# Employer firms in Horry County

Employer firms in Horry County was 7,809 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-45051`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/horry-county-south-carolina
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-45051

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 7,809 |
| 2022 | 7,628 |
| 2021 | 7,318 |
| 2020 | 7,074 |
| 2019 | 7,042 |
| 2018 | 6,902 |
| 2017 | 6,762 |
| 2016 | 6,586 |
| 2015 | 6,371 |
| 2014 | 6,202 |
| 2013 | 6,147 |
| 2012 | 6,078 |
| 2011 | 5,988 |
| 2010 | 6,141 |
| 2009 | 6,302 |
| 2008 | 6,692 |
| 2007 | 6,924 |
| 2006 | 6,716 |
| 2005 | 6,427 |
| 2004 | 6,135 |
| 2003 | 5,857 |
| 2002 | 5,759 |
| 2001 | 5,678 |
| 2000 | 5,755 |
| 1999 | 5,673 |
| 1998 | 5,561 |
| 1997 | 5,364 |
| 1996 | 5,205 |
| 1995 | 4,948 |
| 1994 | 4,692 |
| 1993 | 4,527 |
| 1992 | 4,343 |
| 1991 | 4,326 |
| 1990 | 4,268 |
| 1989 | 4,143 |
| 1988 | 3,989 |
| 1987 | 3,811 |
| 1986 | 3,613 |
| 1985 | 3,514 |
| 1984 | 3,237 |
| 1983 | 2,926 |
| 1982 | 2,739 |
| 1981 | 2,677 |
| 1980 | 2,587 |
| 1979 | 2,551 |
| 1978 | 2,475 |