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US states by business applications

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in September 2025, at 56,617. Vermont had the lowest, at 674. The median was 6,721 and the figure for the United States was 510,794. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56,617Florida
Lowest674Vermont
Median6,72151 states
United States510,794History

All states, September 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

FloridaFlorida: 56,617 count56,617TexasTexas: 50,272 count50,272CaliforniaCalifornia: 47,983 count47,983New YorkNew York: 25,809 count25,809GeorgiaGeorgia: 22,421 count22,421North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 18,506 count18,506IllinoisIllinois: 16,935 count16,935OhioOhio: 15,713 count15,713MichiganMichigan: 14,455 count14,455PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 14,025 count14,025ArizonaArizona: 13,853 count13,853New JerseyNew Jersey: 13,589 count13,589VirginiaVirginia: 12,748 count12,748ColoradoColorado: 12,072 count12,072TennesseeTennessee: 10,934 count10,934MissouriMissouri: 10,375 count10,375WashingtonWashington: 9,928 count9,928South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 8,854 count8,854MarylandMaryland: 8,351 count8,351IndianaIndiana: 7,529 count7,529LouisianaLouisiana: 7,360 count7,360WisconsinWisconsin: 7,314 count7,314MinnesotaMinnesota: 7,187 count7,187AlabamaAlabama: 7,021 count7,021UtahUtah: 6,736 count6,736WyomingWyoming: 6,721 count6,721MassachusettsMassachusetts: 6,644 count6,644KentuckyKentucky: 6,220 count6,220NevadaNevada: 6,048 count6,048MississippiMississippi: 5,284 count5,284DelawareDelaware: 5,048 count5,048OregonOregon: 4,909 count4,909OklahomaOklahoma: 4,707 count4,707ConnecticutConnecticut: 4,213 count4,213New MexicoNew Mexico: 4,061 count4,061KansasKansas: 3,857 count3,857ArkansasArkansas: 3,443 count3,443IowaIowa: 3,336 count3,336MontanaMontana: 2,972 count2,972IdahoIdaho: 2,952 count2,952NebraskaNebraska: 2,243 count2,243HawaiiHawaii: 1,743 count1,743New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,470 count1,470District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,423 count1,423West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,349 count1,349MaineMaine: 1,170 count1,170South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1,077 count1,077Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,028 count1,028AlaskaAlaska: 829 count829North DakotaNorth Dakota: 786 count786VermontVermont: 674 count674
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesSeptember 2025
count		Change on September 2024
1Florida56,617+10.1%
2Texas50,272+27.3%
3California47,983+8.5%
4New York25,809+7.9%
5Georgia22,421+15.6%
6North Carolina18,506+40%
7Illinois16,935+20.1%
8Ohio15,713+30.6%
9Michigan14,455+31.5%
10Pennsylvania14,025+16.9%
11Arizona13,853+36.9%
12New Jersey13,589+7.8%
13Virginia12,748+20.8%
14Colorado12,072+11.3%
15Tennessee10,934+51.1%
16Missouri10,375+41.9%
17Washington9,928+21.4%
18South Carolina8,854+35.4%
19Maryland8,351+7.5%
20Indiana7,529+3%
21Louisiana7,360+36.5%
22Wisconsin7,314+44.4%
23Minnesota7,187+35.9%
24Alabama7,021+36.5%
25Utah6,736+39.9%
26Wyoming6,721+25.2%
27Massachusetts6,644+5.4%
28Kentucky6,220+39.6%
29Nevada6,048+15.6%
30Mississippi5,284+38%
31Delaware5,048-4.2%
32Oregon4,909-9.4%
33Oklahoma4,707+10.4%
34Connecticut4,213+7.8%
35New Mexico4,061+36.4%
36Kansas3,857+46.2%
37Arkansas3,443+14.7%
38Iowa3,336+26.4%
39Montana2,972+27.2%
40Idaho2,952+18.1%
41Nebraska2,243+30.9%
42Hawaii1,743+20.5%
43New Hampshire1,470+5.8%
44District of Columbia1,423+21.5%
45West Virginia1,349+7.6%
46Maine1,170-3.2%
47South Dakota1,077+14.7%
48Rhode Island1,028+12.8%
49Alaska829+3.4%
50North Dakota786+15.2%
51Vermont674+9.4%

Other periods

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 56,617 in September 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 674 in September 2025.

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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