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Employer firms in Berkeley County

Employer firms in Berkeley County was 3,179 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,179
Change on 2022+2.7%
Rank10th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3,1792023
Series low8081978

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Employer firms in Berkeley County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 808 count1979: 844 count1980: 860 count1981: 856 count1982: 848 count1983: 920 count1984: 991 count1985: 1,071 count1986: 1,149 count1987: 1,211 count1988: 1,261 count1989: 1,304 count1990: 1,337 count1991: 1,356 count1992: 1,346 count1993: 1,362 count1994: 1,394 count1995: 1,387 count1996: 1,452 count1997: 1,524 count1998: 1,616 count1999: 1,691 count2000: 1,720 count2001: 1,766 count2002: 1,804 count2003: 1,875 count2004: 1,945 count2005: 2,077 count2006: 2,212 count2007: 2,302 count2008: 2,285 count2009: 2,214 count2010: 2,169 count2011: 2,167 count2012: 2,198 count2013: 2,223 count2014: 2,276 count2015: 2,325 count2016: 2,427 count2017: 2,562 count2018: 2,600 count2019: 2,686 count2020: 2,759 count2021: 2,975 count2022: 3,094 count2023: 3,179 count01,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 808 count1979: 844 count1980: 860 count1981: 856 count1982: 848 count1983: 920 count1984: 991 count1985: 1,071 count1986: 1,149 count1987: 1,211 count1988: 1,261 count1989: 1,304 count1990: 1,337 count1991: 1,356 count1992: 1,346 count1993: 1,362 count1994: 1,394 count1995: 1,387 count1996: 1,452 count1997: 1,524 count1998: 1,616 count1999: 1,691 count2000: 1,720 count2001: 1,766 count2002: 1,804 count2003: 1,875 count2004: 1,945 count2005: 2,077 count2006: 2,212 count2007: 2,302 count2008: 2,285 count2009: 2,214 count2010: 2,169 count2011: 2,167 count2012: 2,198 count2013: 2,223 count2014: 2,276 count2015: 2,325 count2016: 2,427 count2017: 2,562 count2018: 2,600 count2019: 2,686 count2020: 2,759 count2021: 2,975 count2022: 3,094 count2023: 3,179 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
20233,179
20223,094
20212,975
20202,759
20192,686
20182,600
20172,562
20162,427
20152,325
20142,276
20132,223
20122,198
20112,167
20102,169
20092,214
20082,285
20072,302
20062,212
20052,077
20041,945
20031,875
20021,804
20011,766
20001,720
19991,691
19981,616
19971,524
19961,452
19951,387
19941,394
19931,362
19921,346
19911,356
19901,337
19891,304
19881,261
19871,211
19861,149
19851,071
1984991
1983920
1982848
1981856
1980860
1979844
1978808

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Berkeley County3,179
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Berkeley 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. Berkeley 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Berkeley 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, Berkeley 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/berkeley-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, Berkeley 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/berkeley-county-south-carolina.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Berkeley 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/berkeley-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, Berkeley County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/berkeley-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 Berkeley County?

Employer firms in Berkeley County was 3,179 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 10th 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 Berkeley County?

3,179 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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