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Employer firms in Greenville County

Employer firms in Greenville County was 11,539 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count11,539
Change on 2022+2.6%
Rank2nd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high11,5392023
Series low5,1371978

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Employer firms in Greenville County, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,137 count1979: 5,282 count1980: 5,395 count1981: 5,523 count1982: 5,458 count1983: 5,632 count1984: 5,952 count1985: 6,087 count1986: 6,250 count1987: 6,430 count1988: 6,695 count1989: 6,829 count1990: 6,976 count1991: 7,026 count1992: 7,121 count1993: 7,276 count1994: 7,559 count1995: 7,792 count1996: 7,954 count1997: 8,231 count1998: 8,427 count1999: 8,626 count2000: 8,683 count2001: 8,632 count2002: 8,685 count2003: 8,769 count2004: 8,925 count2005: 9,159 count2006: 9,426 count2007: 9,574 count2008: 9,638 count2009: 9,313 count2010: 9,160 count2011: 9,097 count2012: 9,166 count2013: 9,287 count2014: 9,318 count2015: 9,480 count2016: 9,703 count2017: 9,836 count2018: 10,050 count2019: 10,274 count2020: 10,444 count2021: 10,827 count2022: 11,252 count2023: 11,539 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781994201020231978: 5,137 count1979: 5,282 count1980: 5,395 count1981: 5,523 count1982: 5,458 count1983: 5,632 count1984: 5,952 count1985: 6,087 count1986: 6,250 count1987: 6,430 count1988: 6,695 count1989: 6,829 count1990: 6,976 count1991: 7,026 count1992: 7,121 count1993: 7,276 count1994: 7,559 count1995: 7,792 count1996: 7,954 count1997: 8,231 count1998: 8,427 count1999: 8,626 count2000: 8,683 count2001: 8,632 count2002: 8,685 count2003: 8,769 count2004: 8,925 count2005: 9,159 count2006: 9,426 count2007: 9,574 count2008: 9,638 count2009: 9,313 count2010: 9,160 count2011: 9,097 count2012: 9,166 count2013: 9,287 count2014: 9,318 count2015: 9,480 count2016: 9,703 count2017: 9,836 count2018: 10,050 count2019: 10,274 count2020: 10,444 count2021: 10,827 count2022: 11,252 count2023: 11,539 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
202311,539
202211,252
202110,827
202010,444
201910,274
201810,050
20179,836
20169,703
20159,480
20149,318
20139,287
20129,166
20119,097
20109,160
20099,313
20089,638
20079,574
20069,426
20059,159
20048,925
20038,769
20028,685
20018,632
20008,683
19998,626
19988,427
19978,231
19967,954
19957,792
19947,559
19937,276
19927,121
19917,026
19906,976
19896,829
19886,695
19876,430
19866,250
19856,087
19845,952
19835,632
19825,458
19815,523
19805,395
19795,282
19785,137

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Greenville County11,539
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Greenville 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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  • 1,500 to 4,000
  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Greenville 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, Greenville 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, Greenville 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/greenville-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, Greenville 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/greenville-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Greenville County?

Employer firms in Greenville County was 11,539 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Greenville County?

11,539 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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