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Business Formation Statistics (BFS)

The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) are a product of the U.S. Census Bureau, developed at the Center for Economic Studies. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States.

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Business Formation Statistics (BFS)
Tabulations on business applications and formations in the U.S. at quarterly frequency, including projections for recent and future quarters.

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Update June 2019
June 2019
Beginning with the release of the 2nd Quarter 2019 statistics on July 17, 2019, the format and location of the Business Formation Statistics (BFS) will change.
Update April 2019
April 2019
The 2019q1 vintage of the BFS data is now available in Datasets. The update includes new data for 2019q1 and any revisions to earlier data.
Update March 2019
March 2019
The 2018q4 vintage of the BFS data is now available in Datasets. The update includes new data for 2018q4 and any revisions to earlier data.

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Business Formation Statistics (BFS)
View multiple interactive Business Formation Statistics (BFS) visualizations.
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Business Formation Statistics by State
View high-propensity business applications and their quarter-to-quarter changes from 2018 Q4 to 2019 Q1.
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Annual Business Applications by State and County
View how the number of business applications has changed over the years by state and county.

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