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Employer firms in Aiken County

Employer firms in Aiken County was 2,316 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,316
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank13th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high2,3162023
Series low1,3311978

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Employer firms in Aiken County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,331 count1979: 1,364 count1980: 1,385 count1981: 1,381 count1982: 1,339 count1983: 1,377 count1984: 1,462 count1985: 1,487 count1986: 1,557 count1987: 1,628 count1988: 1,674 count1989: 1,744 count1990: 1,814 count1991: 1,836 count1992: 1,847 count1993: 1,904 count1994: 1,932 count1995: 1,962 count1996: 1,992 count1997: 2,031 count1998: 2,080 count1999: 2,068 count2000: 2,046 count2001: 2,071 count2002: 2,056 count2003: 2,078 count2004: 2,120 count2005: 2,140 count2006: 2,246 count2007: 2,304 count2008: 2,293 count2009: 2,220 count2010: 2,156 count2011: 2,123 count2012: 2,106 count2013: 2,083 count2014: 2,092 count2015: 2,096 count2016: 2,133 count2017: 2,129 count2018: 2,164 count2019: 2,177 count2020: 2,225 count2021: 2,244 count2022: 2,280 count2023: 2,316 count1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781994201020231978: 1,331 count1979: 1,364 count1980: 1,385 count1981: 1,381 count1982: 1,339 count1983: 1,377 count1984: 1,462 count1985: 1,487 count1986: 1,557 count1987: 1,628 count1988: 1,674 count1989: 1,744 count1990: 1,814 count1991: 1,836 count1992: 1,847 count1993: 1,904 count1994: 1,932 count1995: 1,962 count1996: 1,992 count1997: 2,031 count1998: 2,080 count1999: 2,068 count2000: 2,046 count2001: 2,071 count2002: 2,056 count2003: 2,078 count2004: 2,120 count2005: 2,140 count2006: 2,246 count2007: 2,304 count2008: 2,293 count2009: 2,220 count2010: 2,156 count2011: 2,123 count2012: 2,106 count2013: 2,083 count2014: 2,092 count2015: 2,096 count2016: 2,133 count2017: 2,129 count2018: 2,164 count2019: 2,177 count2020: 2,225 count2021: 2,244 count2022: 2,280 count2023: 2,316 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
20232,316
20222,280
20212,244
20202,225
20192,177
20182,164
20172,129
20162,133
20152,096
20142,092
20132,083
20122,106
20112,123
20102,156
20092,220
20082,293
20072,304
20062,246
20052,140
20042,120
20032,078
20022,056
20012,071
20002,046
19992,068
19982,080
19972,031
19961,992
19951,962
19941,932
19931,904
19921,847
19911,836
19901,814
19891,744
19881,674
19871,628
19861,557
19851,487
19841,462
19831,377
19821,339
19811,381
19801,385
19791,364
19781,331

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Aiken County2,316
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Aiken 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
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  • 400 to 800
  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Aiken 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, Aiken 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Aiken 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/aiken-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, Aiken 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/aiken-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Aiken 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/aiken-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Aiken County?

Employer firms in Aiken County was 2,316 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Aiken County?

2,316 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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