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Employer firms in Horry County

Employer firms in Horry County was 7,809 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,809
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank3rd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high7,8092023
Series low2,4751978

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Employer firms in Horry County, 1978 to 2023

2,0004,0006,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,475 count1979: 2,551 count1980: 2,587 count1981: 2,677 count1982: 2,739 count1983: 2,926 count1984: 3,237 count1985: 3,514 count1986: 3,613 count1987: 3,811 count1988: 3,989 count1989: 4,143 count1990: 4,268 count1991: 4,326 count1992: 4,343 count1993: 4,527 count1994: 4,692 count1995: 4,948 count1996: 5,205 count1997: 5,364 count1998: 5,561 count1999: 5,673 count2000: 5,755 count2001: 5,678 count2002: 5,759 count2003: 5,857 count2004: 6,135 count2005: 6,427 count2006: 6,716 count2007: 6,924 count2008: 6,692 count2009: 6,302 count2010: 6,141 count2011: 5,988 count2012: 6,078 count2013: 6,147 count2014: 6,202 count2015: 6,371 count2016: 6,586 count2017: 6,762 count2018: 6,902 count2019: 7,042 count2020: 7,074 count2021: 7,318 count2022: 7,628 count2023: 7,809 count2,0004,0006,0008,00019781994201020231978: 2,475 count1979: 2,551 count1980: 2,587 count1981: 2,677 count1982: 2,739 count1983: 2,926 count1984: 3,237 count1985: 3,514 count1986: 3,613 count1987: 3,811 count1988: 3,989 count1989: 4,143 count1990: 4,268 count1991: 4,326 count1992: 4,343 count1993: 4,527 count1994: 4,692 count1995: 4,948 count1996: 5,205 count1997: 5,364 count1998: 5,561 count1999: 5,673 count2000: 5,755 count2001: 5,678 count2002: 5,759 count2003: 5,857 count2004: 6,135 count2005: 6,427 count2006: 6,716 count2007: 6,924 count2008: 6,692 count2009: 6,302 count2010: 6,141 count2011: 5,988 count2012: 6,078 count2013: 6,147 count2014: 6,202 count2015: 6,371 count2016: 6,586 count2017: 6,762 count2018: 6,902 count2019: 7,042 count2020: 7,074 count2021: 7,318 count2022: 7,628 count2023: 7,809 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
20237,809
20227,628
20217,318
20207,074
20197,042
20186,902
20176,762
20166,586
20156,371
20146,202
20136,147
20126,078
20115,988
20106,141
20096,302
20086,692
20076,924
20066,716
20056,427
20046,135
20035,857
20025,759
20015,678
20005,755
19995,673
19985,561
19975,364
19965,205
19954,948
19944,692
19934,527
19924,343
19914,326
19904,268
19894,143
19883,989
19873,811
19863,613
19853,514
19843,237
19832,926
19822,739
19812,677
19802,587
19792,551
19782,475

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Horry County7,809
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Horry 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. Horry 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, Horry 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, Horry 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/horry-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, Horry 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/horry-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Horry County?

Employer firms in Horry County was 7,809 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 Horry County?

7,809 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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