Business Formation Pulse · CO

Colorado Business Formation Statistics

Colorado recorded 17,259 business applications in July 2026, +44.7% from one year earlier. The state ranks 8 of 50 states plus D.C. by latest application volume.

Latest period: July 2026
Business applications17,259Official Census value
Month over month+9.2%DDT calculation
Year over year+44.7%DDT calculation
Historical percentile100thDDT calculation

Colorado monthly trend

August 2021July 2026
Published monthly values
PeriodValue
July 202617,259
June 202615,798
May 202615,071
April 202614,584
March 202613,681
February 202612,793
January 202613,627
December 202512,344
November 202512,336
October 202511,972
September 202512,072
August 202511,913
July 202511,927
June 202513,765
May 202511,808
April 202511,158
March 202511,725
February 202511,170
January 20259,960
December 202412,683
November 202411,523
October 202411,228
September 202410,844
August 202410,477

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