Business Formation Pulse · NC

Wake County, North Carolina Business Applications

Wake County recorded 28,887 business applications in 2025. It ranks 2 of 100 North Carolina counties by application volume.

Latest year: 2025
Applications, 202528,887Official Census value
vs. 2024+13.5%DDT calculation
Historical percentile100thDDT calculation

Wake County annual trend

20052025
Published annual values
YearValue
202528,887
202425,456
202325,221
202222,211
202123,207
202018,716
201915,393
201815,910
201713,920
201612,250
201511,536
201410,780
201310,251
20129,838
20119,725
20109,544
20099,136
20089,663
200710,096
20069,573
20058,607