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Establishment exit rate in Chester County

Establishment exit rate in Chester County was 8.063% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

20238.063%
Change on 20220 pts
Rank28th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high9.6972012
Series low5.9642017

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Establishment exit rate in Chester County, 2010 to 2023

567891020102012201420162018202020232010: 8.92 %2011: 7.186 %2012: 9.697 %2013: 6.484 %2014: 7.236 %2015: 8.225 %2016: 7.028 %2017: 5.964 %2018: 8.893 %2019: 6.169 %2020: 6.739 %2021: 6.502 %2022: 8.063 %2023: 8.063 %56789102010201520232010: 8.92 %2011: 7.186 %2012: 9.697 %2013: 6.484 %2014: 7.236 %2015: 8.225 %2016: 7.028 %2017: 5.964 %2018: 8.893 %2019: 6.169 %2020: 6.739 %2021: 6.502 %2022: 8.063 %2023: 8.063 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 14 values
Period%
20238.063
20228.063
20216.502
20206.739
20196.169
20188.893
20175.964
20167.028
20158.225
20147.236
20136.484
20129.697
20117.186
20108.92

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Chester County8.063
South Carolina8.58
United States9.396

Chester County compared with nearby places

Abbeville County: 10.081 %Aiken County: 8.311 %Allendale County: 5.085 %Anderson County: 7.973 %Bamberg County: 7.173 %Barnwell County: 5.68 %Beaufort County: 10.446 %Berkeley County: 10.341 %Calhoun County: 6.438 %Charleston County: 8.766 %Cherokee County: 7.445 %Chester County: 8.063 %Chesterfield County: 7.419 %Clarendon County: 7.667 %Colleton County: 8.123 %Darlington County: 6.066 %Dillon County: 7.53 %Dorchester County: 9.252 %Edgefield County: 8.104 %Fairfield County: 8.347 %Florence County: 6.963 %Georgetown County: 8.798 %Greenville County: 8.417 %Greenwood County: 8.158 %Hampton County: 9.141 %Horry County: 8.759 %Jasper County: 8.764 %Kershaw County: 8.762 %Lancaster County: 10.18 %Laurens County: 8.412 %Lee County: 9.114 %Lexington County: 8.173 %McCormick County: 5.714 %Marion County: 9.338 %Marlboro County: 10.169 %Newberry County: 7.069 %Oconee County: 8.102 %Orangeburg County: 7.872 %Pickens County: 8.196 %Richland County: 9.134 %Saluda County: 5.804 %Spartanburg County: 7.495 %Sumter County: 7.425 %Union County: 7.713 %Williamsburg County: 9.817 %York County: 9.238 %
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Establishment exit rate, 2023, %. Chester 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

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

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit 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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Establishment exit rate, Chester County, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Chester County, 2010 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/establishment-exit-rate/chester-county-south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Establishment exit rate, Chester County, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/chester-county-south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Chester County, 2010 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/establishment-exit-rate/chester-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the establishment exit rate in Chester County?

Establishment exit rate in Chester County was 8.063% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest establishment exit rate in Chester County?

9.697% in 2012, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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