Business Formation Pulse · CA

California Business Formation Statistics

California recorded 61,133 business applications in July 2026, +38.1% from one year earlier. The state ranks 2 of 50 states plus D.C. by latest application volume.

Latest period: July 2026
Business applications61,133Official Census value
Month over month+15.6%DDT calculation
Year over year+38.1%DDT calculation
Historical percentile100thDDT calculation

California monthly trend

August 2021July 2026
Published monthly values
PeriodValue
July 202661,133
June 202652,889
May 202652,447
April 202648,689
March 202647,121
February 202649,777
January 202656,976
December 202548,748
November 202549,794
October 202548,957
September 202547,983
August 202544,678
July 202544,258
June 202543,729
May 202543,519
April 202546,777
March 202546,120
February 202542,998
January 202541,837
December 202445,320
November 202444,465
October 202444,804
September 202444,233
August 202445,446

What changed in California?

The latest value is 38.1% above the same month one year earlier.

DDT calculation based on Census BFS · formula v1.0.0

Applications moved 15.6% from the previous month.

DDT calculation based on Census BFS · formula v1.0.0

The latest value ranks in the 100th percentile of the published monthly history.

DDT calculation based on Census BFS · formula v1.0.0

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