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Employer firms in Calhoun County

Employer firms in Calhoun County was 219 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count219
Change on 20220%
Rank42nd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high2522007
Series low1241982

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Employer firms in Calhoun County, 1978 to 2023

10015020025030019781985199219992006201320231978: 125 count1979: 128 count1980: 126 count1981: 127 count1982: 124 count1983: 124 count1984: 136 count1985: 136 count1986: 147 count1987: 152 count1988: 157 count1989: 156 count1990: 165 count1991: 164 count1992: 162 count1993: 169 count1994: 177 count1995: 182 count1996: 188 count1997: 185 count1998: 193 count1999: 195 count2000: 215 count2001: 220 count2002: 232 count2003: 226 count2004: 240 count2005: 240 count2006: 244 count2007: 252 count2008: 240 count2009: 236 count2010: 220 count2011: 223 count2012: 217 count2013: 215 count2014: 220 count2015: 216 count2016: 218 count2017: 216 count2018: 215 count2019: 221 count2020: 211 count2021: 212 count2022: 219 count2023: 219 count10015020025030019781994201020231978: 125 count1979: 128 count1980: 126 count1981: 127 count1982: 124 count1983: 124 count1984: 136 count1985: 136 count1986: 147 count1987: 152 count1988: 157 count1989: 156 count1990: 165 count1991: 164 count1992: 162 count1993: 169 count1994: 177 count1995: 182 count1996: 188 count1997: 185 count1998: 193 count1999: 195 count2000: 215 count2001: 220 count2002: 232 count2003: 226 count2004: 240 count2005: 240 count2006: 244 count2007: 252 count2008: 240 count2009: 236 count2010: 220 count2011: 223 count2012: 217 count2013: 215 count2014: 220 count2015: 216 count2016: 218 count2017: 216 count2018: 215 count2019: 221 count2020: 211 count2021: 212 count2022: 219 count2023: 219 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
2023219
2022219
2021212
2020211
2019221
2018215
2017216
2016218
2015216
2014220
2013215
2012217
2011223
2010220
2009236
2008240
2007252
2006244
2005240
2004240
2003226
2002232
2001220
2000215
1999195
1998193
1997185
1996188
1995182
1994177
1993169
1992162
1991164
1990165
1989156
1988157
1987152
1986147
1985136
1984136
1983124
1982124
1981127
1980126
1979128
1978125

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Calhoun County219
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Calhoun 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. Calhoun 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, Calhoun 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, Calhoun 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/calhoun-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, Calhoun 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/calhoun-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Calhoun County was 219 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 42nd 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 Calhoun County?

252 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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