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Employer firms in Dillon County

Employer firms in Dillon County was 388 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count388
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank33rd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high4531979
Series low3732020

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Employer firms in Dillon County, 1978 to 2023

36038040042044046019781985199219992006201320231978: 441 count1979: 453 count1980: 425 count1981: 411 count1982: 400 count1983: 388 count1984: 403 count1985: 418 count1986: 422 count1987: 417 count1988: 413 count1989: 424 count1990: 417 count1991: 415 count1992: 418 count1993: 420 count1994: 419 count1995: 427 count1996: 432 count1997: 443 count1998: 449 count1999: 444 count2000: 448 count2001: 432 count2002: 431 count2003: 428 count2004: 433 count2005: 452 count2006: 442 count2007: 439 count2008: 432 count2009: 438 count2010: 433 count2011: 418 count2012: 413 count2013: 414 count2014: 403 count2015: 398 count2016: 392 count2017: 386 count2018: 395 count2019: 380 count2020: 373 count2021: 376 count2022: 386 count2023: 388 count36038040042044046019781994201020231978: 441 count1979: 453 count1980: 425 count1981: 411 count1982: 400 count1983: 388 count1984: 403 count1985: 418 count1986: 422 count1987: 417 count1988: 413 count1989: 424 count1990: 417 count1991: 415 count1992: 418 count1993: 420 count1994: 419 count1995: 427 count1996: 432 count1997: 443 count1998: 449 count1999: 444 count2000: 448 count2001: 432 count2002: 431 count2003: 428 count2004: 433 count2005: 452 count2006: 442 count2007: 439 count2008: 432 count2009: 438 count2010: 433 count2011: 418 count2012: 413 count2013: 414 count2014: 403 count2015: 398 count2016: 392 count2017: 386 count2018: 395 count2019: 380 count2020: 373 count2021: 376 count2022: 386 count2023: 388 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
2023388
2022386
2021376
2020373
2019380
2018395
2017386
2016392
2015398
2014403
2013414
2012413
2011418
2010433
2009438
2008432
2007439
2006442
2005452
2004433
2003428
2002431
2001432
2000448
1999444
1998449
1997443
1996432
1995427
1994419
1993420
1992418
1991415
1990417
1989424
1988413
1987417
1986422
1985418
1984403
1983388
1982400
1981411
1980425
1979453
1978441

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Dillon County388
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Dillon 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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  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Dillon 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, Dillon 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, Dillon 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/dillon-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, Dillon 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/dillon-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Dillon County was 388 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Dillon County?

453 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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