Iowa new business reports

New Iowa businesses by formation month, from official state registry records.

New businesses per month

02,0004,000Oct 2024: 1,759Oct 24Nov 2024: 1,539Dec 2024: 1,598Jan 2025: 3,0442025Feb 2025: 2,508Mar 2025: 2,756Apr 2025: 2,867May 2025: 2,649Jun 2025: 2,562Jul 2025: 2,696Aug 2025: 2,567Sep 2025: 2,602Oct 2025: 2,761Nov 2025: 2,540Dec 2025: 2,535Jan 2026: 3,4662026Feb 2026: 2,912Mar 2026: 3,525Apr 2026: 3,518May 2026: 3,280Jun 2026: 3,049Jul 2026: 3,071Aug 2026: 3,000Sep 2026: 3,005

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The new Iowa businesses counted in these reports are available as a file: name, address, entity type, formation month and, where the state publishes it, the registered agent.

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Every business formed in the last 12 months across 15 states: more than 2.2 million records, one CSV per state, with 2 monthly updates included.

The formation date in the files is the year and month. Most records have no email address or EIN.

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