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US states by business applications, August 2026

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in August 2026, at 61,380. Vermont had the lowest, at 783. The median was 6,751 and the figure for the United States was 531,728. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61,380Florida
Lowest783Vermont
Median6,75151 states
United States531,728History

All states, August 2026

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FloridaFlorida: 61,380 count61,380CaliforniaCalifornia: 55,619 count55,619TexasTexas: 48,692 count48,692New YorkNew York: 26,762 count26,762GeorgiaGeorgia: 23,383 count23,383North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 16,692 count16,692IllinoisIllinois: 16,559 count16,559New JerseyNew Jersey: 15,873 count15,873ColoradoColorado: 15,602 count15,602MichiganMichigan: 14,883 count14,883OhioOhio: 14,822 count14,822PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 14,285 count14,285VirginiaVirginia: 13,103 count13,103ArizonaArizona: 12,399 count12,399MissouriMissouri: 11,239 count11,239WashingtonWashington: 9,874 count9,874TennesseeTennessee: 9,613 count9,613MarylandMaryland: 8,922 count8,922South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 8,406 count8,406IndianaIndiana: 8,363 count8,363MinnesotaMinnesota: 8,078 count8,078UtahUtah: 7,682 count7,682MassachusettsMassachusetts: 7,596 count7,596WyomingWyoming: 7,171 count7,171LouisianaLouisiana: 6,793 count6,793KentuckyKentucky: 6,751 count6,751WisconsinWisconsin: 6,380 count6,380AlabamaAlabama: 6,206 count6,206NevadaNevada: 5,757 count5,757MississippiMississippi: 5,561 count5,561OregonOregon: 5,500 count5,500OklahomaOklahoma: 5,318 count5,318DelawareDelaware: 4,985 count4,985ConnecticutConnecticut: 4,916 count4,916KansasKansas: 3,941 count3,941New MexicoNew Mexico: 3,901 count3,901ArkansasArkansas: 3,813 count3,813IdahoIdaho: 3,431 count3,431IowaIowa: 3,337 count3,337MontanaMontana: 2,897 count2,897NebraskaNebraska: 1,995 count1,995New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,797 count1,797West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,734 count1,734MaineMaine: 1,538 count1,538HawaiiHawaii: 1,450 count1,450AlaskaAlaska: 1,413 count1,413South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1,270 count1,270District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,243 count1,243Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,114 count1,114North DakotaNorth Dakota: 906 count906VermontVermont: 783 count783
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
count		Change on August 2025
1Florida61,380+5.9%
2California55,619+26%
3Texas48,692+7.6%
4New York26,762+4.6%
5Georgia23,383+11.2%
6North Carolina16,692-2.6%
7Illinois16,559+7.7%
8New Jersey15,873+20.7%
9Colorado15,602+30.6%
10Michigan14,883+12.5%
11Ohio14,822+12.2%
12Pennsylvania14,285+4.8%
13Virginia13,103+5.4%
14Arizona12,399+16.6%
15Missouri11,239+18.8%
16Washington9,874+9.5%
17Tennessee9,613+2%
18Maryland8,922+2.6%
19South Carolina8,406-7.4%
20Indiana8,363+13.2%
21Minnesota8,078+26.7%
22Utah7,682+22%
23Massachusetts7,596+6.6%
24Wyoming7,171+5%
25Louisiana6,793+14.8%
26Kentucky6,751+28.7%
27Wisconsin6,380+0.5%
28Alabama6,206+12.5%
29Nevada5,757+5.1%
30Mississippi5,561+31.1%
31Oregon5,500+10.5%
32Oklahoma5,318+15.4%
33Delaware4,985-2.3%
34Connecticut4,916+19.1%
35Kansas3,941+20.7%
36New Mexico3,901+11.2%
37Arkansas3,813+15.5%
38Idaho3,431+29.6%
39Iowa3,337+7.3%
40Montana2,897+11%
41Nebraska1,995-2.2%
42New Hampshire1,797+23.3%
43West Virginia1,734+31.7%
44Maine1,538+39.6%
45Hawaii1,450-10.1%
46Alaska1,413+67.8%
47South Dakota1,270+19%
48District of Columbia1,243-2.2%
49Rhode Island1,114+11.3%
50North Dakota906+21.8%
51Vermont783+35.5%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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Questions

Which state has the highest business applications?

Florida, with 61,380 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 783 in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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