# Employer firms in Lexington County

Employer firms in Lexington County was 5,625 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-45063`
- 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/lexington-county-south-carolina
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-45063

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 5,625 |
| 2022 | 5,515 |
| 2021 | 5,385 |
| 2020 | 5,225 |
| 2019 | 5,203 |
| 2018 | 5,113 |
| 2017 | 5,025 |
| 2016 | 5,016 |
| 2015 | 4,908 |
| 2014 | 4,887 |
| 2013 | 4,882 |
| 2012 | 4,839 |
| 2011 | 4,792 |
| 2010 | 4,828 |
| 2009 | 4,939 |
| 2008 | 5,021 |
| 2007 | 5,032 |
| 2006 | 5,021 |
| 2005 | 4,878 |
| 2004 | 4,733 |
| 2003 | 4,645 |
| 2002 | 4,557 |
| 2001 | 4,528 |
| 2000 | 4,539 |
| 1999 | 4,463 |
| 1998 | 4,361 |
| 1997 | 4,216 |
| 1996 | 4,109 |
| 1995 | 4,091 |
| 1994 | 3,945 |
| 1993 | 3,795 |
| 1992 | 3,656 |
| 1991 | 3,580 |
| 1990 | 3,485 |
| 1989 | 3,365 |
| 1988 | 3,277 |
| 1987 | 3,160 |
| 1986 | 3,052 |
| 1985 | 2,868 |
| 1984 | 2,759 |
| 1983 | 2,584 |
| 1982 | 2,475 |
| 1981 | 2,479 |
| 1980 | 2,459 |
| 1979 | 2,382 |
| 1978 | 2,315 |