U.S. FORMATION DATA & GUIDES
DATA · TEXAS

Texas business formation data

SERIES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU BFS · MONTHLY · NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
RETRIEVED JUL 27 2026
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU · BFS
STATE FORMATION DATA — TEXAS ALL INDUSTRIES · MONTHLY · NSA
TX
STATE OF TEXAS
ALL INDUSTRIES
NEW APPLICATIONS · 12 MO
NEW APPS · 12 MO
574,866
ALL INDUSTRIES · NSA
YOY CHANGE
▲ 17%
VS PRIOR 12 MO
HIGH-PROPENSITY SHARE
HIGH-PROPENSITY
26.5%
LIKELY EMPLOYER BUSINESSES
STATE FILING FEE · LLC
LLC FILING FEE
$300
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION · FORM 205
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, BUSINESS FORMATION STATISTICS — RETRIEVED JUL 2026 CENSUS.GOV/BFS /METHODOLOGY/
READING THE SERIES

Texas keeps one of the pilot's lower high-propensity shares, the portion of applications the Census flags as likely to become employer businesses, so its formation mix leans toward solo and nonemployer ventures more than states like California or New York. Across the two years shown, the series is strongly seasonal, rising to a spring peak and easing to its low each December.

MARKET SIGNAL TX · ALL INDUSTRIES · 24 MO

574,866 new business applications in Texas (last 12 mo)▲ 17% YoY

20K40K60K2024-07: 42,6202024-08: 36,6892024-09: 35,7322024-10: 46,2292024-11: 31,8702024-12: 29,5512025-01: 45,0242025-02: 40,8622025-03: 46,9182025-04: 53,5672025-05: 40,9402025-06: 40,2822025-07: 48,7602025-08: 40,5282025-09: 45,7622025-10: 57,0472025-11: 42,8402025-12: 41,6162026-01: 54,1672026-02: 45,9972026-03: 49,4882026-04: 58,4082026-05: 45,8572026-06: 44,396▲ 17% YOYJUL ’24 — JUN ’25 (PRIOR)JUL ’25 — JUN ’26 (LAST 12 MO)
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%
5
415,453
▲ 15%
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/texas/