Monthly report

New businesses in District of Columbia: January 2026

1,248 new businesses were formed in District of Columbia in January 2026, up 83% from December and up 67% from January 2025.

New businesses
1,248
January 2026
Month over month
+83%
vs 683
Year over year
+67%
vs 748
Most common type
LLC
78% of formations

New District of Columbia businesses per month

07501,500Jan 2024: 6512024Feb 2024: 527Mar 2024: 537Apr 2024: 552May 2024: 493Jun 2024: 458Jul 2024: 527Aug 2024: 475Sep 2024: 525Oct 2024: 533Nov 2024: 450Dec 2024: 523Jan 2025: 7482025Feb 2025: 524Mar 2025: 596Apr 2025: 559May 2025: 615Jun 2025: 589Jul 2025: 609Aug 2025: 545Sep 2025: 577Oct 2025: 637Nov 2025: 582Dec 2025: 683Jan 2026: 1,2482026

By entity type

  • LLCs978 · 78%
  • Nonprofits130 · 10%
  • Corporations111 · 9%
  • Other20 · 2%
  • LLPs7 · 1%
  • Limited partnerships2 · 0%

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Top cities in January 2026

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of District of Columbia whose formation (registration) date falls in January 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 District of Columbia: January 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/district-of-columbia/2026-01. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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