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Business applications in Wisconsin

Business applications in Wisconsin was 6,380 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from August 2025. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count6,380
Change on August 2025+0.5%
Rank27th of 51US states ranked
Series high8,232November 2025
Series low2,476September 2005

Business applications in Wisconsin, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 2,729 count2004-08: 2,830 count2004-09: 2,885 count2004-10: 2,925 count2004-11: 3,113 count2004-12: 2,946 count2005-01: 3,062 count2005-02: 3,051 count2005-03: 3,207 count2005-04: 3,139 count2005-05: 3,229 count2005-06: 3,146 count2005-07: 3,187 count2005-08: 3,205 count2005-09: 2,476 count2005-10: 3,431 count2005-11: 3,287 count2005-12: 3,407 count2006-01: 3,238 count2006-02: 3,315 count2006-03: 3,142 count2006-04: 3,200 count2006-05: 3,255 count2006-06: 3,229 count2006-07: 3,116 count2006-08: 3,095 count2006-09: 3,082 count2006-10: 2,956 count2006-11: 2,771 count2006-12: 3,408 count2007-01: 3,091 count2007-02: 3,126 count2007-03: 3,077 count2007-04: 2,946 count2007-05: 3,117 count2007-06: 3,131 count2007-07: 3,192 count2007-08: 3,131 count2007-09: 3,198 count2007-10: 3,240 count2007-11: 2,921 count2007-12: 3,515 count2008-01: 3,037 count2008-02: 2,960 count2008-03: 3,251 count2008-04: 3,204 count2008-05: 3,068 count2008-06: 3,157 count2008-07: 2,926 count2008-08: 3,281 count2008-09: 3,243 count2008-10: 3,028 count2008-11: 3,079 count2008-12: 2,619 count2009-01: 2,970 count2009-02: 2,939 count2009-03: 2,853 count2009-04: 3,021 count2009-05: 2,908 count2009-06: 2,885 count2009-07: 2,934 count2009-08: 2,936 count2009-09: 2,916 count2009-10: 2,956 count2009-11: 2,981 count2009-12: 2,875 count2010-01: 3,028 count2010-02: 3,131 count2010-03: 3,087 count2010-04: 3,062 count2010-05: 3,120 count2010-06: 3,025 count2010-07: 3,120 count2010-08: 2,904 count2010-09: 3,122 count2010-10: 3,129 count2010-11: 3,065 count2010-12: 3,012 count2011-01: 3,146 count2011-02: 2,939 count2011-03: 2,967 count2011-04: 3,027 count2011-05: 2,565 count2011-06: 3,271 count2011-07: 3,110 count2011-08: 3,021 count2011-09: 2,869 count2011-10: 2,954 count2011-11: 3,174 count2011-12: 3,343 count2012-01: 2,742 count2012-02: 3,123 count2012-03: 3,057 count2012-04: 3,005 count2012-05: 3,196 count2012-06: 2,957 count2012-07: 2,801 count2012-08: 2,876 count2012-09: 2,837 count2012-10: 2,915 count2012-11: 2,881 count2012-12: 3,909 count2013-01: 2,929 count2013-02: 2,877 count2013-03: 3,043 count2013-04: 2,971 count2013-05: 2,901 count2013-06: 2,974 count2013-07: 2,927 count2013-08: 3,111 count2013-09: 2,900 count2013-10: 3,021 count2013-11: 2,945 count2013-12: 3,094 count2014-01: 2,712 count2014-02: 3,043 count2014-03: 2,964 count2014-04: 2,974 count2014-05: 3,084 count2014-06: 3,094 count2014-07: 2,997 count2014-08: 2,975 count2014-09: 3,102 count2014-10: 3,064 count2014-11: 2,908 count2014-12: 2,766 count2015-01: 3,510 count2015-02: 3,024 count2015-03: 3,055 count2015-04: 3,155 count2015-05: 2,911 count2015-06: 3,103 count2015-07: 3,110 count2015-08: 3,202 count2015-09: 3,136 count2015-10: 3,092 count2015-11: 3,205 count2015-12: 2,994 count2016-01: 3,405 count2016-02: 3,000 count2016-03: 2,991 count2016-04: 3,057 count2016-05: 3,390 count2016-06: 2,800 count2016-07: 3,338 count2016-08: 3,068 count2016-09: 3,299 count2016-10: 3,242 count2016-11: 3,128 count2016-12: 3,170 count2017-01: 3,353 count2017-02: 3,375 count2017-03: 3,421 count2017-04: 3,243 count2017-05: 3,423 count2017-06: 3,286 count2017-07: 3,456 count2017-08: 3,541 count2017-09: 3,402 count2017-10: 3,516 count2017-11: 3,668 count2017-12: 3,650 count2018-01: 3,905 count2018-02: 3,933 count2018-03: 3,769 count2018-04: 3,773 count2018-05: 3,691 count2018-06: 3,891 count2018-07: 3,733 count2018-08: 3,842 count2018-09: 3,781 count2018-10: 3,582 count2018-11: 3,753 count2018-12: 3,849 count2019-01: 3,526 count2019-02: 3,603 count2019-03: 3,743 count2019-04: 3,767 count2019-05: 3,584 count2019-06: 3,613 count2019-07: 3,349 count2019-08: 3,731 count2019-09: 3,729 count2019-10: 3,748 count2019-11: 3,683 count2019-12: 3,833 count2020-01: 3,522 count2020-02: 3,637 count2020-03: 3,118 count2020-04: 3,084 count2020-05: 3,829 count2020-06: 4,575 count2020-07: 6,909 count2020-08: 5,500 count2020-09: 5,110 count2020-10: 4,996 count2020-11: 4,632 count2020-12: 4,232 count2021-01: 6,031 count2021-02: 5,098 count2021-03: 5,589 count2021-04: 6,161 count2021-05: 5,588 count2021-06: 5,240 count2021-07: 5,050 count2021-08: 5,222 count2021-09: 5,201 count2021-10: 5,364 count2021-11: 5,520 count2021-12: 5,339 count2022-01: 5,481 count2022-02: 5,348 count2022-03: 5,281 count2022-04: 5,882 count2022-05: 5,456 count2022-06: 4,968 count2022-07: 5,294 count2022-08: 5,410 count2022-09: 5,469 count2022-10: 5,419 count2022-11: 5,305 count2022-12: 5,448 count2023-01: 5,292 count2023-02: 5,492 count2023-03: 5,384 count2023-04: 5,278 count2023-05: 5,451 count2023-06: 5,491 count2023-07: 5,738 count2023-08: 5,584 count2023-09: 5,547 count2023-10: 5,582 count2023-11: 5,338 count2023-12: 5,355 count2024-01: 5,405 count2024-02: 5,385 count2024-03: 5,852 count2024-04: 4,902 count2024-05: 4,957 count2024-06: 5,040 count2024-07: 4,979 count2024-08: 5,237 count2024-09: 5,066 count2024-10: 5,073 count2024-11: 5,059 count2024-12: 5,184 count2025-01: 4,444 count2025-02: 5,081 count2025-03: 5,337 count2025-04: 5,355 count2025-05: 5,338 count2025-06: 5,672 count2025-07: 5,514 count2025-08: 6,349 count2025-09: 7,314 count2025-10: 6,737 count2025-11: 8,232 count2025-12: 6,420 count2026-01: 7,173 count2026-02: 6,054 count2026-03: 5,927 count2026-04: 6,243 count2026-05: 6,314 count2026-06: 6,093 count2026-07: 7,629 count2026-08: 6,380 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-086,380
2026-077,629
2026-066,093
2026-056,314
2026-046,243
2026-035,927
2026-026,054
2026-017,173
2025-126,420
2025-118,232
2025-106,737
2025-097,314
2025-086,349
2025-075,514
2025-065,672
2025-055,338
2025-045,355
2025-035,337
2025-025,081
2025-014,444
2024-125,184
2024-115,059
2024-105,073
2024-095,066
2024-085,237
2024-074,979
2024-065,040
2024-054,957
2024-044,902
2024-035,852
2024-025,385
2024-015,405
2023-125,355
2023-115,338
2023-105,582
2023-095,547
2023-085,584
2023-075,738
2023-065,491
2023-055,451
2023-045,278
2023-035,384
2023-025,492
2023-015,292
2022-125,448
2022-115,305
2022-105,419
2022-095,469
2022-085,410
2022-075,294
2022-064,968
2022-055,456
2022-045,882
2022-035,281
2022-025,348
2022-015,481
2021-125,339
2021-115,520
2021-105,364
2021-095,201
2021-085,222
2021-075,050
2021-065,240
2021-055,588
2021-046,161
2021-035,589
2021-025,098
2021-016,031
2020-124,232
2020-114,632
2020-104,996
2020-095,110
2020-085,500
2020-076,909
2020-064,575
2020-053,829
2020-043,084
2020-033,118
2020-023,637
2020-013,522
2019-123,833
2019-113,683
2019-103,748
2019-093,729
2019-083,731
2019-073,349
2019-063,613
2019-053,584
2019-043,767
2019-033,743
2019-023,603
2019-013,526
2018-123,849
2018-113,753
2018-103,582
2018-093,781
2018-083,842
2018-073,733
2018-063,891
2018-053,691
2018-043,773
2018-033,769
2018-023,933
2018-013,905
2017-123,650
2017-113,668
2017-103,516
2017-093,402
2017-083,541
2017-073,456
2017-063,286
2017-053,423
2017-043,243
2017-033,421
2017-023,375
2017-013,353
2016-123,170
2016-113,128
2016-103,242
2016-093,299
2016-083,068
2016-073,338
2016-062,800
2016-053,390
2016-043,057
2016-032,991
2016-023,000
2016-013,405
2015-122,994
2015-113,205
2015-103,092
2015-093,136
2015-083,202
2015-073,110
2015-063,103
2015-052,911
2015-043,155
2015-033,055
2015-023,024
2015-013,510
2014-122,766
2014-112,908
2014-103,064
2014-093,102
2014-082,975
2014-072,997
2014-063,094
2014-053,084
2014-042,974
2014-032,964
2014-023,043
2014-012,712
2013-123,094
2013-112,945
2013-103,021
2013-092,900
2013-083,111
2013-072,927
2013-062,974
2013-052,901
2013-042,971
2013-033,043
2013-022,877
2013-012,929
2012-123,909
2012-112,881
2012-102,915
2012-092,837
2012-082,876
2012-072,801
2012-062,957
2012-053,196
2012-043,005
2012-033,057
2012-023,123
2012-012,742
2011-123,343
2011-113,174
2011-102,954
2011-092,869
2011-083,021
2011-073,110
2011-063,271
2011-052,565
2011-043,027
2011-032,967
2011-022,939
2011-013,146
2010-123,012
2010-113,065
2010-103,129
2010-093,122
2010-082,904
2010-073,120
2010-063,025
2010-053,120
2010-043,062
2010-033,087
2010-023,131
2010-013,028
2009-122,875
2009-112,981
2009-102,956
2009-092,916
2009-082,936
2009-072,934
2009-062,885
2009-052,908
2009-043,021
2009-032,853
2009-022,939
2009-012,970
2008-122,619
2008-113,079
2008-103,028
2008-093,243
2008-083,281
2008-072,926
2008-063,157
2008-053,068
2008-043,204
2008-033,251
2008-022,960
2008-013,037
2007-123,515
2007-112,921
2007-103,240
2007-093,198
2007-083,131
2007-073,192
2007-063,131
2007-053,117
2007-042,946
2007-033,077
2007-023,126
2007-013,091
2006-123,408
2006-112,771
2006-102,956
2006-093,082
2006-083,095
2006-073,116
2006-063,229
2006-053,255
2006-043,200
2006-033,142
2006-023,315
2006-013,238
2005-123,407
2005-113,287
2005-103,431
2005-092,476
2005-083,205
2005-073,187
2005-063,146
2005-053,229
2005-043,139
2005-033,207
2005-023,051
2005-013,062
2004-122,946
2004-113,113
2004-102,925
2004-092,885
2004-082,830
2004-072,729

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Wisconsin6,380
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 Wisconsin?

Business applications in Wisconsin was 6,380 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from August 2025. That is the 27th 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 Wisconsin?

8,232 in November 2025, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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