Business Formation Pulse · MI

Michigan Business Formation Statistics

Michigan recorded 16,514 business applications in July 2026, +41.3% from one year earlier. The state ranks 10 of 50 states plus D.C. by latest application volume.

Latest period: July 2026
Business applications16,514Official Census value
Month over month+17.2%DDT calculation
Year over year+41.3%DDT calculation
Historical percentile99thDDT calculation

Michigan monthly trend

August 2021July 2026
Published monthly values
PeriodValue
July 202616,514
June 202614,091
May 202613,652
April 202612,767
March 202612,810
February 202613,005
January 202614,621
December 202512,249
November 202518,366
October 202513,903
September 202514,455
August 202513,457
July 202511,685
June 202511,799
May 202511,976
April 202512,349
March 202511,656
February 202511,650
January 20259,275
December 202412,168
November 202411,578
October 20249,747
September 202410,992
August 202411,024

What changed in Michigan?

The latest value is 41.3% above the same month one year earlier.

DDT calculation based on Census BFS · formula v1.0.0

Applications moved 17.2% from the previous month.

DDT calculation based on Census BFS · formula v1.0.0

The latest value ranks in the 99th percentile of the published monthly history.

DDT calculation based on Census BFS · formula v1.0.0

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