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More than 62 million business applications have been filed with the IRS since 2010, as tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics. Annual filings have more than doubled over that period — from roughly 2.5 million in 2010 to a record 5.67 million in 2025.
*2026 figure reflects January-May year-to-date. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics. Total estimated U.S. registered business entities: ~36 million.
America is starting businesses faster than at any point on record. Through May 2026, new business applications are running 12% ahead of 2023's record pace, with every major industry seeing accelerated formation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics; year-to-date comparison of January–May totals, 2004–2026 (not seasonally adjusted).
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Every state’s business filing office, its current officeholder, and a direct link to the official entity search.
| State | Office Title | Current Officeholder | Entity Search | Est. Entities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Secretary of State | Wes Allen | www.sos.alabama.gov | ~320,0000.89% of U.S. total |
| Alaska | Lt. Governor (no SoS office) | Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom | www.commerce.alaska.gov | ~100,0000.28% of U.S. total |
| Arizona | Secretary of State | Adrian Fontes | arizonabusinesscenter.azcc.gov | ~700,0001.94% of U.S. total |
| Arkansas | Secretary of State | Cole Jester | sos-corp-search.ark.org | ~230,0000.64% of U.S. total |
| California | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov | ~5,500,00015.28% of U.S. total |
| Colorado | Secretary of State | Jena Griswold | www.sos.state.co.us | ~800,0002.22% of U.S. total |
| Connecticut | Secretary of State | Stephanie Thomas | service.ct.gov | ~380,0001.06% of U.S. total |
| Delaware | Secretary of State | Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez | icis.corp.delaware.gov | ~2,100,0005.83% of U.S. total |
| District of Columbia | Dept. of Licensing & Consumer Protection | Earnest Chrappah (DLCP) | corponline.dlcp.dc.gov | ~105,0000.29% of U.S. total |
| Florida | Secretary of State | Cord Byrd | search.sunbiz.org | ~2,500,0006.94% of U.S. total |
| Georgia | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | ecorp.sos.ga.gov | ~1,100,0003.06% of U.S. total |
| Hawaii | Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs | DCCA (no SoS office) | hbe.dcca.hawaii.gov | ~130,0000.36% of U.S. total |
| Idaho | Secretary of State | Phil McGrane | sosbiz.idaho.gov | ~240,0000.67% of U.S. total |
| Illinois | Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias | apps.ilsos.gov | ~900,0002.50% of U.S. total |
| Indiana | Secretary of State | Diego Morales | bsd.sos.in.gov | ~600,0001.67% of U.S. total |
| Iowa | Secretary of State | Paul Pate | sos.iowa.gov | ~320,0000.89% of U.S. total |
| Kansas | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | www.sos.ks.gov | ~270,0000.75% of U.S. total |
| Kentucky | Secretary of State | Michael Adams | sosbes.sos.ky.gov | ~420,0001.17% of U.S. total |
| Louisiana | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | coraweb.sos.la.gov | ~380,0001.06% of U.S. total |
| Maine | Secretary of State | Shenna Bellows | apps3.web.maine.gov | ~175,0000.49% of U.S. total |
| Maryland | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | egov.maryland.gov | ~600,0001.67% of U.S. total |
| Massachusetts | Secretary of the Commonwealth | William Galvin | corp.sec.state.ma.us | ~800,0002.22% of U.S. total |
| Michigan | Secretary of State | Jocelyn Benson | mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us | ~900,0002.50% of U.S. total |
| Minnesota | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | mblsportal.sos.state.mn.us | ~560,0001.56% of U.S. total |
| Mississippi | Secretary of State | Michael Watson Jr. | corp.sos.ms.gov | ~180,0000.50% of U.S. total |
| Missouri | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | bsd.sos.mo.gov | ~530,0001.47% of U.S. total |
| Montana | Secretary of State | Christi Jacobsen | biz.sosmt.gov | ~135,0000.38% of U.S. total |
| Nebraska | Secretary of State | Bob Evnen | www.nebraska.gov | ~220,0000.61% of U.S. total |
| Nevada | Secretary of State | Cisco Aguilar | esos.nv.gov | ~620,0001.72% of U.S. total |
| New Hampshire | Secretary of State | David Scanlan | quickstart.sos.nh.gov | ~180,0000.50% of U.S. total |
| New Jersey | Secretary of State | Dale Caldwell | www.njportal.com | ~700,0001.94% of U.S. total |
| New Mexico | Secretary of State | Maggie Toulouse Oliver | enterprise.sos.nm.gov | ~200,0000.56% of U.S. total |
| New York | Secretary of State | Walter Mosley | apps.dos.ny.gov | ~2,400,0006.67% of U.S. total |
| North Carolina | Secretary of State | Elaine Marshall | www.sosnc.gov | ~1,050,0002.92% of U.S. total |
| North Dakota | Secretary of State | Michael Howe | firststop.sos.nd.gov | ~85,0000.24% of U.S. total |
| Ohio | Secretary of State | Frank LaRose | businesssearch.ohiosos.gov | ~900,0002.50% of U.S. total |
| Oklahoma | Secretary of State | Benjamin Lepak | www.sos.ok.gov | ~350,0000.97% of U.S. total |
| Oregon | Secretary of State | Tobias Read | sos.oregon.gov | ~450,0001.25% of U.S. total |
| Pennsylvania | Secretary of the Commonwealth | Al Schmidt | file.dos.pa.gov | ~1,200,0003.33% of U.S. total |
| Rhode Island | Secretary of State | Gregg Amore | business.sos.ri.gov | ~130,0000.36% of U.S. total |
| South Carolina | Secretary of State | Mark Hammond | businessfilings.sc.gov | ~430,0001.19% of U.S. total |
| South Dakota | Secretary of State | Monae Johnson | sosenterprise.sd.gov | ~100,0000.28% of U.S. total |
| Tennessee | Secretary of State | Tre Hargett | tncab.tnsos.gov | ~750,0002.08% of U.S. total |
| Texas | Secretary of State | Jane Nelson | mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us | ~2,930,0008.14% of U.S. total |
| Utah | Lt. Governor (no SoS office) | Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson | businessregistration.utah.gov | ~400,0001.11% of U.S. total |
| Vermont | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | bizfilings.vermont.gov | ~90,0000.25% of U.S. total |
| Virginia | Secretary of the Commonwealth | Candi Mundon King | cis.scc.virginia.gov | ~900,0002.50% of U.S. total |
| Washington | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | ccfs.sos.wa.gov | ~650,0001.81% of U.S. total |
| West Virginia | Secretary of State | Kris Warner | apps.wv.gov | ~155,0000.43% of U.S. total |
| Wisconsin | Secretary of State | Sarah Godlewski | onestop.wi.gov | ~480,0001.33% of U.S. total |
| Wyoming | Secretary of State | Chuck Gray | wyobiz.wyo.gov | ~600,0001.67% of U.S. total |
* Entity counts are estimates from official state reports, IRS data, U.S. Census Bureau BFS, and published SoS annual reports. Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah have no Secretary of State; business registrations are handled by alternative offices.
