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New Business Entities
Yearly Totals from fiscal year 2002-2025. Fiscal year is October 1 - September 30.
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FY 02/03 |
FY 03/04 |
FY 04/05 |
FY 05/06 |
FY 06/07 |
FY 07/08 |
FY 08/09 |
FY 09/10 |
FY |
FY 11/12 |
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| Profit Corporations | 20,780 | 20,572 | 20,178 | 18,362 | 17,003 | 15,030 | 13,205 | 12,201 | 11,662 | 11,008 | ||
| Nonprofit Corporations | 4,023 | 4.445 | 4,742 | 4,565 | 4,302 | 4,446 | 4,266 | 4,349 | 4,143 | 4,056 | ||
| Foreigns | 2,216 | 2,353 | 2,298 | 2,317 | 2,324 | 2,080 | 1,868 | 2,156 | 2,127 | 2,148 | ||
| Limited Liability Companies | 36,495 | 43,729 | 48,504 | 46,805 | 46,395 | 46,867 | 46,619 | 49,511 | 51,596 | 57,892 | ||
| Foreigns | 1,182 | 1,482 | 1,678 | 1,931 | 2,212 | 1,797 | 1,482 | 1,683 | 1,947 | 1,978 | ||
| Limited Partnerships | 293 | 272 | 266 | 248 | 240 | 176 | 113 | 112 | 131 | 126 | ||
| Foreigns | 110 | 106 | 163 | 101 | 106 | 73 | 42 | 62 | 63 | 46 | ||
| Limited Liability Partnerships | 131 | 148 | 154 | 183 | 176 | 178 | 205 | 189 | 142 | 128 | ||
| Foreigns | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 56 | ||
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FY |
FY 13/14 |
FY |
FY 15/16 |
FY 16/17 |
FY |
FY 18/19 |
FY 19/20 |
FY 20/21 |
FY 21/22 |
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| Profit Corporations | 10,129 |
10,200 |
9,798 | 9,366 | 8,800 | 8,985 | 8,207 | 7,840 | 7,729 | 7,068 | ||
| Nonprofit Corporations | 3,856 |
3,839 |
3,875 | 4,170 | 3,997 | 4,466 | 4,393 | 4,287 | 4,821 | 4,479 | ||
| Foreigns | 2,058 |
2,131 |
2,078 | 1,972 | 1,979 | 2,128 | 2,186 | 1,942 | 2,489 | 2,729 | ||
| Limited Liability Companies | 57,403 |
59,402 |
61,247 | 65,334 | 71,057 | 83,963 | 87,552 | 110,811 | 145,203 | 127,559 | ||
| Foreigns | 2,395 |
2,654 |
2,705 | 2,598 | 2,931 | 3,239 | 3,420 | 3,214 | 4,287 | 4,974 | ||
| Limited Partnerships | 107 |
89 |
93 | 108 | 116 | 188 | 149 | 176 | 245 | 238 | ||
| Foreigns | 77 |
75 |
91 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 49 | 66 | 70 | 80 | ||
| Limited Liability Partnerships | 139 |
163 |
161 | 229 | 263 | 198 | 154 | 167 | 231 | 198 | ||
| Foreigns | 41 |
17 |
44 | 34 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 30 | ||
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FY 22/23 |
FY 23/24 |
FY 24/25 |
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| Profit Corporations | 6,541 | 5,949 | 5,879 | |||||||||
| Nonprofit Corporations | 5,110 | 4,883 | 5,283 | |||||||||
| Foreigns | 2,654 | 2,473 | 2,791 | |||||||||
| Limited Liability Companies | 132,144 | 119,177 | 125,487 | |||||||||
| Foreigns | 4,367 | 4,507 | 5,061 | |||||||||
| Limited Partnerships | 226 | 148 | 123 | |||||||||
| Foreigns | 52 | 41 | 58 | |||||||||
| Limited Liability Partnerships | 140 | 150 | 141 | |||||||||
| Foreigns | 37 | 48 | 48 |