Monthly report

New businesses in Texas: May 2026

42,260 new businesses were formed in Texas in May 2026, down 4% from April and up 102% from May 2025.

New businesses
42,260
May 2026
Month over month
-4%
vs 44,225
Year over year
+102%
vs 20,958
Most common type
LLC
90% of formations

New Texas businesses per month

025,00050,000May 2024: 18,221May 24Jun 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: 39,401Mar 2026: 45,513Apr 2026: 44,225May 2026: 42,260

By entity type

  • LLCs38,221 · 90%
  • Corporations1,940 · 5%
  • Nonprofits1,596 · 4%
  • Limited partnerships298 · 1%
  • Other204 · 0%
  • LLPs1 · 0%

Top counties in May 2026

Top cities in May 2026

Industries (where known)

  • Professional & Technical Services682 · 18%
  • Real Estate429 · 12%
  • Retail Trade334 · 9%
  • Health Care & Social Assistance322 · 9%
  • Other Services280 · 8%
  • Construction240 · 6%
  • Information221 · 6%
  • Administrative & Support Services205 · 6%
  • Transportation & Warehousing167 · 5%
  • Educational Services135 · 4%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Texas whose formation (registration) date falls in May 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: May 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/texas/2026-05. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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