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Employer firm births in Williamsburg County

Employer firm births in Williamsburg County was 21 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.7% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count21
Change on 2022-8.7%
Rank32nd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high531978
Series low152018
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Employer firm births in Williamsburg County, 1978 to 2023

10203040506019781985199219992006201320231978: 53 count1979: 53 count1980: 38 count1981: 32 count1982: 32 count1983: 31 count1984: 50 count1985: 38 count1986: 29 count1987: 44 count1988: 30 count1989: 37 count1990: 31 count1991: 28 count1992: 27 count1993: 33 count1994: 30 count1995: 38 count1996: 35 count1997: 28 count1998: 32 count1999: 28 count2000: 36 count2001: 29 count2002: 28 count2003: 34 count2004: 29 count2005: 39 count2006: 34 count2007: 34 count2008: 21 count2009: 24 count2010: 26 count2011: 27 count2012: 20 count2013: 24 count2014: 21 count2015: 21 count2016: 21 count2017: 17 count2018: 15 count2019: 21 count2020: 24 count2021: 30 count2022: 23 count2023: 21 count10203040506019781994201020231978: 53 count1979: 53 count1980: 38 count1981: 32 count1982: 32 count1983: 31 count1984: 50 count1985: 38 count1986: 29 count1987: 44 count1988: 30 count1989: 37 count1990: 31 count1991: 28 count1992: 27 count1993: 33 count1994: 30 count1995: 38 count1996: 35 count1997: 28 count1998: 32 count1999: 28 count2000: 36 count2001: 29 count2002: 28 count2003: 34 count2004: 29 count2005: 39 count2006: 34 count2007: 34 count2008: 21 count2009: 24 count2010: 26 count2011: 27 count2012: 20 count2013: 24 count2014: 21 count2015: 21 count2016: 21 count2017: 17 count2018: 15 count2019: 21 count2020: 24 count2021: 30 count2022: 23 count2023: 21 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
202321
202223
202130
202024
201921
201815
201717
201621
201521
201421
201324
201220
201127
201026
200924
200821
200734
200634
200539
200429
200334
200228
200129
200036
199928
199832
199728
199635
199538
199430
199333
199227
199128
199031
198937
198830
198744
198629
198538
198450
198331
198232
198132
198038
197953
197853

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Williamsburg County21
South Carolina7,641
United States508,777

Williamsburg County compared with nearby places

Abbeville County: 15 countAiken County: 165 countAllendale County: 5 countAnderson County: 279 countBamberg County: 11 countBarnwell County: 14 countBeaufort County: 396 countBerkeley County: 332 countCalhoun County: 8 countCharleston County: 1,093 countCherokee County: 36 countChester County: 28 countChesterfield County: 21 countClarendon County: 25 countColleton County: 45 countDarlington County: 45 countDillon County: 21 countDorchester County: 246 countEdgefield County: 23 countFairfield County: 18 countFlorence County: 157 countGeorgetown County: 121 countGreenville County: 994 countGreenwood County: 65 countHampton County: 16 countHorry County: 693 countJasper County: 51 countKershaw County: 83 countLancaster County: 133 countLaurens County: 60 countLee County: 19 countLexington County: 439 countMcCormick County: 10 countMarion County: 26 countMarlboro County: 16 countNewberry County: 29 countOconee County: 125 countOrangeburg County: 75 countPickens County: 147 countRichland County: 498 countSaluda County: 10 countSpartanburg County: 453 countSumter County: 85 countUnion County: 17 countWilliamsburg County: 21 countYork County: 501 count
  • Under 20
  • 20 to 50
  • 50 to 130
  • 130 to 360
  • 360 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Williamsburg County 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_cty_fac.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, Williamsburg County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.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, Williamsburg County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/williamsburg-county-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, Williamsburg County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/williamsburg-county-south-carolina.

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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, Williamsburg County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/williamsburg-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Williamsburg County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/williamsburg-county-south-carolina. Publisher attribution: 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\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
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What is the employer firm births in Williamsburg County?

Employer firm births in Williamsburg County was 21 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.7% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 46 counties 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 Williamsburg County?

53 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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