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Employer firms in Florence County

Employer firms in Florence County was 2,613 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,613
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank11th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high2,7052007
Series low2,0771982

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Employer firms in Florence County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,2002,4002,6002,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,124 count1979: 2,154 count1980: 2,174 count1981: 2,139 count1982: 2,077 count1983: 2,103 count1984: 2,219 count1985: 2,233 count1986: 2,298 count1987: 2,306 count1988: 2,357 count1989: 2,428 count1990: 2,465 count1991: 2,523 count1992: 2,496 count1993: 2,518 count1994: 2,556 count1995: 2,601 count1996: 2,633 count1997: 2,666 count1998: 2,688 count1999: 2,694 count2000: 2,640 count2001: 2,657 count2002: 2,664 count2003: 2,652 count2004: 2,671 count2005: 2,646 count2006: 2,667 count2007: 2,705 count2008: 2,692 count2009: 2,631 count2010: 2,566 count2011: 2,531 count2012: 2,491 count2013: 2,455 count2014: 2,454 count2015: 2,470 count2016: 2,490 count2017: 2,505 count2018: 2,494 count2019: 2,524 count2020: 2,486 count2021: 2,560 count2022: 2,581 count2023: 2,613 count2,0002,2002,4002,6002,80019781994201020231978: 2,124 count1979: 2,154 count1980: 2,174 count1981: 2,139 count1982: 2,077 count1983: 2,103 count1984: 2,219 count1985: 2,233 count1986: 2,298 count1987: 2,306 count1988: 2,357 count1989: 2,428 count1990: 2,465 count1991: 2,523 count1992: 2,496 count1993: 2,518 count1994: 2,556 count1995: 2,601 count1996: 2,633 count1997: 2,666 count1998: 2,688 count1999: 2,694 count2000: 2,640 count2001: 2,657 count2002: 2,664 count2003: 2,652 count2004: 2,671 count2005: 2,646 count2006: 2,667 count2007: 2,705 count2008: 2,692 count2009: 2,631 count2010: 2,566 count2011: 2,531 count2012: 2,491 count2013: 2,455 count2014: 2,454 count2015: 2,470 count2016: 2,490 count2017: 2,505 count2018: 2,494 count2019: 2,524 count2020: 2,486 count2021: 2,560 count2022: 2,581 count2023: 2,613 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
20232,613
20222,581
20212,560
20202,486
20192,524
20182,494
20172,505
20162,490
20152,470
20142,454
20132,455
20122,491
20112,531
20102,566
20092,631
20082,692
20072,705
20062,667
20052,646
20042,671
20032,652
20022,664
20012,657
20002,640
19992,694
19982,688
19972,666
19962,633
19952,601
19942,556
19932,518
19922,496
19912,523
19902,465
19892,428
19882,357
19872,306
19862,298
19852,233
19842,219
19832,103
19822,077
19812,139
19802,174
19792,154
19782,124

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Florence County2,613
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Florence 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. Florence 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, Florence 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Florence 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/florence-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, Florence 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/florence-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Florence County?

Employer firms in Florence County was 2,613 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 11th 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 Florence County?

2,705 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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