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Companies statistics Active companies, new companies and business applications. 5 indicators, each from an official publisher with a citation.
Key facts Employer firms in the United States: 5.59 million (2023) Business applications in the United States: 531,728 (August 2026) Business establishments (QCEW) in the United States: 12.11 million (2025) Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.
Companies by area Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
United States, 2023 5.59 million History California: 725,847 count California 725,847 Florida: 455,648 count Florida 455,648 Texas: 448,396 count Texas 448,396 New York: 402,077 count New York 402,077 Illinois: 222,365 count Illinois 222,365 Pennsylvania: 211,009 count Pennsylvania 211,009 Georgia: 177,543 count Georgia 177,543 North Carolina: 175,992 count North Carolina 175,992 New Jersey: 175,347 count New Jersey 175,347 Ohio: 167,526 count Ohio 167,526 Top 10 states, 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau . Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).
Catalonia: 610,062 count Catalonia 610,062 Andalusia: 540,462 count Andalusia 540,462 Community of Madrid: 526,588 count Community of Madrid 526,588 Valencian Community: 372,121 count Valencian Community 372,121 Galicia: 186,951 count Galicia 186,951 Castile and León: 148,679 count Castile and León 148,679 Canary Islands: 146,001 count Canary Islands 146,001 Basque Country: 134,953 count Basque Country 134,953 Castilla-La Mancha: 124,033 count Castilla-La Mancha 124,033 Balearic Islands: 103,319 count Balearic Islands 103,319 Top 10 regions, 2025. count. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística . Commercial companies registered in the Mercantile Registry during the month.
Community of Madrid: 2,535 count Community of Madrid 2,535 Catalonia: 2,272 count Catalonia 2,272 Andalusia: 1,786 count Andalusia 1,786 Valencian Community: 1,549 count Valencian Community 1,549 Canary Islands: 422 count Canary Islands 422 Galicia: 405 count Galicia 405 Balearic Islands: 354 count Balearic Islands 354 Region of Murcia: 337 count Region of Murcia 337 Basque Country: 333 count Basque Country 333 Castilla-La Mancha: 303 count Castilla-La Mancha 303 Top 10 regions, July 2026. count. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística . 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.
United States, August 2026 531,728 History Florida: 61,380 count Florida 61,380 California: 55,619 count California 55,619 Texas: 48,692 count Texas 48,692 New York: 26,762 count New York 26,762 Georgia: 23,383 count Georgia 23,383 North Carolina: 16,692 count North Carolina 16,692 Illinois: 16,559 count Illinois 16,559 New Jersey: 15,873 count New Jersey 15,873 Colorado: 15,602 count Colorado 15,602 Michigan: 14,883 count Michigan 14,883 Top 10 states, August 2026. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau . Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.
United States, 2025 12.11 million History California: 1,877,156 count California 1,877,156 Florida: 868,046 count Florida 868,046 Texas: 856,979 count Texas 856,979 New York: 708,524 count New York 708,524 Georgia: 395,028 count Georgia 395,028 Pennsylvania: 389,774 count Pennsylvania 389,774 Illinois: 379,658 count Illinois 379,658 North Carolina: 359,089 count North Carolina 359,089 Ohio: 347,138 count Ohio 347,138 New Jersey: 329,088 count New Jersey 329,088 Top 10 states, 2025. count. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . Use this data in your AI agent Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
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