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US states by business applications

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in June 2026, at 61,325. Vermont had the lowest, at 779. The median was 6,656 and the figure for the United States was 533,453. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61,325Florida
Lowest779Vermont
Median6,65651 states
United States533,453History

All states, June 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

FloridaFlorida: 61,325 count61,325CaliforniaCalifornia: 52,989 count52,989TexasTexas: 48,491 count48,491New YorkNew York: 27,586 count27,586GeorgiaGeorgia: 25,078 count25,078North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 17,133 count17,133OhioOhio: 16,764 count16,764IllinoisIllinois: 16,550 count16,550ColoradoColorado: 15,755 count15,755New JerseyNew Jersey: 15,388 count15,388ArizonaArizona: 14,400 count14,400MichiganMichigan: 14,174 count14,174PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 14,121 count14,121VirginiaVirginia: 12,779 count12,779WashingtonWashington: 10,167 count10,167TennesseeTennessee: 9,395 count9,395MarylandMaryland: 9,176 count9,176MissouriMissouri: 9,055 count9,055South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 8,828 count8,828IndianaIndiana: 8,406 count8,406MassachusettsMassachusetts: 7,578 count7,578WyomingWyoming: 7,541 count7,541UtahUtah: 7,443 count7,443KentuckyKentucky: 7,394 count7,394LouisianaLouisiana: 7,048 count7,048AlabamaAlabama: 6,656 count6,656MinnesotaMinnesota: 6,609 count6,609WisconsinWisconsin: 6,093 count6,093MississippiMississippi: 6,059 count6,059OregonOregon: 5,759 count5,759NevadaNevada: 5,753 count5,753OklahomaOklahoma: 5,256 count5,256DelawareDelaware: 5,098 count5,098ConnecticutConnecticut: 5,008 count5,008KansasKansas: 4,001 count4,001ArkansasArkansas: 3,866 count3,866New MexicoNew Mexico: 3,732 count3,732IowaIowa: 3,340 count3,340IdahoIdaho: 3,280 count3,280MontanaMontana: 2,987 count2,987NebraskaNebraska: 2,041 count2,041New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,991 count1,991West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,689 count1,689HawaiiHawaii: 1,634 count1,634District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,416 count1,416AlaskaAlaska: 1,399 count1,399MaineMaine: 1,334 count1,334South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1,140 count1,140Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,116 count1,116North DakotaNorth Dakota: 853 count853VermontVermont: 779 count779
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesJune 2026
count		Change on June 2025
1Florida61,325+13.7%
2California52,989+21.2%
3Texas48,491+8.2%
4New York27,586+8.1%
5Georgia25,078+24.1%
6North Carolina17,133+18.2%
7Ohio16,764+29.5%
8Illinois16,550+10.3%
9Colorado15,755+14.5%
10New Jersey15,388+9.7%
11Arizona14,400+36.9%
12Michigan14,174+20.1%
13Pennsylvania14,121-0.4%
14Virginia12,779+15.6%
15Washington10,167+8.8%
16Tennessee9,395+11.8%
17Maryland9,176+2.9%
18Missouri9,055+9.7%
19South Carolina8,828+14.3%
20Indiana8,406+13.1%
21Massachusetts7,578+15.9%
22Wyoming7,541+14.5%
23Utah7,443+27.7%
24Kentucky7,394+38.3%
25Louisiana7,048+20.3%
26Alabama6,656+16%
27Minnesota6,609+12.8%
28Wisconsin6,093+7.4%
29Mississippi6,059+27%
30Oregon5,759+23.2%
31Nevada5,753+4.9%
32Oklahoma5,256+11%
33Delaware5,098+1.3%
34Connecticut5,008+21.3%
35Kansas4,001+29.3%
36Arkansas3,866+13.4%
37New Mexico3,732+8.9%
38Iowa3,340+17.3%
39Idaho3,280+22.8%
40Montana2,987+23.6%
41Nebraska2,041+18%
42New Hampshire1,991+41.9%
43West Virginia1,689+24%
44Hawaii1,634+3.1%
45District of Columbia1,416+14.5%
46Alaska1,399+79.4%
47Maine1,334+19.3%
48South Dakota1,140+13.5%
49Rhode Island1,116+18.8%
50North Dakota853+13.1%
51Vermont779+30.9%

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 61,325 in June 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 779 in June 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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