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Employer firms in Clarendon County

Employer firms in Clarendon County was 427 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count427
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank30th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high4882007
Series low3641983

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Employer firms in Clarendon County, 1978 to 2023

35037540042545047550019781985199219992006201320231978: 374 count1979: 381 count1980: 380 count1981: 365 count1982: 373 count1983: 364 count1984: 382 count1985: 380 count1986: 379 count1987: 378 count1988: 387 count1989: 405 count1990: 400 count1991: 398 count1992: 400 count1993: 418 count1994: 411 count1995: 424 count1996: 442 count1997: 440 count1998: 454 count1999: 462 count2000: 449 count2001: 443 count2002: 447 count2003: 441 count2004: 447 count2005: 464 count2006: 474 count2007: 488 count2008: 469 count2009: 470 count2010: 455 count2011: 450 count2012: 439 count2013: 428 count2014: 410 count2015: 414 count2016: 409 count2017: 421 count2018: 432 count2019: 424 count2020: 417 count2021: 424 count2022: 423 count2023: 427 count35040045050019781994201020231978: 374 count1979: 381 count1980: 380 count1981: 365 count1982: 373 count1983: 364 count1984: 382 count1985: 380 count1986: 379 count1987: 378 count1988: 387 count1989: 405 count1990: 400 count1991: 398 count1992: 400 count1993: 418 count1994: 411 count1995: 424 count1996: 442 count1997: 440 count1998: 454 count1999: 462 count2000: 449 count2001: 443 count2002: 447 count2003: 441 count2004: 447 count2005: 464 count2006: 474 count2007: 488 count2008: 469 count2009: 470 count2010: 455 count2011: 450 count2012: 439 count2013: 428 count2014: 410 count2015: 414 count2016: 409 count2017: 421 count2018: 432 count2019: 424 count2020: 417 count2021: 424 count2022: 423 count2023: 427 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
2023427
2022423
2021424
2020417
2019424
2018432
2017421
2016409
2015414
2014410
2013428
2012439
2011450
2010455
2009470
2008469
2007488
2006474
2005464
2004447
2003441
2002447
2001443
2000449
1999462
1998454
1997440
1996442
1995424
1994411
1993418
1992400
1991398
1990400
1989405
1988387
1987378
1986379
1985380
1984382
1983364
1982373
1981365
1980380
1979381
1978374

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Clarendon County427
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Clarendon 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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  • 400 to 800
  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Clarendon 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, Clarendon 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, Clarendon 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/clarendon-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, Clarendon 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/clarendon-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Clarendon County was 427 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 30th 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 Clarendon County?

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

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