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Employer firms in Barnwell County

Employer firms in Barnwell County was 309 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count309
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank35th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3522006
Series low2361983

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Employer firms in Barnwell County, 1978 to 2023

22525027530032535037519781985199219992006201320231978: 272 count1979: 264 count1980: 251 count1981: 252 count1982: 241 count1983: 236 count1984: 267 count1985: 266 count1986: 292 count1987: 298 count1988: 298 count1989: 308 count1990: 323 count1991: 313 count1992: 312 count1993: 325 count1994: 321 count1995: 325 count1996: 327 count1997: 330 count1998: 334 count1999: 326 count2000: 338 count2001: 343 count2002: 347 count2003: 332 count2004: 332 count2005: 341 count2006: 352 count2007: 346 count2008: 349 count2009: 335 count2010: 332 count2011: 313 count2012: 305 count2013: 312 count2014: 321 count2015: 315 count2016: 315 count2017: 313 count2018: 307 count2019: 306 count2020: 302 count2021: 293 count2022: 311 count2023: 309 count20025030035040019781994201020231978: 272 count1979: 264 count1980: 251 count1981: 252 count1982: 241 count1983: 236 count1984: 267 count1985: 266 count1986: 292 count1987: 298 count1988: 298 count1989: 308 count1990: 323 count1991: 313 count1992: 312 count1993: 325 count1994: 321 count1995: 325 count1996: 327 count1997: 330 count1998: 334 count1999: 326 count2000: 338 count2001: 343 count2002: 347 count2003: 332 count2004: 332 count2005: 341 count2006: 352 count2007: 346 count2008: 349 count2009: 335 count2010: 332 count2011: 313 count2012: 305 count2013: 312 count2014: 321 count2015: 315 count2016: 315 count2017: 313 count2018: 307 count2019: 306 count2020: 302 count2021: 293 count2022: 311 count2023: 309 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
2023309
2022311
2021293
2020302
2019306
2018307
2017313
2016315
2015315
2014321
2013312
2012305
2011313
2010332
2009335
2008349
2007346
2006352
2005341
2004332
2003332
2002347
2001343
2000338
1999326
1998334
1997330
1996327
1995325
1994321
1993325
1992312
1991313
1990323
1989308
1988298
1987298
1986292
1985266
1984267
1983236
1982241
1981252
1980251
1979264
1978272

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Barnwell County309
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Barnwell 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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  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Barnwell 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, Barnwell 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, Barnwell 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/barnwell-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, Barnwell 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/barnwell-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Barnwell County was 309 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 35th 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 Barnwell County?

352 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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