Employer firms in Darlington County

Employer firms in Darlington County was 911 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count911

Change on 2022+3.5%

Rank22nd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked

Series high1,0841999

Series low8481982

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Darlington County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	911
2022	880
2021	889
2020	879
2019	889
2018	892
2017	884
2016	873
2015	880
2014	895
2013	918
2012	927
2011	926
2010	928
2009	957
2008	1,005
2007	1,007
2006	1,028
2005	1,048
2004	1,048
2003	1,060
2002	1,051
2001	1,047
2000	1,063
1999	1,084
1998	1,062
1997	1,054
1996	1,057
1995	1,030
1994	1,026
1993	975
1992	981
1991	987
1990	1,018
1989	1,002
1988	998
1987	958
1986	915
1985	915
1984	900
1983	850
1982	848
1981	868
1980	891
1979	896
1978	870

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Darlington County	911
South Carolina	83,764
United States	5,593,727

Darlington County compared with nearby places

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1,500 to 4,000
4,000 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Darlington County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in South Carolina by employer firms 46 places

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, Darlington 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, Darlington 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/darlington-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, Darlington 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/darlington-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Darlington 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/darlington-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_darlington_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Darlington 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/darlington-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 Darlington County?

Employer firms in Darlington County was 911 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 Darlington County?

1,084 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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