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Finance & accounting

Books, invoices, payroll and budgets. The figures below are the headline numbers from 4 datasets, 205 verified figures in total.

Headline figures

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  • US business applications by series, August 2026

    Seasonally adjusted monthly applications for an Employer Identification Number, United States, August 2026 (archived release).

    • All business applications531,728
    • High-propensity145,387
    • From corporations41,075
    • With planned wages34,263
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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    All business applications531,728
    High-propensity145,387
    From corporations41,075
    With planned wages34,263
    Startup Statistics

  • Share of US establishments opened in 2015/16 still operating, by year

    Survival since birth for US private sector establishments that opened in the year ended March 2016, measured each March.

    0%20%40%60%80%100%2016: 100%20162017: 79.6%2018: 68.8%20182019: 61.2%2020: 55%20202021: 50.7%2022: 47.4%20222023: 43.3%2024: 39.9%20242025: 36.8%2026: 34.2%34.2%2026
    Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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    2016100%
    201779.6%
    201868.8%
    201961.2%
    202055%
    202150.7%
    202247.4%
    202343.3%
    202439.9%
    202536.8%
    202634.2%
    Startup Statistics

  • Average US credit card interest rate on accounts assessed interest, 2021 to 2025

    Annual averages for credit card accounts that were charged interest at commercial banks, not seasonally adjusted.

    0%5%10%15%20%25%2021: 16.4%20212022: 17.9%20222023: 22.1%20232024: 22.9%20242025: 22.3%22.3%2025
    Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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    202116.4%
    202217.9%
    202322.1%
    202422.9%
    202522.3%
    Credit Card Statistics

  • Number of bankcards on US credit files, Q2 2023 to Q2 2026

    Millions of general purpose credit cards in the TransUnion US consumer credit database, second quarter of each year.

    02004006008001,000
    531
    545
    568
    591
    Q2 2023Q2 2024Q2 2025Q2 2026
    Source: TransUnion
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    Q2 2023531
    Q2 2024545
    Q2 2025568
    Q2 2026591
    Credit Card Statistics

  • US household debt by type, Q2 2026 ($ trillions)

    Outstanding balances in trillions of US dollars, New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel, end of June 2026. HELOC balance of $459 billion shown as 0.459.

    • Mortgages$13.1
    • Auto loans$1.71
    • Student loans$1.65
    • Credit cards$1.26
    • Home equity lines of credit$0.46
    Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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    Mortgages$13.1
    Auto loans$1.71
    Student loans$1.65
    Credit cards$1.26
    Home equity lines of credit$0.46
    Household Debt Statistics

  • Total US consumer debt by generation, September 2025 ($ trillions)

    Total balances in trillions of US dollars from Experian credit data, September 2025; ages as of 2025.

    $0$2$4$6$8$10
    $1.06
    $5.79
    $6.74
    $4.44
    $0.49
    Generation Z (18 to 28)Millennials (29 to 44)Generation X (45 to 60)Baby boomers (61 to 79)Silent Generation (80+)
    Source: Experian
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    Generation Z (18 to 28)$1.06
    Millennials (29 to 44)$5.79
    Generation X (45 to 60)$6.74
    Baby boomers (61 to 79)$4.44
    Silent Generation (80+)$0.49
    Household Debt Statistics

Datasets

  • Startup Statistics

    Americans filed 531,728 business applications in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and BLS data show 47.2% of establishments opened in 2020/21 survived five years. Venture investment hit records: PitchBook-NVCA counted $515.8 billion in US deal value through Q3 2026, with AI companies taking 82.7%, while KPMG put global venture funding at $728.3 billion and Crunchbase at $679 billion for the same nine months.

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  • Credit Card Statistics

    US credit card balances reached $1.26 trillion in Q2 2026, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and accounts that paid interest were charged an average rate of 22.36% in August 2026, according to the Federal Reserve Board. The CFPB found that cardholders paid $160 billion in interest and $31.3 billion in fees in 2024, while 82% of US adults had a credit card in 2025.

    51 figures · 13 publishers · csv

  • Household Debt Statistics

    US household debt totaled $18.8 trillion in Q2 2026, including $13.1 trillion in mortgages, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and 4.7% of it was delinquent. Relative to income, debt is low: the Federal Reserve puts household debt at 0.90 times disposable income, near its lowest since the late 1990s, while Canadian debt stands at 176.4% of income.

    51 figures · 13 publishers · csv

  • Student Loan Debt Statistics

    Americans held $1.65 trillion in student loans in Q2 2026, and 10.6% of those balances were 90 or more days past due, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Federal Student Aid counted 42.3 million federal borrowers and more than 9.3 million recipients in default as of June 2026, holding $234 billion.

    49 figures · 12 publishers · csv