2019-10852
2019-09854
2019-08849
2019-07779
2019-06815
2019-05771
2019-04791
2019-03881
2019-02872
2019-01847
2018-12909
2018-11974
2018-10823
2018-09797
2018-08980
2018-07982
2018-06932
2018-05979
2018-041,008
2018-03947
2018-02917
2018-01940
2017-12932
2017-11876
2017-10889
2017-09859
2017-08819
2017-07875
2017-06954
2017-05865
2017-04802
2017-03811
2017-02822
2017-01810
2016-12682
2016-11790
2016-10756
2016-09743
2016-08758
2016-07778
2016-06728
2016-05853
2016-04781
2016-03793
2016-02814
2016-01819
2015-12758
2015-11699
2015-10766
2015-09762
2015-08730
2015-07717
2015-06717
2015-05660
2015-04717
2015-03664
2015-02679
2015-01806
2014-12638
2014-11700
2014-10716
2014-09728
2014-08757
2014-07722
2014-06798
2014-05708
2014-04695
2014-03704
2014-02687
2014-01664
2013-12704
2013-11704
2013-10726
2013-09688
2013-08706
2013-07693
2013-06646
2013-05661
2013-04708
2013-03684
2013-02665
2013-01697
2012-12873
2012-11631
2012-10696
2012-09718
2012-08665
2012-07665
2012-06711
2012-05765
2012-04730
2012-03702
2012-02826
2012-01613
2011-12769
2011-11793
2011-10658
2011-09652
2011-08671
2011-07735
2011-06669
2011-05591
2011-04624
2011-03703
2011-02710
2011-01678
2010-12669
2010-11767
2010-10725
2010-09709
2010-08664
2010-07720
2010-06693
2010-05715
2010-04714
2010-03651
2010-02629
2010-01647
2009-12656
2009-11645
2009-10652
2009-09668
2009-08711
2009-07663
2009-06727
2009-05646
2009-04682
2009-03668
2009-02642
2009-01687
2008-12654
2008-11689
2008-10710
2008-09785
2008-08801
2008-07741
2008-06633
2008-05779
2008-04738
2008-03824
2008-02790
2008-01782
2007-12956
2007-11822
2007-10829
2007-09779
2007-08792
2007-07823
2007-06720
2007-05749
2007-04758
2007-03718
2007-02748
2007-01719
2006-12895
2006-11687
2006-10745
2006-09778
2006-08758
2006-07788
2006-06756
2006-05797
2006-04801
2006-03791
2006-02830
2006-01786
2005-12840
2005-11798
2005-10838
2005-09656
2005-08701
2005-07733
2005-06796
2005-05774
2005-04753
2005-03758
2005-02729
2005-01758
2004-12666
2004-11717
2004-10695
2004-09686
2004-08728
2004-07593

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
West Virginia1,734
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 West Virginia?

Business applications in West Virginia was 1,734 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 31.7% from August 2025. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

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 West Virginia?

1,734 in August 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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