NEW APPLICATIONS · 12 MO
NEW APPS · 12 MO
695,943
ALL INDUSTRIES · NSA
DATA · FLORIDA
Florida 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 — FLORIDA ALL INDUSTRIES · MONTHLY · NSA
FL
STATE OF FLORIDA
ALL INDUSTRIES
ALL INDUSTRIES
YOY CHANGE
▲ 13%
VS PRIOR 12 MO
HIGH-PROPENSITY SHARE
HIGH-PROPENSITY
29.1%
LIKELY EMPLOYER BUSINESSES
STATE FILING FEE · LLC
LLC FILING FEE
$125
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, BUSINESS FORMATION STATISTICS — RETRIEVED JUL 2026 CENSUS.GOV/BFS /METHODOLOGY/
READING THE SERIES
Florida records the largest volume of business applications among the ten pilot states across the window shown, on a pronounced seasonal cycle that peaks in spring and bottoms each December. Its high-propensity share sits in the middle of the pilot range, a mix of likely-employer and solo filings.
MARKET SIGNAL
695,943 new business applications in Florida (last 12 mo) ▲ 13% 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/florida/