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Employer firms in South Carolina

Employer firms in South Carolina was 83,764 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count83,764
Change on 2022+2%
Rank24th of 51US states ranked
Series high83,7642023
Series low44,5971978

Employer firms in South Carolina, 1978 to 2023

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40K50K60K70K80K90K19781985199219992006201320231978: 44,597 count1979: 45,816 count1980: 46,271 count1981: 46,565 count1982: 45,731 count1983: 47,055 count1984: 50,193 count1985: 51,749 count1986: 53,456 count1987: 54,938 count1988: 56,654 count1989: 57,990 count1990: 59,397 count1991: 59,463 count1992: 59,670 count1993: 61,037 count1994: 62,385 count1995: 64,169 count1996: 65,311 count1997: 66,710 count1998: 68,250 count1999: 69,461 count2000: 69,787 count2001: 69,644 count2002: 70,000 count2003: 71,019 count2004: 72,456 count2005: 74,021 count2006: 75,739 count2007: 76,696 count2008: 75,833 count2009: 73,040 count2010: 71,503 count2011: 70,386 count2012: 70,481 count2013: 70,682 count2014: 70,999 count2015: 71,951 count2016: 73,329 count2017: 74,383 count2018: 75,658 count2019: 76,776 count2020: 77,253 count2021: 79,716 count2022: 82,126 count2023: 83,764 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202383,764
202282,126
202179,716
202077,253
201976,776
201875,658
201774,383
201673,329
201571,951
201470,999
201370,682
201270,481
201170,386
201071,503
200973,040
200875,833
200776,696
200675,739
200574,021
200472,456
200371,019
200270,000
200169,644
200069,787
199969,461
199868,250
199766,710
199665,311
199564,169
199462,385
199361,037
199259,670
199159,463
199059,397
198957,990
198856,654
198754,938
198653,456
198551,749
198450,193
198347,055
198245,731
198146,565
198046,271
197945,816
197844,597

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in South Carolina?

Employer firms in South Carolina was 83,764 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in South Carolina?

83,764 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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