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Employer firms in Edgefield County

Employer firms in Edgefield County was 298 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count298
Change on 2022+1%
Rank36th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3472002
Series low2541980

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Employer firms in Edgefield County, 1978 to 2023

24026028030032034036019781985199219992006201320231978: 276 count1979: 261 count1980: 254 count1981: 254 count1982: 265 count1983: 267 count1984: 279 count1985: 273 count1986: 275 count1987: 288 count1988: 292 count1989: 292 count1990: 287 count1991: 274 count1992: 280 count1993: 286 count1994: 296 count1995: 305 count1996: 303 count1997: 323 count1998: 327 count1999: 346 count2000: 334 count2001: 336 count2002: 347 count2003: 330 count2004: 318 count2005: 331 count2006: 320 count2007: 325 count2008: 310 count2009: 312 count2010: 299 count2011: 293 count2012: 287 count2013: 280 count2014: 278 count2015: 269 count2016: 281 count2017: 281 count2018: 276 count2019: 283 count2020: 285 count2021: 290 count2022: 295 count2023: 298 count25027530032535019781994201020231978: 276 count1979: 261 count1980: 254 count1981: 254 count1982: 265 count1983: 267 count1984: 279 count1985: 273 count1986: 275 count1987: 288 count1988: 292 count1989: 292 count1990: 287 count1991: 274 count1992: 280 count1993: 286 count1994: 296 count1995: 305 count1996: 303 count1997: 323 count1998: 327 count1999: 346 count2000: 334 count2001: 336 count2002: 347 count2003: 330 count2004: 318 count2005: 331 count2006: 320 count2007: 325 count2008: 310 count2009: 312 count2010: 299 count2011: 293 count2012: 287 count2013: 280 count2014: 278 count2015: 269 count2016: 281 count2017: 281 count2018: 276 count2019: 283 count2020: 285 count2021: 290 count2022: 295 count2023: 298 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
2023298
2022295
2021290
2020285
2019283
2018276
2017281
2016281
2015269
2014278
2013280
2012287
2011293
2010299
2009312
2008310
2007325
2006320
2005331
2004318
2003330
2002347
2001336
2000334
1999346
1998327
1997323
1996303
1995305
1994296
1993286
1992280
1991274
1990287
1989292
1988292
1987288
1986275
1985273
1984279
1983267
1982265
1981254
1980254
1979261
1978276

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Edgefield County298
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Edgefield 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
  • Under 300
  • 300 to 400
  • 400 to 800
  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Edgefield 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, Edgefield 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, Edgefield 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/edgefield-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, Edgefield 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/edgefield-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Edgefield 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/edgefield-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, Edgefield County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Edgefield County?

Employer firms in Edgefield County was 298 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 36th 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 Edgefield County?

347 in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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