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Employer firm births in South Carolina

Employer firm births in South Carolina was 7,641 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count7,641
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank21st of 51US states ranked
Series high7,7821984
Series low4,8581982
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Employer firm births in South Carolina, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 6,122 count1979: 5,604 count1980: 5,211 count1981: 5,145 count1982: 4,858 count1983: 5,723 count1984: 7,782 count1985: 6,674 count1986: 6,657 count1987: 6,774 count1988: 6,704 count1989: 6,579 count1990: 6,803 count1991: 6,114 count1992: 5,964 count1993: 6,192 count1994: 6,479 count1995: 7,031 count1996: 7,049 count1997: 7,197 count1998: 6,961 count1999: 6,753 count2000: 6,433 count2001: 6,148 count2002: 6,330 count2003: 6,476 count2004: 6,869 count2005: 7,222 count2006: 7,563 count2007: 7,260 count2008: 6,500 count2009: 5,253 count2010: 4,918 count2011: 4,949 count2012: 4,987 count2013: 4,990 count2014: 5,258 count2015: 5,565 count2016: 5,834 count2017: 5,919 count2018: 6,170 count2019: 6,315 count2020: 6,305 count2021: 7,115 count2022: 7,685 count2023: 7,641 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019781994201020231978: 6,122 count1979: 5,604 count1980: 5,211 count1981: 5,145 count1982: 4,858 count1983: 5,723 count1984: 7,782 count1985: 6,674 count1986: 6,657 count1987: 6,774 count1988: 6,704 count1989: 6,579 count1990: 6,803 count1991: 6,114 count1992: 5,964 count1993: 6,192 count1994: 6,479 count1995: 7,031 count1996: 7,049 count1997: 7,197 count1998: 6,961 count1999: 6,753 count2000: 6,433 count2001: 6,148 count2002: 6,330 count2003: 6,476 count2004: 6,869 count2005: 7,222 count2006: 7,563 count2007: 7,260 count2008: 6,500 count2009: 5,253 count2010: 4,918 count2011: 4,949 count2012: 4,987 count2013: 4,990 count2014: 5,258 count2015: 5,565 count2016: 5,834 count2017: 5,919 count2018: 6,170 count2019: 6,315 count2020: 6,305 count2021: 7,115 count2022: 7,685 count2023: 7,641 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20237,641
20227,685
20217,115
20206,305
20196,315
20186,170
20175,919
20165,834
20155,565
20145,258
20134,990
20124,987
20114,949
20104,918
20095,253
20086,500
20077,260
20067,563
20057,222
20046,869
20036,476
20026,330
20016,148
20006,433
19996,753
19986,961
19977,197
19967,049
19957,031
19946,479
19936,192
19925,964
19916,114
19906,803
19896,579
19886,704
19876,774
19866,657
19856,674
19847,782
19835,723
19824,858
19815,145
19805,211
19795,604
19786,122

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Carolina7,641
United States508,777

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 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

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/south-carolina. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/south-carolina (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in South Carolina?

Employer firm births in South Carolina was 7,641 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in South Carolina?

7,782 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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