Business Formation Pulse · CA

Los Angeles County, California Business Applications

Los Angeles County recorded 172,540 business applications in 2025. It ranks 1 of 58 California counties by application volume.

Latest year: 2025
Applications, 2025172,540Official Census value
vs. 2024+4.1%DDT calculation
Historical percentile90thDDT calculation

Los Angeles County annual trend

20052025
Published annual values
YearValue
2025172,540
2024165,805
2023180,410
2022161,296
2021179,062
2020157,998
2019128,114
2018126,893
2017111,876
2016106,674
2015104,679
2014101,758
201396,128
201291,387
201190,629
201085,366
200983,281
200890,240
200795,440
200693,929
200589,736