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Employer firms in Lee County

Employer firms in Lee County was 187 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count187
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank44th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high2331994
Series low1762020

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Employer firms in Lee County, 1978 to 2023

16018020022024019781985199219992006201320231978: 190 count1979: 189 count1980: 190 count1981: 188 count1982: 182 count1983: 179 count1984: 184 count1985: 185 count1986: 186 count1987: 191 count1988: 195 count1989: 194 count1990: 211 count1991: 217 count1992: 219 count1993: 224 count1994: 233 count1995: 228 count1996: 224 count1997: 232 count1998: 231 count1999: 226 count2000: 222 count2001: 221 count2002: 220 count2003: 233 count2004: 228 count2005: 225 count2006: 220 count2007: 218 count2008: 216 count2009: 207 count2010: 199 count2011: 193 count2012: 185 count2013: 182 count2014: 179 count2015: 180 count2016: 178 count2017: 177 count2018: 178 count2019: 182 count2020: 176 count2021: 186 count2022: 186 count2023: 187 count16018020022024019781994201020231978: 190 count1979: 189 count1980: 190 count1981: 188 count1982: 182 count1983: 179 count1984: 184 count1985: 185 count1986: 186 count1987: 191 count1988: 195 count1989: 194 count1990: 211 count1991: 217 count1992: 219 count1993: 224 count1994: 233 count1995: 228 count1996: 224 count1997: 232 count1998: 231 count1999: 226 count2000: 222 count2001: 221 count2002: 220 count2003: 233 count2004: 228 count2005: 225 count2006: 220 count2007: 218 count2008: 216 count2009: 207 count2010: 199 count2011: 193 count2012: 185 count2013: 182 count2014: 179 count2015: 180 count2016: 178 count2017: 177 count2018: 178 count2019: 182 count2020: 176 count2021: 186 count2022: 186 count2023: 187 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
2023187
2022186
2021186
2020176
2019182
2018178
2017177
2016178
2015180
2014179
2013182
2012185
2011193
2010199
2009207
2008216
2007218
2006220
2005225
2004228
2003233
2002220
2001221
2000222
1999226
1998231
1997232
1996224
1995228
1994233
1993224
1992219
1991217
1990211
1989194
1988195
1987191
1986186
1985185
1984184
1983179
1982182
1981188
1980190
1979189
1978190

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Lee County187
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Lee 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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Employer firms, 2023, count. Lee 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, Lee 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, Lee 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/lee-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, Lee 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/lee-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Lee County was 187 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 44th 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 Lee County?

233 in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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