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US states by business applications

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in April 2026, at 60,466. Vermont had the lowest, at 718. The median was 6,243 and the figure for the United States was 506,807. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest60,466Florida
Lowest718Vermont
Median6,24351 states
United States506,807History

All states, April 2026

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FloridaFlorida: 60,466 count60,466CaliforniaCalifornia: 48,689 count48,689TexasTexas: 46,776 count46,776New YorkNew York: 27,229 count27,229GeorgiaGeorgia: 22,538 count22,538North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 16,966 count16,966IllinoisIllinois: 15,399 count15,399New JerseyNew Jersey: 15,224 count15,224ColoradoColorado: 14,584 count14,584OhioOhio: 13,880 count13,880PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 13,749 count13,749ArizonaArizona: 13,342 count13,342MichiganMichigan: 12,767 count12,767VirginiaVirginia: 12,210 count12,210WashingtonWashington: 9,821 count9,821MarylandMaryland: 9,454 count9,454TennesseeTennessee: 9,217 count9,217MissouriMissouri: 8,918 count8,918South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 8,691 count8,691IndianaIndiana: 8,021 count8,021MassachusettsMassachusetts: 7,328 count7,328WyomingWyoming: 7,262 count7,262UtahUtah: 7,103 count7,103MinnesotaMinnesota: 6,423 count6,423KentuckyKentucky: 6,249 count6,249WisconsinWisconsin: 6,243 count6,243LouisianaLouisiana: 6,189 count6,189OregonOregon: 5,969 count5,969NevadaNevada: 5,866 count5,866AlabamaAlabama: 5,740 count5,740OklahomaOklahoma: 5,459 count5,459DelawareDelaware: 5,158 count5,158MississippiMississippi: 4,975 count4,975ConnecticutConnecticut: 4,802 count4,802ArkansasArkansas: 3,758 count3,758New MexicoNew Mexico: 3,587 count3,587IowaIowa: 3,341 count3,341KansasKansas: 3,312 count3,312IdahoIdaho: 3,110 count3,110MontanaMontana: 2,617 count2,617NebraskaNebraska: 1,995 count1,995New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,768 count1,768West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,668 count1,668HawaiiHawaii: 1,433 count1,433District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,381 count1,381MaineMaine: 1,282 count1,282South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1,177 count1,177Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,104 count1,104AlaskaAlaska: 970 count970North DakotaNorth Dakota: 879 count879VermontVermont: 718 count718
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesApril 2026
count		Change on April 2025
1Florida60,466+16.7%
2California48,689+4.1%
3Texas46,776+9.6%
4New York27,229+10%
5Georgia22,538+7.2%
6North Carolina16,966+17.5%
7Illinois15,399+0.9%
8New Jersey15,224+16.3%
9Colorado14,584+30.7%
10Ohio13,880+5.6%
11Pennsylvania13,749+14.3%
12Arizona13,342+26.2%
13Michigan12,767+3.4%
14Virginia12,210+14.5%
15Washington9,821-17.6%
16Maryland9,454+15.1%
17Tennessee9,217+14.7%
18Missouri8,918+19%
19South Carolina8,691+15.1%
20Indiana8,021+2.8%
21Massachusetts7,328+17.4%
22Wyoming7,262+8.9%
23Utah7,103+21.7%
24Minnesota6,423+10.2%
25Kentucky6,249+24.6%
26Wisconsin6,243+16.6%
27Louisiana6,189+8.8%
28Oregon5,969-2.5%
29Nevada5,866+9.7%
30Alabama5,740+9.2%
31Oklahoma5,459+15.6%
32Delaware5,158+4.9%
33Mississippi4,975+31.2%
34Connecticut4,802+22.6%
35Arkansas3,758+14.6%
36New Mexico3,587+7.2%
37Iowa3,341+20.1%
38Kansas3,312+10%
39Idaho3,110+13.8%
40Montana2,617+7.4%
41Nebraska1,995+10%
42New Hampshire1,768+42%
43West Virginia1,668+14.9%
44Hawaii1,433-20.7%
45District of Columbia1,381+17.8%
46Maine1,282+7.6%
47South Dakota1,177+21.5%
48Rhode Island1,104+18.2%
49Alaska970-8.2%
50North Dakota879+23.3%
51Vermont718+17.3%

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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 60,466 in April 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 718 in April 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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