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Employer firms in Anderson County

Employer firms in Anderson County was 3,350 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,350
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank9th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3,3502023
Series low2,0511978

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Employer firms in Anderson County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,051 count1979: 2,121 count1980: 2,128 count1981: 2,151 count1982: 2,070 count1983: 2,117 count1984: 2,283 count1985: 2,344 count1986: 2,426 count1987: 2,500 count1988: 2,563 count1989: 2,598 count1990: 2,662 count1991: 2,644 count1992: 2,706 count1993: 2,763 count1994: 2,830 count1995: 2,913 count1996: 2,931 count1997: 2,992 count1998: 3,079 count1999: 3,108 count2000: 3,172 count2001: 3,134 count2002: 3,098 count2003: 3,139 count2004: 3,182 count2005: 3,180 count2006: 3,223 count2007: 3,271 count2008: 3,247 count2009: 3,106 count2010: 3,035 count2011: 3,017 count2012: 2,993 count2013: 2,969 count2014: 2,990 count2015: 2,987 count2016: 3,012 count2017: 3,038 count2018: 3,053 count2019: 3,055 count2020: 3,088 count2021: 3,162 count2022: 3,273 count2023: 3,350 count2,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 2,051 count1979: 2,121 count1980: 2,128 count1981: 2,151 count1982: 2,070 count1983: 2,117 count1984: 2,283 count1985: 2,344 count1986: 2,426 count1987: 2,500 count1988: 2,563 count1989: 2,598 count1990: 2,662 count1991: 2,644 count1992: 2,706 count1993: 2,763 count1994: 2,830 count1995: 2,913 count1996: 2,931 count1997: 2,992 count1998: 3,079 count1999: 3,108 count2000: 3,172 count2001: 3,134 count2002: 3,098 count2003: 3,139 count2004: 3,182 count2005: 3,180 count2006: 3,223 count2007: 3,271 count2008: 3,247 count2009: 3,106 count2010: 3,035 count2011: 3,017 count2012: 2,993 count2013: 2,969 count2014: 2,990 count2015: 2,987 count2016: 3,012 count2017: 3,038 count2018: 3,053 count2019: 3,055 count2020: 3,088 count2021: 3,162 count2022: 3,273 count2023: 3,350 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
20233,350
20223,273
20213,162
20203,088
20193,055
20183,053
20173,038
20163,012
20152,987
20142,990
20132,969
20122,993
20113,017
20103,035
20093,106
20083,247
20073,271
20063,223
20053,180
20043,182
20033,139
20023,098
20013,134
20003,172
19993,108
19983,079
19972,992
19962,931
19952,913
19942,830
19932,763
19922,706
19912,644
19902,662
19892,598
19882,563
19872,500
19862,426
19852,344
19842,283
19832,117
19822,070
19812,151
19802,128
19792,121
19782,051

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Anderson County3,350
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Anderson 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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  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Anderson 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, Anderson 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, Anderson 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/anderson-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, Anderson 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/anderson-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Anderson County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Anderson County?

Employer firms in Anderson County was 3,350 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

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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 Anderson County?

3,350 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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