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Employer firms in Kershaw County

Employer firms in Kershaw County was 1,027 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,027
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank21st of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high1,0812006
Series low7371982

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Employer firms in Kershaw County, 1978 to 2023

7008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 788 count1979: 809 count1980: 799 count1981: 778 count1982: 737 count1983: 750 count1984: 809 count1985: 812 count1986: 867 count1987: 881 count1988: 886 count1989: 891 count1990: 947 count1991: 935 count1992: 928 count1993: 924 count1994: 932 count1995: 964 count1996: 983 count1997: 985 count1998: 986 count1999: 997 count2000: 1,017 count2001: 1,014 count2002: 997 count2003: 1,022 count2004: 1,047 count2005: 1,062 count2006: 1,081 count2007: 1,072 count2008: 1,048 count2009: 1,003 count2010: 967 count2011: 940 count2012: 928 count2013: 919 count2014: 943 count2015: 947 count2016: 950 count2017: 947 count2018: 963 count2019: 956 count2020: 970 count2021: 981 count2022: 1,010 count2023: 1,027 count7008009001,0001,10019781994201020231978: 788 count1979: 809 count1980: 799 count1981: 778 count1982: 737 count1983: 750 count1984: 809 count1985: 812 count1986: 867 count1987: 881 count1988: 886 count1989: 891 count1990: 947 count1991: 935 count1992: 928 count1993: 924 count1994: 932 count1995: 964 count1996: 983 count1997: 985 count1998: 986 count1999: 997 count2000: 1,017 count2001: 1,014 count2002: 997 count2003: 1,022 count2004: 1,047 count2005: 1,062 count2006: 1,081 count2007: 1,072 count2008: 1,048 count2009: 1,003 count2010: 967 count2011: 940 count2012: 928 count2013: 919 count2014: 943 count2015: 947 count2016: 950 count2017: 947 count2018: 963 count2019: 956 count2020: 970 count2021: 981 count2022: 1,010 count2023: 1,027 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
20231,027
20221,010
2021981
2020970
2019956
2018963
2017947
2016950
2015947
2014943
2013919
2012928
2011940
2010967
20091,003
20081,048
20071,072
20061,081
20051,062
20041,047
20031,022
2002997
20011,014
20001,017
1999997
1998986
1997985
1996983
1995964
1994932
1993924
1992928
1991935
1990947
1989891
1988886
1987881
1986867
1985812
1984809
1983750
1982737
1981778
1980799
1979809
1978788

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Kershaw County1,027
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Kershaw 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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  • 4,000 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Kershaw 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, Kershaw 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, Kershaw 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/kershaw-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, Kershaw 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/kershaw-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kershaw County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Kershaw County?

Employer firms in Kershaw County was 1,027 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 21st 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 Kershaw County?

1,081 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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