The number of business applications here refers to the core applications series corresponding to the basic filtering of Employer Identification Number (EIN) applications except for applications for tax liens, estates, trusts, certain financial filings, and applications outside of the 50 states and D.C. or with no state-county geocodes. This data comprises the number of new applications, including filling to key sectors (agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting) or public administration and applications in certain industries (e.g., private households and civic and social organizations).

Further analysis and discussion of the data can be found in the Center’s newsletter, available at this link.

The data source is the U.S. Census Bureau.

You can click on the expandable headings to see bar charts and maps for Applications for New Businesses for the North Central Texas (NCT) region. 

Growth in New Business Applications 2005-2023

Line graph of new business applications in NCT, Texas, and USA from 2005 to 2023.
Graph of New Business Applications 2005-2023

Map showing average growth rates of business applications by county in North Central Texas.
Map of Growth in New Business Applications 2005-2023

New Business Applications 2019

Bar chart of new business applications in NCT region, 2019. Dallas County leads with 39,062.
Bar Chart for New Business Applications 2019

Map showing new business applications in NCT region, 2019. Dallas County leads with 39,062.
Map for New Business Applications 2019

New Business Applications 2020

Bar chart of new business applications in NCT region counties, 2020.
Bar Chart for New Business Applications 2020

Bar chart of new business applications in NCT region counties, 2020. Dallas leads with 51,281.
Map for New Business Applications 2020

New Business Applications 2021

Bar chart of new business applications in NCT region counties, 2021.
Bar Chart for New Business Applications 2021

Map of new business applications in the NCT region, 2021, with Dallas County highest at 64,301.
Map for New Business Applications 2021

New Business Applications 2022

Bar chart of new business applications by county in the NCT region, 2022.
Bar Chart for New Business Applications 2022

Map of new business applications in North Central Texas, 2022, with Dallas County leading.
Map for New Business Applications 2022

New Business Applications 2023

Bar chart of new business applications in NCT region counties, 2023.
Bar Chart for New Business Applications 2023

Map of new business applications in the NCT region, 2023, with Dallas County highest at 57,863.
Map for New Business Applications 2023