Texas Business Applications: August 2026 Report
Census BFS records 43,527 Texas business applications for August 2026. Month-over-month: -29.0%; year-over-year: 7.4%. Not seasonally adjusted.
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Texas monthly business applications
| Month | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 45024 |
| 2025-02 | 40862 |
| 2025-03 | 46918 |
| 2025-04 | 53567 |
| 2025-05 | 40940 |
| 2025-06 | 40282 |
| 2025-07 | 48760 |
| 2025-08 | 40528 |
| 2025-09 | 45762 |
| 2025-10 | 57047 |
| 2025-11 | 42840 |
| 2025-12 | 41616 |
| 2026-01 | 54167 |
| 2026-02 | 45997 |
| 2026-03 | 49488 |
| 2026-04 | 58408 |
| 2026-05 | 45857 |
| 2026-06 | 44396 |
| 2026-07 | 61347 |
| 2026-08 | 43527 |
Annual county data: 2025
| County | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Collin County | 26306 | 28570 |
| Dallas County | 56333 | 61000 |
| Denton County | 18369 | 19739 |
| Tarrant County | 35175 | 39814 |
Methodology and limitations
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics; monthly filter sa=U, naics_sector=TOTAL, series=BA_BA, geo=TX. These EIN-based applications are not completed LLC registrations, our customers, payroll businesses or market share. Monthly figures are not seasonally adjusted; month-to-month comparisons can reflect seasonal patterns.
Monthly source release 2026-09-11; annual county release 2026-06-10; snapshot verified 2026-10-10. County data are annual estimates and incorporate disclosure-avoidance noise. Do not allocate Texas monthly totals to counties or compare annual county counts directly with monthly state counts. Future releases and revisions can differ from this dated snapshot.
Sources and verification
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