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Employer firms in Bamberg County

Employer firms in Bamberg County was 210 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count210
Change on 2022+1%
Rank43rd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high2671990
Series low2062021

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Employer firms in Bamberg County, 1978 to 2023

20022024026028019781985199219992006201320231978: 254 count1979: 258 count1980: 253 count1981: 250 count1982: 241 count1983: 243 count1984: 248 count1985: 257 count1986: 253 count1987: 261 count1988: 263 count1989: 258 count1990: 267 count1991: 264 count1992: 265 count1993: 255 count1994: 249 count1995: 259 count1996: 266 count1997: 257 count1998: 250 count1999: 254 count2000: 249 count2001: 249 count2002: 252 count2003: 257 count2004: 254 count2005: 257 count2006: 256 count2007: 253 count2008: 248 count2009: 255 count2010: 256 count2011: 242 count2012: 238 count2013: 230 count2014: 224 count2015: 229 count2016: 223 count2017: 221 count2018: 231 count2019: 221 count2020: 215 count2021: 206 count2022: 208 count2023: 210 count20022024026028019781994201020231978: 254 count1979: 258 count1980: 253 count1981: 250 count1982: 241 count1983: 243 count1984: 248 count1985: 257 count1986: 253 count1987: 261 count1988: 263 count1989: 258 count1990: 267 count1991: 264 count1992: 265 count1993: 255 count1994: 249 count1995: 259 count1996: 266 count1997: 257 count1998: 250 count1999: 254 count2000: 249 count2001: 249 count2002: 252 count2003: 257 count2004: 254 count2005: 257 count2006: 256 count2007: 253 count2008: 248 count2009: 255 count2010: 256 count2011: 242 count2012: 238 count2013: 230 count2014: 224 count2015: 229 count2016: 223 count2017: 221 count2018: 231 count2019: 221 count2020: 215 count2021: 206 count2022: 208 count2023: 210 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
2023210
2022208
2021206
2020215
2019221
2018231
2017221
2016223
2015229
2014224
2013230
2012238
2011242
2010256
2009255
2008248
2007253
2006256
2005257
2004254
2003257
2002252
2001249
2000249
1999254
1998250
1997257
1996266
1995259
1994249
1993255
1992265
1991264
1990267
1989258
1988263
1987261
1986253
1985257
1984248
1983243
1982241
1981250
1980253
1979258
1978254

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Bamberg County210
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Bamberg 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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Employer firms, 2023, count. Bamberg 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, Bamberg 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, Bamberg 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/bamberg-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, Bamberg 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/bamberg-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Bamberg 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/bamberg-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, Bamberg 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/bamberg-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 Bamberg County?

Employer firms in Bamberg County was 210 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 43rd 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 Bamberg County?

267 in 1990, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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