NEW APPLICATIONS · 12 MO
NEW APPS · 12 MO
585,957
ALL INDUSTRIES · NSA
DATA · CALIFORNIA
California business formation data
SERIES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU BFS · MONTHLY · NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
RETRIEVED JUL 27 2026
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU · BFS
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU · BFS
STATE FORMATION DATA — CALIFORNIA ALL INDUSTRIES · MONTHLY · NSA
CA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ALL INDUSTRIES
ALL INDUSTRIES
YOY CHANGE
▲ 11%
VS PRIOR 12 MO
HIGH-PROPENSITY SHARE
HIGH-PROPENSITY
36.8%
LIKELY EMPLOYER BUSINESSES
STATE FILING FEE · LLC
LLC FILING FEE
$70
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION · LLC-1
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, BUSINESS FORMATION STATISTICS — RETRIEVED JUL 2026 CENSUS.GOV/BFS /METHODOLOGY/
READING THE SERIES
California carries among the highest high-propensity shares in the pilot, meaning a larger portion of its applications are the kind the Census expects to become employer businesses. Growth across the two years shown is steadier than in faster-rising states like North Carolina or Ohio, over the same spring-peak, December-low cycle.
MARKET SIGNAL
585,957 new business applications in California (last 12 mo) ▲ 11% YoY
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, BFS — retrieved Jul 2026 Embed this chart
U.S. TOP SECTORS · NEW APPS 12 MO
RANK
SECTOR · NAICS
APPS 12 MO
YOY
1
Retail trade NAICSRET
1,185,780
▲ 26%
2
Professional services NAICS54
869,320
▲ 25%
3
Construction NAICS23
543,434
▲ 6%
4
Other services NAICS81
497,941
▲ 4%
NATIONAL SCOPE — BFS PUBLISHES SECTOR SERIES FOR THE U.S. ONLY · JUL ’25 – JUN ’26, NSA
Source: BusinessFormation.us analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics, retrieved Jul 2026. businessformation.us/data/california/