Monthly report

New businesses in Colorado: May 2026

15,478 new businesses were formed in Colorado in May 2026, down 3% from April and up 135% from May 2025.

New businesses
15,478
May 2026
Month over month
-3%
vs 16,022
Year over year
+135%
vs 6,575
Most common type
LLC
83% of formations

New Colorado businesses per month

010,00020,000May 2024: 5,793May 24Jun 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: 12,467Nov 2025: 11,053Dec 2025: 11,820Jan 2026: 15,7882026Feb 2026: 12,705Mar 2026: 16,706Apr 2026: 16,022May 2026: 15,478

By entity type

  • LLCs12,839 · 83%
  • Corporations2,171 · 14%
  • Nonprofits383 · 2%
  • Other38 · 0%
  • LLPs35 · 0%
  • Limited partnerships12 · 0%

Top counties in May 2026

Top cities in May 2026

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Colorado whose formation (registration) date falls in May 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 12, 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: May 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/colorado/2026-05. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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