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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate, 2023

McCormick County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2023, at 16%. Chesterfield County had the lowest, at 5.683%. The median was 9.542% and the figure for South Carolina was 10.692%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16McCormick County
Lowest5.683Chesterfield County
Median9.54246 counties
South Carolina10.692History

All counties, 2023

McCormick County: 16 %McCormick County16Berkeley County: 13.612 %Berkeley County13.612Dorchester County: 13.184 %Dorchester County13.184York County: 12.329 %York County12.329Lancaster County: 12.309 %Lancaster County12.309Oconee County: 11.994 %Oconee County11.994Jasper County: 11.772 %Jasper County11.772Lee County: 11.646 %Lee County11.646Charleston County: 11.559 %Charleston County11.559Horry County: 11.522 %Horry County11.522Beaufort County: 11.104 %Beaufort County11.104Greenville County: 11.063 %Greenville County11.063Kershaw County: 10.75 %Kershaw County10.75Pickens County: 10.695 %Pickens County10.695Georgetown County: 10.44 %Georgetown County10.44Spartanburg County: 10.412 %Spartanburg County10.412Colleton County: 10.364 %Colleton County10.364Anderson County: 10.314 %Anderson County10.314Lexington County: 10.209 %Lexington County10.209Allendale County: 10.169 %Allendale County10.169Union County: 9.84 %Union County9.84Aiken County: 9.708 %Aiken County9.708Richland County: 9.646 %Richland County9.646Darlington County: 9.437 %Darlington County9.437Laurens County: 9.408 %Laurens County9.408Saluda County: 9.375 %Saluda County9.375Fairfield County: 9.349 %Fairfield County9.349Clarendon County: 9.2 %Clarendon County9.2Edgefield County: 9.076 %Edgefield County9.076Greenwood County: 9.03 %Greenwood County9.03Dillon County: 8.638 %Dillon County8.638Florence County: 8.598 %Florence County8.598Sumter County: 8.302 %Sumter County8.302Marion County: 8.252 %Marion County8.252Marlboro County: 8.136 %Marlboro County8.136Hampton County: 8.044 %Hampton County8.044Cherokee County: 8.009 %Cherokee County8.009Orangeburg County: 8.005 %Orangeburg County8.005Chester County: 7.866 %Chester County7.866Newberry County: 7.484 %Newberry County7.484Bamberg County: 7.173 %Bamberg County7.173Williamsburg County: 6.621 %Williamsburg County6.621Barnwell County: 6.577 %Barnwell County6.577Abbeville County: 6.504 %Abbeville County6.504Calhoun County: 6.438 %Calhoun County6.438Chesterfield County: 5.683 %Chesterfield County5.683
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McCormick County16+1.96 pts
2Berkeley County13.612-0.18 pts
3Dorchester County13.184-0.42 pts
4York County12.329-0.88 pts
5Lancaster County12.309+0.39 pts
6Oconee County11.994+2.26 pts
7Jasper County11.772-0.8 pts
8Lee County11.646+4.01 pts
9Charleston County11.559-0.87 pts
10Horry County11.522-1.25 pts
11Beaufort County11.104-1.22 pts
12Greenville County11.063-0.64 pts
13Kershaw County10.75+0.37 pts
14Pickens County10.695+0.37 pts
15Georgetown County10.44-1.36 pts
16Spartanburg County10.412-0.23 pts
17Colleton County10.364+0.24 pts
18Anderson County10.314-1.06 pts
19Lexington County10.209-0.19 pts
20Allendale County10.169+0.35 pts
21Union County9.84+2.63 pts
22Aiken County9.708+0.3 pts
23Richland County9.646-1.11 pts
24Darlington County9.437+2.61 pts
25Laurens County9.408+0.89 pts
26Saluda County9.375+0.54 pts
27Fairfield County9.349+0.33 pts
28Clarendon County9.2-1.47 pts
29Edgefield County9.076-0.42 pts
30Greenwood County9.03+0.88 pts
31Dillon County8.638-2.27 pts
32Florence County8.598+0.5 pts
33Sumter County8.302-1.5 pts
34Marion County8.252+1.33 pts
35Marlboro County8.136+0.89 pts
36Hampton County8.044+0.82 pts
37Cherokee County8.009+0.2 pts
38Orangeburg County8.005-0.27 pts
39Chester County7.866-0.39 pts
40Newberry County7.484-0.43 pts
41Bamberg County7.173-1.43 pts
42Williamsburg County6.621-1.64 pts
43Barnwell County6.577-4.84 pts
44Abbeville County6.504-5.11 pts
45Calhoun County6.438-4.92 pts
46Chesterfield County5.683-1.55 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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_cty.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 (Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate, 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 entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate, 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/south-carolina-counties. 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. Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate, 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/south-carolina-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McCormick County, with 16% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Chesterfield County, with 5.683% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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