Business Formation Pulse · NC

New Hanover County, North Carolina Business Applications

New Hanover County recorded 4,525 business applications in 2025. It ranks 8 of 100 North Carolina counties by application volume.

Latest year: 2025
Applications, 20254,525Official Census value
vs. 2024+12.1%DDT calculation
Historical percentile100thDDT calculation

New Hanover County annual trend

20052025
Published annual values
YearValue
20254,525
20244,038
20234,334
20224,094
20213,981
20203,060
20192,801
20182,624
20172,502
20162,238
20152,191
20142,061
20132,042
20121,985
20112,013
20101,907
20091,957
20082,316
20072,485
20062,726
20052,471