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New business applications by state, 2025
Applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) filed with the IRS in 2025, the Census Bureau's Business Formation Statistics measure of new business starts: total applications and high-propensity applications (those judged likely to become businesses with payroll), per 1,000 residents (derived with the July 1, 2025 population estimate). Annual totals are the sum of the 12 not-seasonally-adjusted monthly counts (derived by Quadranac).
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| United States | 16.6 | 5 | 30.1 | 5,671,836 | 1,708,842 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13.6 | 3.5 | 25.7 | 70,466 | 18,132 |
| Alaska | 14.3 | 3.9 | 27.4 | 10,531 | 2,890 |
| Arizona | 17.8 | 4.9 | 27.3 | 135,679 | 37,086 |
| Arkansas | 12.7 | 3.8 | 29.6 | 39,512 | 11,688 |
| California | 14.1 | 5.5 | 38.9 | 553,931 | 215,288 |
| Colorado | 23.9 | 7.1 | 29.9 | 143,807 | 42,927 |
| Connecticut | 13.5 | 4 | 29.3 | 49,834 | 14,600 |
| Delaware | 56.7 | 19.6 | 34.6 | 60,132 | 20,799 |
| District of Columbia | 21.5 | 6.3 | 29.4 | 14,945 | 4,392 |
| Florida | 27.6 | 8.7 | 31.4 | 647,734 | 203,472 |
| Georgia | 22.5 | 6.2 | 27.6 | 254,582 | 70,295 |
| Hawaii | 13.7 | 4.1 | 29.7 | 19,558 | 5,809 |
| Idaho | 16.4 | 5.1 | 31.2 | 33,267 | 10,366 |
| Illinois | 14.9 | 4.6 | 30.8 | 189,879 | 58,526 |
| Indiana | 12.9 | 3.9 | 30.1 | 89,768 | 26,976 |
| Iowa | 10.8 | 3 | 28 | 35,038 | 9,812 |
| Kansas | 12.6 | 3.7 | 29 | 37,534 | 10,894 |
| Kentucky | 13.9 | 3.5 | 24.9 | 64,042 | 15,929 |
| Louisiana | 16.4 | 4.1 | 25.2 | 75,620 | 19,076 |
| Maine | 10 | 3.5 | 35.1 | 14,186 | 4,979 |
| Maryland | 16.2 | 4.7 | 29.1 | 101,253 | 29,503 |
| Massachusetts | 11.1 | 4.1 | 37 | 79,139 | 29,263 |
| Michigan | 15 | 4 | 26.3 | 152,060 | 40,017 |
| Minnesota | 12.7 | 3.8 | 30.3 | 73,825 | 22,393 |
| Mississippi | 17.8 | 4.8 | 26.8 | 52,467 | 14,086 |
| Missouri | 16.2 | 4.1 | 25.6 | 101,393 | 25,935 |
| Montana | 26.1 | 6.9 | 26.3 | 29,887 | 7,871 |
| Nebraska | 11.3 | 3.3 | 29.3 | 22,876 | 6,695 |
| Nevada | 19.7 | 5.5 | 27.7 | 64,781 | 17,919 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 3.7 | 30.5 | 17,046 | 5,205 |
| New Jersey | 16.9 | 4.9 | 29.2 | 161,138 | 47,009 |
| New Mexico | 19.2 | 5 | 25.8 | 40,758 | 10,535 |
| New York | 15.1 | 5.9 | 39.4 | 301,047 | 118,749 |
| North Carolina | 16.3 | 4.6 | 28.5 | 182,653 | 52,053 |
| North Dakota | 11.1 | 3.6 | 32.3 | 8,912 | 2,881 |
| Ohio | 14.1 | 3.6 | 25.5 | 168,207 | 42,861 |
| Oklahoma | 13.8 | 4 | 29.3 | 56,855 | 16,648 |
| Oregon | 14.7 | 4.1 | 28 | 62,652 | 17,540 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.3 | 3.5 | 28.7 | 161,275 | 46,299 |
| Rhode Island | 10.6 | 3.7 | 34.7 | 11,800 | 4,090 |
| South Carolina | 16.9 | 4.4 | 26.2 | 94,104 | 24,702 |
| South Dakota | 12.9 | 3.9 | 30 | 12,092 | 3,633 |
| Tennessee | 14.1 | 4.2 | 29.5 | 103,220 | 30,446 |
| Texas | 17.2 | 4.8 | 27.8 | 544,146 | 151,016 |
| Utah | 20.6 | 5.5 | 26.8 | 72,787 | 19,512 |
| Vermont | 11.8 | 3.9 | 33.4 | 7,575 | 2,530 |
| Virginia | 15.6 | 4.3 | 27.4 | 138,762 | 37,970 |
| Washington | 17.8 | 4 | 22.8 | 142,196 | 32,377 |
| West Virginia | 9.3 | 2.9 | 30.8 | 16,387 | 5,053 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 3.3 | 27.4 | 71,475 | 19,577 |
| Wyoming | 134.2 | 34.9 | 26 | 79,023 | 20,538 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics, Business Formation Statistics, monthly state data (bfs_monthly.csv), series BA_BA and BA_HBA, not seasonally adjusted, 2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2025 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2025.
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New business applications by state, 2025 (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics, Business Formation Statistics, monthly state data (bfs_monthly.csv), series BA_BA and BA_HBA, not seasonally adjusted, 2025. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-business-applications/