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The U.S. Census Bureau is updating its economic indicator release calendar in coordination with other agencies and the Office of Management and Budget to address the impacts of the recent lapse in federal funding. We will provide the updated release schedule as soon as it becomes available. For more information, see Census' Recovery Plan for Principal Federal Economic Indicators.
The September 2025 release, originally scheduled for October 8, 2025, and the October 2025 release, originally scheduled for November 13, 2025 for the Business Formation Statistics report will be published with the November 2025 release on December 12, 2025. For more information, see the Economic Indicators Release Schedule.
Business Formation Statistics - Annual County Data
Business Applications by County
Annual Business Applications data by county for 2005-2024 were released on June 11, 2025 and are available in the Excel file below. For help with using the file, please visit the BFS County Data Dictionary.