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Business Entity Statistics


New Domestic Business Formations

Calendar Year
For-Profit Corp Nonprofit Corp LLC LP LLP
1990 8,248 1,397 - 440 -
1991 8,300 1,369 - 407 -
1992 8,554 1,441 - 448 -
1993 8,854 1,427 - 614 -
1994 9,348 1,655 - 742 -
1995 8,148 1,543 3,295 743 24
1996 7,770 1,673 4,486 974 38
1997 7,371 1,764 6,096 1,045 53
1998 6,426 1,746 6,934 954 42
1999 6,930 1,809 5,710 573 37
2000 7,595 2,035 4,629 587 26
2001 7,336 2,105 4,962 497 26
2002 7,143 2,267 6,204 514 29
2003 7,209 2,417 7,412 390 53
2004 7,283 2,588 9,261 461 55
2005 7,145 2,428 11,117 395 75
2006 6,817 2,575 12,285 333 72
2007 6,001 2,407 12,175 258 74
2008 4,639 2,528 10,692 291 59
2009 5,847 2,575 10,875 211 62
2010 5,622 2,443 11,437 188 52
2011 5,169 2,327 12,327 207 62
2012 4,847 2,364 13,747 211 60

 

Businesses on File with Active Status

End of Calendar Year: For-Profit Corp Nonprofit Corp Limited
Liability
Companies		 Limited
Partnerships		 Limited
Liability
Partnerships
1998 84,852 20,803 20,013 8,135 178
1999 84,410 21,469 22,089 7,736 168
2000 83,888 22,331 23,506 8,186 168
2001 83,488 23,264 25,808 8,518 173
2002 81,192 24,326 28,516 8,098 192
2003 81,104 25,511 32,829 7,662 231
2004 82,462   26,990   39,474   7,994   249  
2005 82,867 27,857 46,986 8,193 289
2006 83,428 29,113 54,751 8,283 318
2007 83,691 30,293 61,885 8,335 331
2008 82,097 31,976 65,433 8,285 346
2009 86,472 35,048 73,059 8,345 321
2010 84,717 35,393 75,831 8,374 324
2011 85,486 35,670 79,800 8,513 360
2012 80,864 35,765 83,468 8,225 349