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Employer firms in Oconee County

Employer firms in Oconee County was 1,479 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,479
Change on 2022+3.5%
Rank17th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high1,4792023
Series low6841978

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Employer firms in Oconee County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 684 count1979: 708 count1980: 733 count1981: 749 count1982: 726 count1983: 750 count1984: 821 count1985: 869 count1986: 919 count1987: 964 count1988: 1,000 count1989: 1,028 count1990: 1,039 count1991: 1,059 count1992: 1,073 count1993: 1,090 count1994: 1,113 count1995: 1,181 count1996: 1,170 count1997: 1,214 count1998: 1,253 count1999: 1,300 count2000: 1,330 count2001: 1,375 count2002: 1,382 count2003: 1,364 count2004: 1,380 count2005: 1,412 count2006: 1,439 count2007: 1,451 count2008: 1,433 count2009: 1,353 count2010: 1,297 count2011: 1,273 count2012: 1,276 count2013: 1,278 count2014: 1,285 count2015: 1,306 count2016: 1,311 count2017: 1,303 count2018: 1,341 count2019: 1,355 count2020: 1,385 count2021: 1,404 count2022: 1,429 count2023: 1,479 count6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 684 count1979: 708 count1980: 733 count1981: 749 count1982: 726 count1983: 750 count1984: 821 count1985: 869 count1986: 919 count1987: 964 count1988: 1,000 count1989: 1,028 count1990: 1,039 count1991: 1,059 count1992: 1,073 count1993: 1,090 count1994: 1,113 count1995: 1,181 count1996: 1,170 count1997: 1,214 count1998: 1,253 count1999: 1,300 count2000: 1,330 count2001: 1,375 count2002: 1,382 count2003: 1,364 count2004: 1,380 count2005: 1,412 count2006: 1,439 count2007: 1,451 count2008: 1,433 count2009: 1,353 count2010: 1,297 count2011: 1,273 count2012: 1,276 count2013: 1,278 count2014: 1,285 count2015: 1,306 count2016: 1,311 count2017: 1,303 count2018: 1,341 count2019: 1,355 count2020: 1,385 count2021: 1,404 count2022: 1,429 count2023: 1,479 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
20231,479
20221,429
20211,404
20201,385
20191,355
20181,341
20171,303
20161,311
20151,306
20141,285
20131,278
20121,276
20111,273
20101,297
20091,353
20081,433
20071,451
20061,439
20051,412
20041,380
20031,364
20021,382
20011,375
20001,330
19991,300
19981,253
19971,214
19961,170
19951,181
19941,113
19931,090
19921,073
19911,059
19901,039
19891,028
19881,000
1987964
1986919
1985869
1984821
1983750
1982726
1981749
1980733
1979708
1978684

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Oconee County1,479
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Oconee 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. Oconee 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, Oconee 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, Oconee 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/oconee-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, Oconee 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/oconee-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Oconee County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/oconee-county-south-carolina. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firms in Oconee County?

Employer firms in Oconee County was 1,479 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

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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 Oconee County?

1,479 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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