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New businesses in Virginia: October 2026

8,152 new businesses were formed in Virginia in October 2026, down 28% from September and down 22% from October 2025.

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New businesses
8,152
October 2026
Month over month
-28%
vs 11,394
Year over year
-22%
vs 10,404
Most common type
LLC
94% of formations

New Virginia businesses per month

07,50015,000Oct 2024: 6,270Oct 24Nov 2024: 5,453Dec 2024: 5,585Jan 2025: 8,1542025Feb 2025: 6,419Mar 2025: 7,239Apr 2025: 7,082May 2025: 6,804Jun 2025: 6,365Jul 2025: 6,605Aug 2025: 6,135Sep 2025: 5,684Oct 2025: 10,404Nov 2025: 9,139Dec 2025: 10,099Jan 2026: 12,8092026Feb 2026: 11,916Mar 2026: 13,304Apr 2026: 12,612May 2026: 12,249Jun 2026: 11,479Jul 2026: 11,807Aug 2026: 11,914Sep 2026: 11,394Oct 2026: 8,152

By entity type

  • LLCs7,689 · 94%
  • Corporations266 · 3%
  • Nonprofits197 · 2%

Top counties in October 2026

Top cities in October 2026

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of Virginia whose formation (registration) date falls in October 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 26, 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 Virginia: October 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/virginia/2026-10. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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