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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Allendale County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2012, at 11.159%. Marlboro County had the lowest, at 2.937%. The median was 7.395% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.923%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.159Allendale County
Lowest2.937Marlboro County
Median7.39546 counties
South Carolina8.923History

Map of counties, 2012

Abbeville County: 7.705 %Aiken County: 7.612 %Allendale County: 11.159 %Anderson County: 7.422 %Bamberg County: 7.197 %Barnwell County: 6.241 %Beaufort County: 11.158 %Berkeley County: 10.851 %Calhoun County: 7.296 %Charleston County: 10.584 %Cherokee County: 6.24 %Chester County: 7.273 %Chesterfield County: 5.097 %Clarendon County: 8.593 %Colleton County: 6.447 %Darlington County: 6.897 %Dillon County: 6.346 %Dorchester County: 10.638 %Edgefield County: 8.333 %Fairfield County: 8.945 %Florence County: 7.022 %Georgetown County: 9.826 %Greenville County: 9.332 %Greenwood County: 7.16 %Hampton County: 5.263 %Horry County: 11.157 %Jasper County: 9.854 %Kershaw County: 7.267 %Lancaster County: 9.987 %Laurens County: 8.998 %Lee County: 5.701 %Lexington County: 9.091 %McCormick County: 10.753 %Marion County: 7.368 %Marlboro County: 2.937 %Newberry County: 5.531 %Oconee County: 9.098 %Orangeburg County: 6.87 %Pickens County: 9.202 %Richland County: 7.989 %Saluda County: 4.839 %Spartanburg County: 6.831 %Sumter County: 6.744 %Union County: 4.878 %Williamsburg County: 6.832 %York County: 10.295 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2012

Allendale County: 11.159 %Allendale County11.159Beaufort County: 11.158 %Beaufort County11.158Horry County: 11.157 %Horry County11.157Berkeley County: 10.851 %Berkeley County10.851McCormick County: 10.753 %McCormick County10.753Dorchester County: 10.638 %Dorchester County10.638Charleston County: 10.584 %Charleston County10.584York County: 10.295 %York County10.295Lancaster County: 9.987 %Lancaster County9.987Jasper County: 9.854 %Jasper County9.854Georgetown County: 9.826 %Georgetown County9.826Greenville County: 9.332 %Greenville County9.332Pickens County: 9.202 %Pickens County9.202Oconee County: 9.098 %Oconee County9.098Lexington County: 9.091 %Lexington County9.091Laurens County: 8.998 %Laurens County8.998Fairfield County: 8.945 %Fairfield County8.945Clarendon County: 8.593 %Clarendon County8.593Edgefield County: 8.333 %Edgefield County8.333Richland County: 7.989 %Richland County7.989Abbeville County: 7.705 %Abbeville County7.705Aiken County: 7.612 %Aiken County7.612Anderson County: 7.422 %Anderson County7.422Marion County: 7.368 %Marion County7.368Calhoun County: 7.296 %Calhoun County7.296Chester County: 7.273 %Chester County7.273Kershaw County: 7.267 %Kershaw County7.267Bamberg County: 7.197 %Bamberg County7.197Greenwood County: 7.16 %Greenwood County7.16Florence County: 7.022 %Florence County7.022Darlington County: 6.897 %Darlington County6.897Orangeburg County: 6.87 %Orangeburg County6.87Williamsburg County: 6.832 %Williamsburg County6.832Spartanburg County: 6.831 %Spartanburg County6.831Sumter County: 6.744 %Sumter County6.744Colleton County: 6.447 %Colleton County6.447Dillon County: 6.346 %Dillon County6.346Barnwell County: 6.241 %Barnwell County6.241Cherokee County: 6.24 %Cherokee County6.24Lee County: 5.701 %Lee County5.701Newberry County: 5.531 %Newberry County5.531Hampton County: 5.263 %Hampton County5.263Chesterfield County: 5.097 %Chesterfield County5.097Union County: 4.878 %Union County4.878Saluda County: 4.839 %Saluda County4.839Marlboro County: 2.937 %Marlboro County2.937Allendale County: 11.159 %Allendale County11.159Beaufort County: 11.158 %Beaufort County11.158Horry County: 11.157 %Horry County11.157Berkeley County: 10.851 %Berkeley County10.851McCormick County: 10.753 %McCormick County10.753Dorchester County: 10.638 %Dorchester County10.638Charleston County: 10.584 %Charleston County10.584York County: 10.295 %York County10.295Lancaster County: 9.987 %Lancaster County9.987Jasper County: 9.854 %Jasper County9.854Georgetown County: 9.826 %Georgetown County9.826Greenville County: 9.332 %Greenville County9.332Pickens County: 9.202 %Pickens County9.202Oconee County: 9.098 %Oconee County9.098Lexington County: 9.091 %Lexington County9.091Laurens County: 8.998 %Laurens County8.998Fairfield County: 8.945 %Fairfield County8.945Clarendon County: 8.593 %Clarendon County8.593Edgefield County: 8.333 %Edgefield County8.333Richland County: 7.989 %Richland County7.989Abbeville County: 7.705 %Abbeville County7.705Aiken County: 7.612 %Aiken County7.612Anderson County: 7.422 %Anderson County7.422Marion County: 7.368 %Marion County7.368Calhoun County: 7.296 %Calhoun County7.296Chester County: 7.273 %Chester County7.273Kershaw County: 7.267 %Kershaw County7.267Bamberg County: 7.197 %Bamberg County7.197Greenwood County: 7.16 %Greenwood County7.16Florence County: 7.022 %Florence County7.022Darlington County: 6.897 %Darlington County6.897Orangeburg County: 6.87 %Orangeburg County6.87Williamsburg County: 6.832 %Williamsburg County6.832Spartanburg County: 6.831 %Spartanburg County6.831Sumter County: 6.744 %Sumter County6.744Colleton County: 6.447 %Colleton County6.447Dillon County: 6.346 %Dillon County6.346Barnwell County: 6.241 %Barnwell County6.241Cherokee County: 6.24 %Cherokee County6.24Lee County: 5.701 %Lee County5.701Newberry County: 5.531 %Newberry County5.531Hampton County: 5.263 %Hampton County5.263Chesterfield County: 5.097 %Chesterfield County5.097Union County: 4.878 %Union County4.878Saluda County: 4.839 %Saluda County4.839Marlboro County: 2.937 %Marlboro County2.937
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Allendale County11.159+0.95 pts
2Beaufort County11.158+0.03 pts
3Horry County11.157+0.43 pts
4Berkeley County10.851+0.09 pts
5McCormick County10.753+2.55 pts
6Dorchester County10.638-0.57 pts
7Charleston County10.584+0.43 pts
8York County10.295+0.08 pts
9Lancaster County9.987+2.05 pts
10Jasper County9.854-1.39 pts
11Georgetown County9.826+0.24 pts
12Greenville County9.332+0.01 pts
13Pickens County9.202+1 pts
14Oconee County9.098-0.48 pts
15Lexington County9.091+0.62 pts
16Laurens County8.998+2.58 pts
17Fairfield County8.945-2.8 pts
18Clarendon County8.593+0.14 pts
19Edgefield County8.333-0.16 pts
20Richland County7.989-1 pts
21Abbeville County7.705+2.34 pts
22Aiken County7.612+0.25 pts
23Anderson County7.422-1.61 pts
24Marion County7.368+0.43 pts
25Calhoun County7.296-1.25 pts
26Chester County7.273+0.09 pts
27Kershaw County7.267+0.24 pts
28Bamberg County7.197+1.3 pts
29Greenwood County7.16+0.71 pts
30Florence County7.022-1.05 pts
31Darlington County6.897+0.57 pts
32Orangeburg County6.87+0.33 pts
33Williamsburg County6.832-1.75 pts
34Spartanburg County6.831-0.37 pts
35Sumter County6.744+0.01 pts
36Colleton County6.447-0.84 pts
37Dillon County6.346-0.77 pts
38Barnwell County6.241-0.05 pts
39Cherokee County6.24-1.05 pts
40Lee County5.701+0.2 pts
41Newberry County5.531-0.03 pts
42Hampton County5.263-1.54 pts
43Chesterfield County5.097-1.08 pts
44Union County4.878-2.62 pts
45Saluda County4.839-5.46 pts
46Marlboro County2.937-1.66 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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Allendale County, with 11.159% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Marlboro County, with 2.937% in 2012.

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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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