Data dictionary

Name: ListRiver database of active U.S. business registrations
Creator: ListRiver
License: https://listriver.com/Terms.aspx

ListRiver's full-database files have 35 columns, in the same order in every state's file. Each file is a gzip-compressed CSV (UTF-8, comma separated, first row is the column names), one file per state, with one row per state filing.

#	Column	What it holds	Filled in for
1	Business Name	Legal name of the business as registered with the state.	All records
2	DBA Name	Trade name ("doing business as"), when one is on file.	Where available
3	Entity Type	The state's entity type, such as limited liability company or corporation.	All records
4	Status	Registration status as the state reports it, in capitals (for example ACTIVE).	All records
5	Standing	Standing with the state, such as good standing, where the state reports it.	Where published
6	Formed	Formation (registration) month, as YYYY-MM.	Nearly all records
7	Registration State	Two-letter code of the state registry the filing came from.	All records
8	State Filing Number	The ID the state assigned to the filing.	All records
9	EIN	Federal Employer Identification Number, as 12-3456789.	A minority of records, nearly all Florida registrations
10	Address	Street address of the business.	All records
11	Address 2	Suite, unit or second address line.	Where available
12	City	City of the business address.	All records
13	State	Two-letter state of the business address. Can differ from Registration State.	All records
14	ZIP	ZIP code of the business address.	All records
15	County	County of the business address.	Every record
16	Mailing Address	Mailing street address, when the state publishes one.	Where published
17	Mailing Address 2	Second mailing address line.	Where published
18	Mailing City	City of the mailing address.	Where published
19	Mailing State	State of the mailing address.	Where published
20	Mailing ZIP	ZIP code of the mailing address.	Where published
21	Phone	Business phone number.	Almost no records
22	Email	Business email address.	A small minority of records, mostly Connecticut
23	Website	Business website.	Almost no records
24	Registered Agent	Name of the registered agent.	States that publish it
25	NAICS	North American Industry Classification System code.	Where available
26	Industry	Description of the NAICS code.	Where available
27	Woman-Owned	Y when the business is recorded as woman-owned; otherwise blank.	Where available
28	Veteran-Owned	Y when the business is recorded as veteran-owned; otherwise blank.	Where available
29	Minority-Owned	Y when the business is recorded as minority-owned; otherwise blank.	Where available
30	Disability-Owned	Y when the business is recorded as disability-owned; otherwise blank.	Where available
31	LGBTQI-Owned	Y when the business is recorded as LGBTQI-owned; otherwise blank.	Where available
32	Latitude	Latitude of the business address.	Where available
33	Longitude	Longitude of the business address.	Where available
34	Registry Data As Of	Date of the state file the record came from, as YYYY-MM-DD.	Most records
35	ListRiver ID	Registration state plus state filing number. A stable key for matching a business between an update and earlier files.	All records

Notes

A business registered in several states has one row per registration. Use Registration State to see which registry a row came from and ListRiver ID to match rows between releases.
Blank means the state does not publish the field or we do not have it. Nothing is estimated or filled in.
Values that begin with =, + or @ are prefixed with an apostrophe so spreadsheets do not read them as formulas.
Custom lists from the list builder carry the same core fields; the pricing page shows which fields each plan includes.

For sources, definitions and known limits, see the methodology. For what the whole file contains and costs, see the full database.