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Check name availability against the Arizona Secretary of State database

142,815
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
41,609
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
+15.1%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
567
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
Arizona seal
Websiteazcc.gov
Phone(602) 542-3026
Address1300 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Hours8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri

Arizona business formation by the numbers

State-level data from official sources on business formation activity in Arizona.

#14
Arizona ranks 14th in U.S. business formations
Ranking is based on total business applications filed in the trailing twelve months across all 50 states and D.C.
Census BFS via FRED, TTM rank
+86.4%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSAAZ
+19.8%
Quarter-over-quarter change
Current quarter applications compared to the prior quarter. A useful read on whether momentum is building or fading.
FRED, latest 3 months vs prior 3
$50
LLC filing fee and processing time
Standard processing: 14-16 business days.
Arizona Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
7,509
Federal trademark applications from Arizona businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a Arizona address, the 14th highest total of any state. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the Arizona Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
+24%
Trademark filing change since 2015
Arizona filings went from 6,073 in 2015 to 7,509 in 2023, up 24%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about Arizona

Applicants with an Arizona address filed 7,509 federal trademark applications in 2023, compared with 6,073 in 2015, a change of +24%.

Adjusted for population that is about 100 filings per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate in the country.

The most common category for Arizona filings since 2019 is Class 041, covering education, training and entertainment services.

A trademark and an Arizona registration are different things

Registering an entity with the Arizona Secretary of State establishes that name for that entity within Arizona. A federal trademark is granted by the USPTO, applies nationally, and covers only the goods or services it is registered under.

The two records are separate, which is why a name can clear an Arizona entity search and still overlap an existing federal mark, and why a federal mark can exist for a name no Arizona entity has registered.

Trademark figures on this page come from the USPTO Trademark Case Files dataset, which covers applications through March 2024. Counts are applications filed by applicants with an Arizona mailing address, and reflect filings rather than registrations granted.