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US states by business applications

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in October 2025, at 56,330. Vermont had the lowest, at 720. The median was 6,501 and the figure for the United States was 498,416. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56,330Florida
Lowest720Vermont
Median6,50151 states
United States498,416History

All states, October 2025

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FloridaFlorida: 56,330 count56,330TexasTexas: 49,900 count49,900CaliforniaCalifornia: 48,957 count48,957New YorkNew York: 25,030 count25,030GeorgiaGeorgia: 22,277 count22,277IllinoisIllinois: 18,005 count18,005OhioOhio: 16,748 count16,748North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 15,382 count15,382PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 14,289 count14,289MichiganMichigan: 13,903 count13,903New JerseyNew Jersey: 13,544 count13,544VirginiaVirginia: 12,371 count12,371ColoradoColorado: 11,972 count11,972ArizonaArizona: 11,552 count11,552MissouriMissouri: 10,221 count10,221TennesseeTennessee: 9,356 count9,356WashingtonWashington: 9,242 count9,242MarylandMaryland: 8,393 count8,393South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 8,169 count8,169LouisianaLouisiana: 7,743 count7,743IndianaIndiana: 7,461 count7,461AlabamaAlabama: 6,810 count6,810WyomingWyoming: 6,774 count6,774WisconsinWisconsin: 6,737 count6,737MassachusettsMassachusetts: 6,642 count6,642UtahUtah: 6,501 count6,501KentuckyKentucky: 6,375 count6,375MinnesotaMinnesota: 6,130 count6,130NevadaNevada: 5,416 count5,416DelawareDelaware: 5,172 count5,172MississippiMississippi: 5,068 count5,068OklahomaOklahoma: 5,036 count5,036OregonOregon: 4,788 count4,788ConnecticutConnecticut: 4,417 count4,417KansasKansas: 3,728 count3,728ArkansasArkansas: 3,478 count3,478New MexicoNew Mexico: 3,240 count3,240IowaIowa: 2,926 count2,926IdahoIdaho: 2,845 count2,845MontanaMontana: 2,629 count2,629NebraskaNebraska: 2,001 count2,001HawaiiHawaii: 1,498 count1,498New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,411 count1,411West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,368 count1,368District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,171 count1,171MaineMaine: 1,154 count1,154Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,022 count1,022South DakotaSouth Dakota: 964 count964AlaskaAlaska: 824 count824North DakotaNorth Dakota: 726 count726VermontVermont: 720 count720
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesOctober 2025
count		Change on October 2024
1Florida56,330+12.1%
2Texas49,900+22.7%
3California48,957+9.3%
4New York25,030+5.9%
5Georgia22,277+13.5%
6Illinois18,005+26.5%
7Ohio16,748+40.2%
8North Carolina15,382+15.9%
9Pennsylvania14,289+16.8%
10Michigan13,903+42.6%
11New Jersey13,544+7.9%
12Virginia12,371+17.9%
13Colorado11,972+6.6%
14Arizona11,552+14.3%
15Missouri10,221+47.3%
16Tennessee9,356+22.9%
17Washington9,242+4.8%
18Maryland8,393+4.6%
19South Carolina8,169+18.9%
20Louisiana7,743+46.2%
21Indiana7,461+3.2%
22Alabama6,810+28%
23Wyoming6,774+26.3%
24Wisconsin6,737+32.8%
25Massachusetts6,642+3.8%
26Utah6,501+57.1%
27Kentucky6,375+47.2%
28Minnesota6,130+15.8%
29Nevada5,416+2.8%
30Delaware5,172+2.1%
31Mississippi5,068+29.5%
32Oklahoma5,036+15.2%
33Oregon4,788+2.7%
34Connecticut4,417+13.5%
35Kansas3,728+39.9%
36Arkansas3,478+16.5%
37New Mexico3,240+12%
38Iowa2,926+12%
39Idaho2,845+15.6%
40Montana2,629+16.2%
41Nebraska2,001+15.1%
42Hawaii1,498+1%
43New Hampshire1,411-1.1%
44West Virginia1,368+3.9%
45District of Columbia1,171-1.4%
46Maine1,154-4.8%
47Rhode Island1,022+13.6%
48South Dakota964+1.8%
49Alaska824+3.3%
50North Dakota726+6.1%
51Vermont720+13.6%

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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 56,330 in October 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 720 in October 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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