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Census Business Formation Statistics

New business applications

Applications for a new employer ID — the earliest sign of new businesses: by county every year since 2005, and monthly for the nation, states, and industries, with projected new employers.

Published by Census Business Formation Statistics Finest detail county Tables 2
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“Are more people starting businesses here than five years ago?”

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  • Matched to the same county codes as every other source
  • Applications per 1,000 people and 5-year change, ranked by county

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By county and year Sample of 25 rows out of about 66,087 · 5 columns
county_fipsyearstatecounty_nameapplications
010012005ALAutauga County335
010012006ALAutauga County348
010012007ALAutauga County348
010012008ALAutauga County367
010012009ALAutauga County288
010012010ALAutauga County304
010012011ALAutauga County278
010012012ALAutauga County242
010012013ALAutauga County282
010012014ALAutauga County290
010012015ALAutauga County291
010012016ALAutauga County294
010012017ALAutauga County313
010012018ALAutauga County384
010012019ALAutauga County394
010012020ALAutauga County559
010012021ALAutauga County776
010012022ALAutauga County703
010012023ALAutauga County712
010012024ALAutauga County639
010012025ALAutauga County709
010032005ALBaldwin County1986
010032006ALBaldwin County2101
010032007ALBaldwin County1975
010032008ALBaldwin County1721

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