Business Formation Pulse · VA

Portsmouth city, Virginia Business Applications

Portsmouth city recorded 1,907 business applications in 2025. It ranks 16 of 134 Virginia counties by application volume.

Latest year: 2025
Applications, 20251,907Official Census value
vs. 2024+19.7%DDT calculation
Historical percentile86thDDT calculation

Portsmouth city annual trend

20052025
Published annual values
YearValue
20251,907
20241,593
20231,932
20222,079
20212,392
20201,746
20191,095
20181,042
2017892
2016845
2015729
2014824
2013733
2012632
2011650
2010625
2009659
2008698
2007719
2006676
2005610