Monthly report

New businesses in Iowa: October 2025

2,761 new businesses were formed in Iowa in October 2025, up 6% from September and up 57% from October 2024.

New businesses
2,761
October 2025
Month over month
+6%
vs 2,602
Year over year
+57%
vs 1,759
Most common type
LLC
92% of formations

New Iowa businesses per month

02,0004,000Oct 2023: 1,486Oct 23Nov 2023: 1,459Dec 2023: 1,547Jan 2024: 1,9602024Feb 2024: 1,742Mar 2024: 1,771Apr 2024: 1,843May 2024: 1,747Jun 2024: 1,569Jul 2024: 1,653Aug 2024: 1,748Sep 2024: 1,523Oct 2024: 1,759Nov 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: 2,761

By entity type

  • LLCs2,530 · 92%
  • Nonprofits139 · 5%
  • Corporations82 · 3%
  • LLPs8 · 0%
  • Other1 · 0%
  • Limited partnerships1 · 0%

Top counties in October 2025

Top cities in October 2025

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Iowa whose formation (registration) date falls in October 2025 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 Iowa: October 2025”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/iowa/2025-10. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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