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The Michigan Business Formation Report

How many people are starting businesses in Michigan right now — from U.S. Census Business Formation Statistics, analyzed by the team that forms them. Cite freely with attribution.

July 2026

17,957

new business applications

vs July 2025

+41.8%

year over year

Trailing 12 months

167,308

+24.0% vs prior year

Monthly applications, last 3 years

Michiganders filed 17,957 new business applications in July 2026, up 41.8% from a year earlier. Over the trailing twelve months the state logged 167,308 applications (+24.0% vs the prior twelve) — roughly 458 new ventures every day. The busiest month of the past three years was July 2026 at 17,957.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (not seasonally adjusted, total NAICS, Michigan), retrieved September 1, 2026. "Business applications" are EIN applications with business characteristics — the standard leading indicator of formation activity. Free to cite with a link to this page. Analysis: Michigan LLC Service.

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