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Business Formations
Florida monthly business formations and applications series from the Census Business Formation Statistics dataset.
Source: Business Formation Statistics from U.S. Census BureauLatest Data Set: May 2026
Business Applications (Latest)
64,521
As of May 2026
Business Applications YoY
+25.2%
As of May 2026 vs May 2025
Business Applications Peak
65,560
Peak month: May 2021
Florida Business Applications
Business Applications
County Business Applications
Annual business applications for selected Florida counties (2005-2025).
County Business Applications Data
| 2025 | 43,619 | 38,333 | 13,172 | 17,346 | 10,196 | 10,293 | 3,737 | 21,601 | 10,115 |
| 2024 | 40,869 | 34,583 | 12,234 | 15,978 | 9,677 | 10,136 | 3,586 | 20,091 | 10,033 |
| 2023 | 43,294 | 32,105 | 12,728 | 16,707 | 9,672 | 10,580 | 3,708 | 21,255 | 10,294 |
| 2022 | 40,659 | 25,900 | 10,869 | 15,673 | 8,269 | 9,716 | 3,165 | 18,584 | 9,554 |
| 2021 | 41,797 | 25,102 | 10,284 | 16,092 | 8,229 | 9,102 | 2,842 | 17,800 | 9,544 |
| 2020 | 33,563 | 19,243 | 7,881 | 11,553 | 6,289 | 7,075 | 2,095 | 13,046 | 7,098 |
| 2019 | 25,255 | 15,545 | 6,433 | 8,133 | 5,222 | 6,519 | 1,878 | 10,957 | 5,899 |
| 2018 | 26,486 | 14,381 | 6,305 | 7,948 | 5,069 | 6,483 | 1,846 | 11,102 | 6,208 |
| 2017 | 23,544 | 14,704 | 5,884 | 7,109 | 4,724 | 6,004 | 1,602 | 10,031 | 5,613 |
| 2016 | 21,479 | 14,546 | 5,329 | 6,329 | 4,240 | 5,895 | 1,586 | 9,499 | 5,524 |
| 2015 | 19,884 | 12,456 | 4,814 | 5,832 | 4,203 | 5,555 | 1,559 | 8,817 | 5,255 |
| 2014 | 18,799 | 11,660 | 4,578 | 5,227 | 3,834 | 5,502 | 1,409 | 8,449 | 4,935 |
| 2013 | 17,080 | 11,133 | 4,148 | 5,092 | 3,406 | 5,229 | 1,312 | 7,736 | 4,648 |
| 2012 | 16,269 | 11,118 | 4,089 | 4,893 | 3,441 | 5,116 | 1,332 | 7,582 | 4,521 |
| 2011 | 16,204 | 10,986 | 4,090 | 4,914 | 3,433 | 5,077 | 1,284 | 7,696 | 4,353 |
| 2010 | 15,436 | 10,561 | 4,001 | 4,752 | 3,392 | 4,677 | 1,387 | 7,476 | 4,103 |
| 2009 | 15,295 | 10,696 | 4,116 | 4,723 | 3,217 | 4,671 | 1,315 | 7,449 | 4,313 |
| 2008 | 16,163 | 11,157 | 4,450 | 5,090 | 3,571 | 4,938 | 1,469 | 7,576 | 4,324 |
| 2007 | 17,350 | 11,944 | 4,771 | 5,637 | 3,731 | 5,281 | 1,739 | 8,740 | 4,618 |
| 2006 | 17,843 | 12,263 | 4,935 | 6,210 | 3,873 | 5,976 | 1,789 | 9,341 | 4,994 |
| 2005 | 17,202 | 12,409 | 4,576 | 6,076 | 3,914 | 6,296 | 1,854 | 9,042 | 5,536 |