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US states by business applications

Florida had the highest business applications of 51 states in July 2026, at 65,129. Vermont had the lowest, at 736. The median was 7,263 and the figure for the United States was 576,512. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest65,129Florida
Lowest736Vermont
Median7,26351 states
United States576,512History

All states, July 2026

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FloridaFlorida: 65,129 count65,129CaliforniaCalifornia: 60,996 count60,996TexasTexas: 55,981 count55,981New YorkNew York: 31,068 count31,068GeorgiaGeorgia: 25,968 count25,968IllinoisIllinois: 18,268 count18,268North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 17,657 count17,657ColoradoColorado: 17,197 count17,197MichiganMichigan: 16,547 count16,547OhioOhio: 16,115 count16,115New JerseyNew Jersey: 15,850 count15,850ArizonaArizona: 14,003 count14,003PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 13,943 count13,943VirginiaVirginia: 12,795 count12,795MissouriMissouri: 12,170 count12,170TennesseeTennessee: 11,061 count11,061IndianaIndiana: 10,642 count10,642WashingtonWashington: 9,837 count9,837South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 9,537 count9,537MarylandMaryland: 9,098 count9,098AlabamaAlabama: 7,694 count7,694UtahUtah: 7,683 count7,683WisconsinWisconsin: 7,629 count7,629WyomingWyoming: 7,518 count7,518MassachusettsMassachusetts: 7,506 count7,506LouisianaLouisiana: 7,263 count7,263KentuckyKentucky: 7,083 count7,083MississippiMississippi: 6,911 count6,911OklahomaOklahoma: 6,805 count6,805MinnesotaMinnesota: 6,690 count6,690NevadaNevada: 6,182 count6,182OregonOregon: 5,725 count5,725DelawareDelaware: 5,292 count5,292ArkansasArkansas: 5,032 count5,032ConnecticutConnecticut: 5,025 count5,025KansasKansas: 4,430 count4,430IdahoIdaho: 3,460 count3,460New MexicoNew Mexico: 3,434 count3,434IowaIowa: 3,330 count3,330MontanaMontana: 2,734 count2,734NebraskaNebraska: 2,055 count2,055New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,903 count1,903West VirginiaWest Virginia: 1,654 count1,654HawaiiHawaii: 1,472 count1,472MaineMaine: 1,453 count1,453District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,414 count1,414AlaskaAlaska: 1,371 count1,371South DakotaSouth Dakota: 1,234 count1,234Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,064 count1,064North DakotaNorth Dakota: 868 count868VermontVermont: 736 count736
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStatesJuly 2026
count		Change on July 2025
1Florida65,129+22.3%
2California60,996+38%
3Texas55,981+25%
4New York31,068+25.6%
5Georgia25,968+20.6%
6Illinois18,268+16.1%
7North Carolina17,657+6.9%
8Colorado17,197+44.5%
9Michigan16,547+41.4%
10Ohio16,115+13.2%
11New Jersey15,850+19%
12Arizona14,003+30%
13Pennsylvania13,943-2.6%
14Virginia12,795-3.2%
15Missouri12,170+43.9%
16Tennessee11,061+35.2%
17Indiana10,642+42.8%
18Washington9,837-4.9%
19South Carolina9,537+19.6%
20Maryland9,098+5.6%
21Alabama7,694+27.3%
22Utah7,683+24.7%
23Wisconsin7,629+38.4%
24Wyoming7,518+14.8%
25Massachusetts7,506+14%
26Louisiana7,263+22.4%
27Kentucky7,083+25.2%
28Mississippi6,911+56.8%
29Oklahoma6,805+51.9%
30Minnesota6,690+8.9%
31Nevada6,182+18.8%
32Oregon5,725+22.1%
33Delaware5,292+9.7%
34Arkansas5,032+61.8%
35Connecticut5,025+23.3%
36Kansas4,430+52.2%
37Idaho3,460+23%
38New Mexico3,434+2.9%
39Iowa3,330+16.1%
40Montana2,734+12.6%
41Nebraska2,055+11.1%
42New Hampshire1,903+36.8%
43West Virginia1,654+7.1%
44Hawaii1,472-7.4%
45Maine1,453+33.4%
46District of Columbia1,414+17.2%
47Alaska1,371+95.9%
48South Dakota1,234+23.6%
49Rhode Island1,064+9.7%
50North Dakota868+14.5%
51Vermont736+19.3%

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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 65,129 in July 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest business applications?

Vermont, with 736 in July 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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