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Employer firms in Cherokee County

Employer firms in Cherokee County was 808 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count808
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank24th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high9482003
Series low5941982

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Employer firms in Cherokee County, 1978 to 2023

5006007008009001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 607 count1979: 621 count1980: 610 count1981: 607 count1982: 594 count1983: 597 count1984: 635 count1985: 654 count1986: 655 count1987: 673 count1988: 730 count1989: 760 count1990: 756 count1991: 738 count1992: 737 count1993: 764 count1994: 780 count1995: 798 count1996: 829 count1997: 875 count1998: 921 count1999: 945 count2000: 940 count2001: 914 count2002: 920 count2003: 948 count2004: 922 count2005: 912 count2006: 929 count2007: 947 count2008: 917 count2009: 905 count2010: 878 count2011: 866 count2012: 857 count2013: 854 count2014: 838 count2015: 830 count2016: 845 count2017: 827 count2018: 827 count2019: 820 count2020: 818 count2021: 802 count2022: 802 count2023: 808 count5006007008009001,00019781994201020231978: 607 count1979: 621 count1980: 610 count1981: 607 count1982: 594 count1983: 597 count1984: 635 count1985: 654 count1986: 655 count1987: 673 count1988: 730 count1989: 760 count1990: 756 count1991: 738 count1992: 737 count1993: 764 count1994: 780 count1995: 798 count1996: 829 count1997: 875 count1998: 921 count1999: 945 count2000: 940 count2001: 914 count2002: 920 count2003: 948 count2004: 922 count2005: 912 count2006: 929 count2007: 947 count2008: 917 count2009: 905 count2010: 878 count2011: 866 count2012: 857 count2013: 854 count2014: 838 count2015: 830 count2016: 845 count2017: 827 count2018: 827 count2019: 820 count2020: 818 count2021: 802 count2022: 802 count2023: 808 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
2023808
2022802
2021802
2020818
2019820
2018827
2017827
2016845
2015830
2014838
2013854
2012857
2011866
2010878
2009905
2008917
2007947
2006929
2005912
2004922
2003948
2002920
2001914
2000940
1999945
1998921
1997875
1996829
1995798
1994780
1993764
1992737
1991738
1990756
1989760
1988730
1987673
1986655
1985654
1984635
1983597
1982594
1981607
1980610
1979621
1978607

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Cherokee County808
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Cherokee 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. Cherokee 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, Cherokee 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, Cherokee 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/cherokee-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, Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Cherokee 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/cherokee-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, Cherokee County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/cherokee-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 Cherokee County?

Employer firms in Cherokee County was 808 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 24th 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 Cherokee County?

948 in 2003, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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