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Employer firms in Beaufort County

Employer firms in Beaufort County was 4,702 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,702
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank8th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high4,7022023
Series low1,1841978

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Employer firms in Beaufort County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,184 count1979: 1,279 count1980: 1,348 count1981: 1,487 count1982: 1,572 count1983: 1,696 count1984: 1,815 count1985: 1,934 count1986: 2,037 count1987: 2,173 count1988: 2,243 count1989: 2,327 count1990: 2,409 count1991: 2,432 count1992: 2,502 count1993: 2,624 count1994: 2,758 count1995: 2,908 count1996: 3,046 count1997: 3,118 count1998: 3,230 count1999: 3,328 count2000: 3,423 count2001: 3,514 count2002: 3,569 count2003: 3,641 count2004: 3,790 count2005: 3,906 count2006: 4,060 count2007: 4,176 count2008: 4,100 count2009: 3,894 count2010: 3,804 count2011: 3,761 count2012: 3,806 count2013: 3,824 count2014: 3,900 count2015: 3,999 count2016: 4,099 count2017: 4,194 count2018: 4,274 count2019: 4,357 count2020: 4,418 count2021: 4,509 count2022: 4,693 count2023: 4,702 count1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 1,184 count1979: 1,279 count1980: 1,348 count1981: 1,487 count1982: 1,572 count1983: 1,696 count1984: 1,815 count1985: 1,934 count1986: 2,037 count1987: 2,173 count1988: 2,243 count1989: 2,327 count1990: 2,409 count1991: 2,432 count1992: 2,502 count1993: 2,624 count1994: 2,758 count1995: 2,908 count1996: 3,046 count1997: 3,118 count1998: 3,230 count1999: 3,328 count2000: 3,423 count2001: 3,514 count2002: 3,569 count2003: 3,641 count2004: 3,790 count2005: 3,906 count2006: 4,060 count2007: 4,176 count2008: 4,100 count2009: 3,894 count2010: 3,804 count2011: 3,761 count2012: 3,806 count2013: 3,824 count2014: 3,900 count2015: 3,999 count2016: 4,099 count2017: 4,194 count2018: 4,274 count2019: 4,357 count2020: 4,418 count2021: 4,509 count2022: 4,693 count2023: 4,702 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
20234,702
20224,693
20214,509
20204,418
20194,357
20184,274
20174,194
20164,099
20153,999
20143,900
20133,824
20123,806
20113,761
20103,804
20093,894
20084,100
20074,176
20064,060
20053,906
20043,790
20033,641
20023,569
20013,514
20003,423
19993,328
19983,230
19973,118
19963,046
19952,908
19942,758
19932,624
19922,502
19912,432
19902,409
19892,327
19882,243
19872,173
19862,037
19851,934
19841,815
19831,696
19821,572
19811,487
19801,348
19791,279
19781,184

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Beaufort County4,702
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Beaufort 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. Beaufort 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, Beaufort 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, Beaufort 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/beaufort-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, Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Beaufort County was 4,702 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Beaufort County?

4,702 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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