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Employer firms in Richland County

Employer firms in Richland County was 6,926 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,926
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank4th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high6,9262023
Series low4,4491978

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Employer firms in Richland County, 1978 to 2023

4,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,449 count1979: 4,525 count1980: 4,618 count1981: 4,709 count1982: 4,678 count1983: 4,838 count1984: 5,134 count1985: 5,221 count1986: 5,395 count1987: 5,517 count1988: 5,662 count1989: 5,742 count1990: 5,799 count1991: 5,756 count1992: 5,734 count1993: 5,808 count1994: 5,884 count1995: 6,038 count1996: 6,079 count1997: 6,146 count1998: 6,266 count1999: 6,330 count2000: 6,316 count2001: 6,243 count2002: 6,290 count2003: 6,330 count2004: 6,474 count2005: 6,534 count2006: 6,720 count2007: 6,794 count2008: 6,764 count2009: 6,608 count2010: 6,564 count2011: 6,446 count2012: 6,358 count2013: 6,373 count2014: 6,376 count2015: 6,465 count2016: 6,538 count2017: 6,586 count2018: 6,575 count2019: 6,665 count2020: 6,659 count2021: 6,800 count2022: 6,906 count2023: 6,926 count4,0005,0006,0007,00019781994201020231978: 4,449 count1979: 4,525 count1980: 4,618 count1981: 4,709 count1982: 4,678 count1983: 4,838 count1984: 5,134 count1985: 5,221 count1986: 5,395 count1987: 5,517 count1988: 5,662 count1989: 5,742 count1990: 5,799 count1991: 5,756 count1992: 5,734 count1993: 5,808 count1994: 5,884 count1995: 6,038 count1996: 6,079 count1997: 6,146 count1998: 6,266 count1999: 6,330 count2000: 6,316 count2001: 6,243 count2002: 6,290 count2003: 6,330 count2004: 6,474 count2005: 6,534 count2006: 6,720 count2007: 6,794 count2008: 6,764 count2009: 6,608 count2010: 6,564 count2011: 6,446 count2012: 6,358 count2013: 6,373 count2014: 6,376 count2015: 6,465 count2016: 6,538 count2017: 6,586 count2018: 6,575 count2019: 6,665 count2020: 6,659 count2021: 6,800 count2022: 6,906 count2023: 6,926 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
20236,926
20226,906
20216,800
20206,659
20196,665
20186,575
20176,586
20166,538
20156,465
20146,376
20136,373
20126,358
20116,446
20106,564
20096,608
20086,764
20076,794
20066,720
20056,534
20046,474
20036,330
20026,290
20016,243
20006,316
19996,330
19986,266
19976,146
19966,079
19956,038
19945,884
19935,808
19925,734
19915,756
19905,799
19895,742
19885,662
19875,517
19865,395
19855,221
19845,134
19834,838
19824,678
19814,709
19804,618
19794,525
19784,449

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Richland County6,926
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Richland 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. Richland 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, Richland 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Richland 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/richland-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, Richland 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/richland-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Richland County?

Employer firms in Richland County was 6,926 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Richland County?

6,926 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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