Data Report
New Business Filings Across America
23,945 new businesses filed across 8 states. Real data from Secretary of State offices, analyzed by Palavir.
Total Filings
23,945
8 states + DC
LLC Share
74.2%
17,766 of 23,945
Top State
Florida
6,787 filings
Cities Tracked
3,314
Across all states
Why This Matters
Tracking new business filings across multiple states reveals where entrepreneurship is growing fastest and what entity types founders prefer. With 23,945 businesses filed across 8 states, this cross-state view shows that formation patterns vary significantly by geography. Florida and Colorado each topped 6,000 filings, while the LLC share ranges from 71.6% in Oregon to 90% in Florida. For anyone selling to new businesses, recruiting founders, or tracking economic development, multi-state filing data is the earliest signal of where growth is happening.
Filings by State
Florida and Colorado lead with over 6,000 filings each
Entity Types
LLCs account for 74.2% of all new filings nationwide
Top 8 Cities by Filing Volume
Washington DC and Denver lead across all states
LLC Formation Rate by State
Florida leads at 90%, with most states above 70%
FL
90%
LLC rate
IA
89.2%
LLC rate
CT
89%
LLC rate
CO
77.8%
LLC rate
NY
75.6%
LLC rate
OR
71.6%
LLC rate
Cities 9–20 + Full State Breakdowns
The next tier of business formation hotspots across all states
See all top cities per state, metro area clusters, and cross-state comparisons in the full report
State-by-State Entity Breakdown
How entity type distribution varies by state
| State | LLC | Corp | Nonprofit | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colorado | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Connecticut | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Washington DC | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iowa | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New York | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Full entity type breakdown per state, including nonprofit and LP analysis
The Bottom Line
Business formation patterns tell you more about a state's economy than most traditional indicators. States with high LLC rates tend to have more solo entrepreneurs and gig workers. States with more corporations tend to have more funded startups seeking outside investment.
The cross-state data reveals that "starting a business" means very different things in different places: a sole proprietor LLC in Florida, a nonprofit in DC, or an incorporated tech startup in Delaware. National averages hide these structural differences.
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Visit newfilingalerts.comSource:Secretary of State filings from FL, CO, CT, DC, IA, NY, OR, and TX indexed by Palavir's NewFilings database. Snapshot data covering recent filings.
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