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Employer establishments: information in South Carolina

Employer establishments: information in South Carolina was 1,764 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count1,764
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank27th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,7642023
Series low1,3262013

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Employer establishments: information in South Carolina, 2012 to 2023

1,3001,4001,5001,6001,7001,8002012201420162018202020232012: 1,393 count2013: 1,326 count2014: 1,356 count2015: 1,376 count2016: 1,494 count2017: 1,639 count2018: 1,691 count2019: 1,717 count2020: 1,762 count2021: 1,760 count2022: 1,748 count2023: 1,764 count1,2001,4001,6001,80020122016202020232012: 1,393 count2013: 1,326 count2014: 1,356 count2015: 1,376 count2016: 1,494 count2017: 1,639 count2018: 1,691 count2019: 1,717 count2020: 1,762 count2021: 1,760 count2022: 1,748 count2023: 1,764 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20231,764
20221,748
20211,760
20201,762
20191,717
20181,691
20171,639
20161,494
20151,376
20141,356
20131,326
20121,393

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Carolina1,764
United States160,704

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,887 countAlaska: 422 countArizona: 2,662 countArkansas: 1,174 countCalifornia: 27,338 countColorado: 3,804 countConnecticut: 1,687 countDelaware: 1,070 countDistrict of Columbia: 851 countFlorida: 10,336 countGeorgia: 5,030 countHawaii: 557 countIdaho: 877 countIllinois: 5,616 countIndiana: 2,380 countIowa: 1,615 countKansas: 1,424 countKentucky: 1,995 countLouisiana: 1,591 countMaine: 817 countMaryland: 2,598 countMassachusetts: 3,655 countMichigan: 3,887 countMinnesota: 2,631 countMississippi: 1,087 countMissouri: 2,582 countMontana: 697 countNebraska: 978 countNevada: 1,631 countNew Hampshire: 772 countNew Jersey: 3,802 countNew Mexico: 857 countNew York: 12,089 countNorth Carolina: 4,150 countNorth Dakota: 376 countOhio: 4,391 countOklahoma: 1,604 countOregon: 2,404 countPennsylvania: 5,685 countRhode Island: 477 countSouth Carolina: 1,764 countSouth Dakota: 463 countTennessee: 2,980 countTexas: 11,777 countUtah: 2,004 countVermont: 490 countVirginia: 4,006 countWashington: 4,036 countWest Virginia: 752 countWisconsin: 2,400 countWyoming: 546 count
  • Under 800
  • 800 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 4,100
  • 4,100 and over
Employer establishments: information, 2023, count. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in information (publishing, media, telecommunications and data processing) (NAICS 51), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms (Employer establishments: information, South Carolina, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, Employer establishments: information, South Carolina, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-information/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Employer establishments: information, South Carolina, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-information/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms, Employer establishments: information, South Carolina, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-information/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms: Employer establishments: information, South Carolina, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-information/south-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the employer establishments: information in South Carolina?

Employer establishments: information in South Carolina was 1,764 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), information (NAICS 51), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: information in South Carolina?

1,764 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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