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Employer firms in Spartanburg County

Employer firms in Spartanburg County was 5,526 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,526
Change on 2022+2.9%
Rank6th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high5,5262023
Series low3,3341978

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Employer firms in Spartanburg County, 1978 to 2023

3,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,334 count1979: 3,440 count1980: 3,468 count1981: 3,505 count1982: 3,429 count1983: 3,509 count1984: 3,719 count1985: 3,831 count1986: 3,974 count1987: 4,037 count1988: 4,228 count1989: 4,322 count1990: 4,439 count1991: 4,428 count1992: 4,452 count1993: 4,508 count1994: 4,657 count1995: 4,794 count1996: 4,863 count1997: 4,943 count1998: 5,019 count1999: 5,093 count2000: 5,116 count2001: 5,069 count2002: 5,010 count2003: 5,079 count2004: 5,103 count2005: 5,170 count2006: 5,225 count2007: 5,234 count2008: 5,211 count2009: 5,056 count2010: 4,931 count2011: 4,845 count2012: 4,794 count2013: 4,805 count2014: 4,796 count2015: 4,808 count2016: 4,834 count2017: 4,909 count2018: 5,010 count2019: 5,060 count2020: 5,057 count2021: 5,200 count2022: 5,369 count2023: 5,526 count3,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 3,334 count1979: 3,440 count1980: 3,468 count1981: 3,505 count1982: 3,429 count1983: 3,509 count1984: 3,719 count1985: 3,831 count1986: 3,974 count1987: 4,037 count1988: 4,228 count1989: 4,322 count1990: 4,439 count1991: 4,428 count1992: 4,452 count1993: 4,508 count1994: 4,657 count1995: 4,794 count1996: 4,863 count1997: 4,943 count1998: 5,019 count1999: 5,093 count2000: 5,116 count2001: 5,069 count2002: 5,010 count2003: 5,079 count2004: 5,103 count2005: 5,170 count2006: 5,225 count2007: 5,234 count2008: 5,211 count2009: 5,056 count2010: 4,931 count2011: 4,845 count2012: 4,794 count2013: 4,805 count2014: 4,796 count2015: 4,808 count2016: 4,834 count2017: 4,909 count2018: 5,010 count2019: 5,060 count2020: 5,057 count2021: 5,200 count2022: 5,369 count2023: 5,526 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
20235,526
20225,369
20215,200
20205,057
20195,060
20185,010
20174,909
20164,834
20154,808
20144,796
20134,805
20124,794
20114,845
20104,931
20095,056
20085,211
20075,234
20065,225
20055,170
20045,103
20035,079
20025,010
20015,069
20005,116
19995,093
19985,019
19974,943
19964,863
19954,794
19944,657
19934,508
19924,452
19914,428
19904,439
19894,322
19884,228
19874,037
19863,974
19853,831
19843,719
19833,509
19823,429
19813,505
19803,468
19793,440
19783,334

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Spartanburg County5,526
South Carolina83,764
United States5,593,727

Spartanburg 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. Spartanburg 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, Spartanburg 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, Spartanburg 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/spartanburg-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, Spartanburg 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/spartanburg-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Spartanburg County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Spartanburg County?

Employer firms in Spartanburg County was 5,526 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Spartanburg County?

5,526 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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