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New businesses in Iowa: October 2026

2,840 new businesses were formed in Iowa in October 2026, down 7% from September and up 3% from October 2025.

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New businesses
2,840
October 2026
Month over month
-7%
vs 3,053
Year over year
+3%
vs 2,770
Most common type
LLC
92% of formations

New Iowa businesses per month

02,0004,000Oct 2024: 1,769Oct 24Nov 2024: 1,552Dec 2024: 1,612Jan 2025: 3,0512025Feb 2025: 2,513Mar 2025: 2,759Apr 2025: 2,872May 2025: 2,657Jun 2025: 2,568Jul 2025: 2,701Aug 2025: 2,575Sep 2025: 2,610Oct 2025: 2,770Nov 2025: 2,545Dec 2025: 2,546Jan 2026: 3,4702026Feb 2026: 2,919Mar 2026: 3,531Apr 2026: 3,531May 2026: 3,288Jun 2026: 3,055Jul 2026: 3,082Aug 2026: 3,009Sep 2026: 3,053Oct 2026: 2,840

By entity type

  • LLCs2,619 · 92%
  • Corporations116 · 4%
  • Other84 · 3%
  • LLPs15 · 1%
  • Nonprofits5 · 0%
  • Limited partnerships1 · 0%

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Top cities in October 2026

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Iowa whose formation (registration) date falls in October 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of November 6, 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 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/iowa/2026-10. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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