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Establishment entry rate in South Carolina

Establishment entry rate in South Carolina was 10.692% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.57 pts from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.692%
Change on 2022-0.57 pts
Rank15th of 51US states ranked
Series high16.9441984
Series low8.8922013

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Establishment entry rate in South Carolina, 1978 to 2023

8101214161819781985199219992006201320231978: 15.735 %1979: 13.563 %1980: 12.917 %1981: 12.923 %1982: 12.208 %1983: 14.004 %1984: 16.944 %1985: 14.302 %1986: 14.504 %1987: 14.817 %1988: 14.39 %1989: 13.435 %1990: 13.288 %1991: 13.031 %1992: 11.64 %1993: 11.728 %1994: 11.981 %1995: 12.609 %1996: 12.516 %1997: 12.966 %1998: 12.179 %1999: 11.821 %2000: 11.014 %2001: 11.008 %2002: 11.663 %2003: 11.336 %2004: 11.222 %2005: 11.706 %2006: 12.292 %2007: 11.908 %2008: 9.942 %2009: 8.951 %2010: 9.021 %2011: 9.01 %2012: 8.923 %2013: 8.892 %2014: 9.236 %2015: 9.708 %2016: 9.85 %2017: 9.39 %2018: 9.35 %2019: 9.469 %2020: 9.28 %2021: 10.884 %2022: 11.263 %2023: 10.692 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
202310.692
202211.263
202110.884
20209.28
20199.469
20189.35
20179.39
20169.85
20159.708
20149.236
20138.892
20128.923
20119.01
20109.021
20098.951
20089.942
200711.908
200612.292
200511.706
200411.222
200311.336
200211.663
200111.008
200011.014
199911.821
199812.179
199712.966
199612.516
199512.609
199411.981
199311.728
199211.64
199113.031
199013.288
198913.435
198814.39
198714.817
198614.504
198514.302
198416.944
198314.004
198212.208
198112.923
198012.917
197913.563
197815.735

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Carolina10.692
United States10.608

Rankings

Definition

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Establishment entry rate, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment entry rate, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Establishment entry rate, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment entry rate, South Carolina, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in South Carolina?

Establishment entry rate in South Carolina was 10.692% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.57 pts from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest establishment entry rate in South Carolina?

16.944% in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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