Top 20 US states by new businesses likely to hire, last week
High-propensity applications for a new business tax ID (EIN), week by week
Updated · likely-employer applications (a week)
Top 20 in (1):
Why these 20
U.S. Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics, high-propensity series: EIN applications that the Census Bureau's model rates as likely to become businesses with payroll (for example a corporation, a hiring date on the form, or an industry such as manufacturing or restaurants). It's the closest open weekly measure of real startups; the all-applications list also counts sole traders and side businesses that never hire. Not every application becomes an employer, and big states lead on size alone.
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California
4,120 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #2 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#2 US states by new businesses started last week
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Florida
3,390 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #1 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#1 US states by new businesses started last week
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Texas
2,460 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #3 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#3 US states by new businesses started last week
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New York
2,230 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #4 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#4 US states by new businesses started last week
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Georgia
1,310 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #5 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#5 US states by new businesses started last week
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Illinois
1,150 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #6 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#6 US states by new businesses started last week
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North Carolina
1,040 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #7 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#7 US states by new businesses started last week
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New Jersey
920 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #8 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#8 US states by new businesses started last week
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Pennsylvania
870 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #11 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#11 US states by new businesses started last week
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Ohio
850 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #10 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#10 US states by new businesses started last week
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M
Michigan
840 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #13 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#13 US states by new businesses started last week
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A
Arizona
780 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #12 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#12 US states by new businesses started last week
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Colorado
730 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #14 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#14 US states by new businesses started last week
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Virginia
710 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #15 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#15 US states by new businesses started last week
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Washington
640 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #16 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#16 US states by new businesses started last week
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M
Maryland
610 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #17 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#17 US states by new businesses started last week
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M
Massachusetts
600 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Tennessee
540 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #18 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#18 US states by new businesses started last week
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M
Missouri
500 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #9 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#9 US states by new businesses started last week
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Indiana
480 · 🇺🇸 United States
Also in: #20 US states by new businesses started last week (United States)#20 US states by new businesses started last week
How it is measured
Census BFS weekly file bfs_state_apps_weekly_nsa.csv, series HBA_NSA (not seasonally adjusted), latest week, 50 states and DC; checked every 12 hours, the Census Bureau adds a week every Thursday.
References
- U.S. Census Bureau: weekly high-propensity business applications by state, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain (U.S. government work)). Checked 2026-10-21 09:00 UTC.
- Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications by state, U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 week 39 (9/27/2026 to 10/3/2026).
