The U.S. Census Bureau released new Business Formation Statistics for February 2026, according to a March 11 announcement. The data provide updated information on new business applications and formations across the United States and Puerto Rico.
The Business Formation Statistics are designed to offer timely and frequent insights into trends in business creation. These statistics are developed through collaboration between the Census Bureau and economists from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland, and the University of Notre Dame.
Each month, the full dataset includes twelve series—four related to applications and eight to formations—covering national, regional, and state levels. For Puerto Rico, four monthly business application series are included as part of the standard release. The data are available in both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted formats.
There was no separate news release issued with this update; instead, it was distributed as a tip sheet.
The regular publication of these statistics is intended to help policymakers, researchers, and businesses track economic activity related to entrepreneurship and new company formation.
