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New businesses in District of Columbia: October 2026

863 new businesses were formed in District of Columbia in October 2026, down 17% from September and up 35% from October 2025.

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New businesses
863
October 2026
Month over month
-17%
vs 1,045
Year over year
+35%
vs 641
Most common type
LLC
84% of formations

New District of Columbia businesses per month

07501,500Oct 2024: 533Oct 24Nov 2024: 451Dec 2024: 525Jan 2025: 7492025Feb 2025: 524Mar 2025: 601Apr 2025: 560May 2025: 619Jun 2025: 590Jul 2025: 613Aug 2025: 547Sep 2025: 577Oct 2025: 641Nov 2025: 584Dec 2025: 686Jan 2026: 1,2512026Feb 2026: 1,141Mar 2026: 1,362Apr 2026: 1,179May 2026: 1,168Jun 2026: 1,179Jul 2026: 1,097Aug 2026: 1,057Sep 2026: 1,045Oct 2026: 863

By entity type

  • LLCs721 · 84%
  • Corporations65 · 8%
  • Nonprofits64 · 7%
  • Limited partnerships8 · 1%
  • Other3 · 0%
  • LLPs2 · 0%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of District of Columbia whose formation (registration) date falls in October 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of November 1, 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: October 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/district-of-columbia/2026-10. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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