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US states by business applications

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in November 2025, at 57,267. Vermont had the lowest, at 628. The median was 7,042 and the figure for the United States was 537,266. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57,267Florida
Lowest628Vermont
Median7,04251 states
United States537,266History

All states, November 2025

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FloridaFlorida: 57,267 count57,267TexasTexas: 53,251 count53,251CaliforniaCalifornia: 49,794 count49,794New YorkNew York: 25,817 count25,817GeorgiaGeorgia: 23,703 count23,703IllinoisIllinois: 19,961 count19,961MichiganMichigan: 18,366 count18,366OhioOhio: 17,938 count17,938North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 17,840 count17,840PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 15,915 count15,915New JerseyNew Jersey: 14,243 count14,243ArizonaArizona: 13,727 count13,727VirginiaVirginia: 12,770 count12,770ColoradoColorado: 12,336 count12,336WashingtonWashington: 11,009 count11,009MissouriMissouri: 10,585 count10,585TennesseeTennessee: 10,290 count10,290AlabamaAlabama: 9,126 count9,126MarylandMaryland: 9,097 count9,097South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 8,299 count8,299LouisianaLouisiana: 8,261 count8,261WisconsinWisconsin: 8,232 count8,232IndianaIndiana: 7,692 count7,692KentuckyKentucky: 7,288 count7,288WyomingWyoming: 7,253 count7,253UtahUtah: 7,042 count7,042MassachusettsMassachusetts: 6,906 count6,906MinnesotaMinnesota: 6,699 count6,699MississippiMississippi: 5,674 count5,674NevadaNevada: 5,618 count5,618DelawareDelaware: 5,528 count5,528OklahomaOklahoma: 4,969 count4,969OregonOregon: 4,929 count4,929ConnecticutConnecticut: 4,458 count4,458ArkansasArkansas: 4,365 count4,365New MexicoNew Mexico: 3,983 count3,983KansasKansas: 3,878 count3,878IowaIowa: 3,000 count3,000IdahoIdaho: 2,893 count2,893MontanaMontana: 2,808 count2,808NebraskaNebraska: 2,270 count2,270New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,720 count1,720HawaiiHawaii: 1,566 count1,566West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,473 count1,473AlaskaAlaska: 1,419 count1,419District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,275 count1,275MaineMaine: 1,248 count1,248South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1,082 count1,082Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,025 count1,025North DakotaNorth Dakota: 750 count750VermontVermont: 628 count628
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesNovember 2025
count		Change on November 2024
1Florida57,267+8%
2Texas53,251+33.8%
3California49,794+12%
4New York25,817+8.3%
5Georgia23,703+17.2%
6Illinois19,961+35.8%
7Michigan18,366+58.6%
8Ohio17,938+47.7%
9North Carolina17,840+31.1%
10Pennsylvania15,915+35%
11New Jersey14,243+10.2%
12Arizona13,727+31%
13Virginia12,770+15.8%
14Colorado12,336+7.1%
15Washington11,009-35.3%
16Missouri10,585+51.3%
17Tennessee10,290+41.6%
18Alabama9,126+71.3%
19Maryland9,097+15%
20South Carolina8,299+7.9%
21Louisiana8,261+45.1%
22Wisconsin8,232+62.7%
23Indiana7,692+9.3%
24Kentucky7,288+73.9%
25Wyoming7,253+47.1%
26Utah7,042+53.3%
27Massachusetts6,906+8.9%
28Minnesota6,699+25.1%
29Mississippi5,674+47.8%
30Nevada5,618-0.7%
31Delaware5,528+10.4%
32Oklahoma4,969+14.9%
33Oregon4,929-39.1%
34Connecticut4,458+14.9%
35Arkansas4,365+46.3%
36New Mexico3,983+43.8%
37Kansas3,878+43.1%
38Iowa3,000+4.6%
39Idaho2,893-0.9%
40Montana2,808+20.7%
41Nebraska2,270+36.7%
42New Hampshire1,720+34.2%
43Hawaii1,566-1.9%
44West Virginia1,473+16.3%
45Alaska1,419+82.9%
46District of Columbia1,275+9.9%
47Maine1,248-2.2%
48South Dakota1,082+9.6%
49Rhode Island1,025+9.7%
50North Dakota750+4.5%
51Vermont628+5.9%

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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 57,267 in November 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 628 in November 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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