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Iowa New LLC Report: September 2026

Monthly count of new LLC filings with the Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services, from public records.

3,085new LLCs
+2.2%vs August 2026
131per business day
184busiest day (September 21)

Summary

3,085 new LLCs were filed in Iowa in September 2026, up 2.2% from August 2026 (3,018). That is about 131 per business day, with Des Moines leading all cities at 252 filings.

Top cities for new LLCs

New LLCs by industry

Real estate & property268 (9%)
Holding & investment186 (6%)
Construction & trades146 (5%)
Consulting & professional130 (4%)
Trucking & logistics108 (4%)
Marketing, media & creative95 (3%)
Retail & e-commerce91 (3%)
Health & wellness71 (2%)
Tech & software43 (1%)
Auto41 (1%)

Industry is estimated from words in the business name. 43% of new LLCs had a name we could classify.

Filings by day

September 1182
September 2111
September 3159
September 4127
September 517
September 620
September 760
September 8142
September 9140
September 10133
September 11131
September 1219
September 1332
September 14153
September 15141
September 16127
September 17115
September 18115
September 1923
September 2025
September 21184
September 22156
September 23139
September 24126
September 25114
September 2657
September 2717
September 28128
September 29115
September 3077

Most used registered agents

Northwest Registered Agent LLC204 new LLCs
Registered Agents Inc165 new LLCs
Simplebiz Registered Agent Services LLC111 new LLCs
United States Corporation Agents, Inc.73 new LLCs
Corporation Service Company42 new LLCs
C T Corporation System37 new LLCs
Corporate Service Center, Inc.35 new LLCs
Republic Registered Agent LLC29 new LLCs
Cogency Global Inc.28 new LLCs
Iowa Registered Agent LLC21 new LLCs

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Iowa New LLC Report, September 2026. LLC Records. https://llcrecords.com/iowa/reports/2026-09

Counts are LLCs with a filing date in September 2026, based on records published by the Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services. Late-posted filings can change counts slightly.

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