Monthly report

New businesses in Texas: February 2026

39,401 new businesses were formed in Texas in February 2026, down 12% from January and up 108% from February 2025.

New businesses
39,401
February 2026
Month over month
-12%
vs 44,945
Year over year
+108%
vs 18,963
Most common type
LLC
90% of formations

New Texas businesses per month

025,00050,000Feb 2024: 17,771Feb 24Mar 2024: 17,494Apr 2024: 18,247May 2024: 18,221Jun 2024: 16,327Jul 2024: 16,979Aug 2024: 18,644Sep 2024: 17,402Oct 2024: 18,610Nov 2024: 16,082Dec 2024: 16,573Jan 2025: 23,7562025Feb 2025: 18,963Mar 2025: 20,294Apr 2025: 20,535May 2025: 20,958Jun 2025: 19,658Jul 2025: 21,085Aug 2025: 22,063Sep 2025: 20,949Oct 2025: 21,910Nov 2025: 18,444Dec 2025: 19,859Jan 2026: 44,9452026Feb 2026: 39,401

By entity type

  • LLCs35,376 · 90%
  • Corporations1,863 · 5%
  • Nonprofits1,631 · 4%
  • Limited partnerships278 · 1%
  • Other251 · 1%
  • LLPs2 · 0%

Top counties in February 2026

Top cities in February 2026

Industries (where known)

  • Professional & Technical Services773 · 20%
  • Real Estate501 · 13%
  • Retail Trade322 · 8%
  • Other Services291 · 8%
  • Construction280 · 7%
  • Health Care & Social Assistance279 · 7%
  • Administrative & Support Services180 · 5%
  • Transportation & Warehousing159 · 4%
  • Information157 · 4%
  • Finance & Insurance145 · 4%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Texas whose formation (registration) date falls in February 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 16, 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 Texas: February 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/texas/2026-02. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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