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Employer firms in Lexington County

Employer firms in Lexington County was 5,625 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,625
Change on 2022+2%
Rank5th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high5,6252023
Series low2,3151978

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Employer firms in Lexington County, 1978 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,315 count1979: 2,382 count1980: 2,459 count1981: 2,479 count1982: 2,475 count1983: 2,584 count1984: 2,759 count1985: 2,868 count1986: 3,052 count1987: 3,160 count1988: 3,277 count1989: 3,365 count1990: 3,485 count1991: 3,580 count1992: 3,656 count1993: 3,795 count1994: 3,945 count1995: 4,091 count1996: 4,109 count1997: 4,216 count1998: 4,361 count1999: 4,463 count2000: 4,539 count2001: 4,528 count2002: 4,557 count2003: 4,645 count2004: 4,733 count2005: 4,878 count2006: 5,021 count2007: 5,032 count2008: 5,021 count2009: 4,939 count2010: 4,828 count2011: 4,792 count2012: 4,839 count2013: 4,882 count2014: 4,887 count2015: 4,908 count2016: 5,016 count2017: 5,025 count2018: 5,113 count2019: 5,203 count2020: 5,225 count2021: 5,385 count2022: 5,515 count2023: 5,625 count2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 2,315 count1979: 2,382 count1980: 2,459 count1981: 2,479 count1982: 2,475 count1983: 2,584 count1984: 2,759 count1985: 2,868 count1986: 3,052 count1987: 3,160 count1988: 3,277 count1989: 3,365 count1990: 3,485 count1991: 3,580 count1992: 3,656 count1993: 3,795 count1994: 3,945 count1995: 4,091 count1996: 4,109 count1997: 4,216 count1998: 4,361 count1999: 4,463 count2000: 4,539 count2001: 4,528 count2002: 4,557 count2003: 4,645 count2004: 4,733 count2005: 4,878 count2006: 5,021 count2007: 5,032 count2008: 5,021 count2009: 4,939 count2010: 4,828 count2011: 4,792 count2012: 4,839 count2013: 4,882 count2014: 4,887 count2015: 4,908 count2016: 5,016 count2017: 5,025 count2018: 5,113 count2019: 5,203 count2020: 5,225 count2021: 5,385 count2022: 5,515 count2023: 5,625 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
20235,625
20225,515
20215,385
20205,225
20195,203
20185,113
20175,025
20165,016
20154,908
20144,887
20134,882
20124,839
20114,792
20104,828
20094,939
20085,021
20075,032
20065,021
20054,878
20044,733
20034,645
20024,557
20014,528
20004,539
19994,463
19984,361
19974,216
19964,109
19954,091
19943,945
19933,795
19923,656
19913,580
19903,485
19893,365
19883,277
19873,160
19863,052
19852,868
19842,759
19832,584
19822,475
19812,479
19802,459
19792,382
19782,315

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Lexington County5,625
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Lexington 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. Lexington 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, Lexington 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, Lexington 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/lexington-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, Lexington 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/lexington-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Lexington County?

Employer firms in Lexington County was 5,625 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 5th 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 Lexington County?

5,625 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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