Monthly report

New businesses in Colorado: October 2025

12,467 new businesses were formed in Colorado in October 2025, about the same as September and up 91% from October 2024.

New businesses
12,467
October 2025
Month over month
0%
vs 12,498
Year over year
+91%
vs 6,515
Most common type
LLC
83% of formations

New Colorado businesses per month

07,50015,000Oct 2023: 5,401Oct 23Nov 2023: 4,997Dec 2023: 6,388Jan 2024: 7,6752024Feb 2024: 5,761Mar 2024: 5,959Apr 2024: 6,010May 2024: 5,793Jun 2024: 5,422Jul 2024: 4,910Aug 2024: 6,410Sep 2024: 6,152Oct 2024: 6,515Nov 2024: 5,637Dec 2024: 6,095Jan 2025: 9,1232025Feb 2025: 6,820Mar 2025: 7,404Apr 2025: 7,357May 2025: 6,575Jun 2025: 6,222Jul 2025: 5,881Aug 2025: 12,281Sep 2025: 12,498Oct 2025: 12,467

By entity type

  • LLCs10,328 · 83%
  • Corporations1,704 · 14%
  • Nonprofits398 · 3%
  • LLPs22 · 0%
  • Other8 · 0%
  • Limited partnerships7 · 0%

Top counties in October 2025

Top cities in October 2025

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Colorado whose formation (registration) date falls in October 2025 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 16, 2026. Businesses already dissolved are not counted, so older months can drift slightly as records change. City and county refer to the business address on file. More in the methodology.

Cite this report: ListRiver, “New businesses in Colorado: October 2025”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/colorado/2025-10. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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