Tracking business formations from the Iowa Secretary of State and Census Bureau data.
New business registrations by industry this month
Cities with the most new business registrations
| City | This Week | This Month | Top Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 72 | 288 | agriculture |
| Cedar Rapids | 47 | 188 | agriculture |
| Davenport | 34 | 136 | agriculture |
| Sioux City | 29 | 116 | agriculture |
| Iowa City | 25 | 100 | agriculture |
| Waterloo | 23 | 92 | agriculture |
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Approximately 900 new business applications are filed in Iowa each week, according to Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics.
You can search the Iowa Secretary of State business database at https://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/(S(0))/search.aspx. NewBizRadar also aggregates this data for free.
The top industries for new business registrations in Iowa are agriculture, construction, healthcare.