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Employer firms in Abbeville County

Employer firms in Abbeville County was 288 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count288
Change on 2022-4%
Rank37th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3222005
Series low2191982

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Employer firms in Abbeville County, 1978 to 2023

20022525027530032519781985199219992006201320231978: 241 count1979: 234 count1980: 231 count1981: 230 count1982: 219 count1983: 221 count1984: 243 count1985: 249 count1986: 250 count1987: 257 count1988: 267 count1989: 271 count1990: 279 count1991: 277 count1992: 284 count1993: 281 count1994: 280 count1995: 282 count1996: 290 count1997: 300 count1998: 302 count1999: 313 count2000: 308 count2001: 309 count2002: 305 count2003: 311 count2004: 312 count2005: 322 count2006: 312 count2007: 313 count2008: 320 count2009: 311 count2010: 305 count2011: 288 count2012: 293 count2013: 286 count2014: 287 count2015: 290 count2016: 291 count2017: 299 count2018: 301 count2019: 297 count2020: 286 count2021: 294 count2022: 300 count2023: 288 count20025030035019781994201020231978: 241 count1979: 234 count1980: 231 count1981: 230 count1982: 219 count1983: 221 count1984: 243 count1985: 249 count1986: 250 count1987: 257 count1988: 267 count1989: 271 count1990: 279 count1991: 277 count1992: 284 count1993: 281 count1994: 280 count1995: 282 count1996: 290 count1997: 300 count1998: 302 count1999: 313 count2000: 308 count2001: 309 count2002: 305 count2003: 311 count2004: 312 count2005: 322 count2006: 312 count2007: 313 count2008: 320 count2009: 311 count2010: 305 count2011: 288 count2012: 293 count2013: 286 count2014: 287 count2015: 290 count2016: 291 count2017: 299 count2018: 301 count2019: 297 count2020: 286 count2021: 294 count2022: 300 count2023: 288 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023288
2022300
2021294
2020286
2019297
2018301
2017299
2016291
2015290
2014287
2013286
2012293
2011288
2010305
2009311
2008320
2007313
2006312
2005322
2004312
2003311
2002305
2001309
2000308
1999313
1998302
1997300
1996290
1995282
1994280
1993281
1992284
1991277
1990279
1989271
1988267
1987257
1986250
1985249
1984243
1983221
1982219
1981230
1980231
1979234
1978241

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Abbeville County288
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Abbeville County compared with nearby places

Abbeville County: 288 countAiken County: 2,316 countAllendale County: 113 countAnderson County: 3,350 countBamberg County: 210 countBarnwell County: 309 countBeaufort County: 4,702 countBerkeley County: 3,179 countCalhoun County: 219 countCharleston County: 11,893 countCherokee County: 808 countChester County: 473 countChesterfield County: 529 countClarendon County: 427 countColleton County: 660 countDarlington County: 911 countDillon County: 388 countDorchester County: 2,355 countEdgefield County: 298 countFairfield County: 262 countFlorence County: 2,613 countGeorgetown County: 1,528 countGreenville County: 11,539 countGreenwood County: 1,137 countHampton County: 254 countHorry County: 7,809 countJasper County: 707 countKershaw County: 1,027 countLancaster County: 1,354 countLaurens County: 820 countLee County: 187 countLexington County: 5,625 countMcCormick County: 91 countMarion County: 402 countMarlboro County: 265 countNewberry County: 674 countOconee County: 1,479 countOrangeburg County: 1,265 countPickens County: 1,844 countRichland County: 6,926 countSaluda County: 220 countSpartanburg County: 5,526 countSumter County: 1,481 countUnion County: 349 countWilliamsburg County: 394 countYork County: 4,933 count
  • Under 300
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  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Abbeville 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

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Abbeville County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Abbeville 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/abbeville-county-south-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Abbeville County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/abbeville-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Abbeville County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/abbeville-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Abbeville County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/abbeville-county-south-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the employer firms in Abbeville County?

Employer firms in Abbeville County was 288 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Abbeville County?

322 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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