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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Barnwell County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2013, at 11.045%. Hampton County had the lowest, at 2.576%. The median was 7.592% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.892%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.045Barnwell County
Lowest2.576Hampton County
Median7.59246 counties
South Carolina8.892History

Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 5.153 %Aiken County: 7.496 %Allendale County: 6.957 %Anderson County: 7.614 %Bamberg County: 4.255 %Barnwell County: 11.045 %Beaufort County: 10.079 %Berkeley County: 10.281 %Calhoun County: 6.55 %Charleston County: 10.467 %Cherokee County: 6.213 %Chester County: 8.308 %Chesterfield County: 5.317 %Clarendon County: 7.701 %Colleton County: 7.571 %Darlington County: 6.648 %Dillon County: 7.684 %Dorchester County: 9.761 %Edgefield County: 6.154 %Fairfield County: 9.174 %Florence County: 7.319 %Georgetown County: 9.759 %Greenville County: 9.227 %Greenwood County: 6.817 %Hampton County: 2.576 %Horry County: 10.628 %Jasper County: 9.166 %Kershaw County: 7.254 %Lancaster County: 8.103 %Laurens County: 6.591 %Lee County: 7.254 %Lexington County: 8.74 %McCormick County: 7.65 %Marion County: 10.845 %Marlboro County: 5.455 %Newberry County: 6.042 %Oconee County: 8.494 %Orangeburg County: 6.721 %Pickens County: 9.333 %Richland County: 8.741 %Saluda County: 6.198 %Spartanburg County: 7.461 %Sumter County: 7.745 %Union County: 6.228 %Williamsburg County: 6.438 %York County: 10.011 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Barnwell County: 11.045 %Barnwell County11.045Marion County: 10.845 %Marion County10.845Horry County: 10.628 %Horry County10.628Charleston County: 10.467 %Charleston County10.467Berkeley County: 10.281 %Berkeley County10.281Beaufort County: 10.079 %Beaufort County10.079York County: 10.011 %York County10.011Dorchester County: 9.761 %Dorchester County9.761Georgetown County: 9.759 %Georgetown County9.759Pickens County: 9.333 %Pickens County9.333Greenville County: 9.227 %Greenville County9.227Fairfield County: 9.174 %Fairfield County9.174Jasper County: 9.166 %Jasper County9.166Richland County: 8.741 %Richland County8.741Lexington County: 8.74 %Lexington County8.74Oconee County: 8.494 %Oconee County8.494Chester County: 8.308 %Chester County8.308Lancaster County: 8.103 %Lancaster County8.103Sumter County: 7.745 %Sumter County7.745Clarendon County: 7.701 %Clarendon County7.701Dillon County: 7.684 %Dillon County7.684McCormick County: 7.65 %McCormick County7.65Anderson County: 7.614 %Anderson County7.614Colleton County: 7.571 %Colleton County7.571Aiken County: 7.496 %Aiken County7.496Spartanburg County: 7.461 %Spartanburg County7.461Florence County: 7.319 %Florence County7.319Kershaw County: 7.254 %Kershaw County7.254Lee County: 7.254 %Lee County7.254Allendale County: 6.957 %Allendale County6.957Greenwood County: 6.817 %Greenwood County6.817Orangeburg County: 6.721 %Orangeburg County6.721Darlington County: 6.648 %Darlington County6.648Laurens County: 6.591 %Laurens County6.591Calhoun County: 6.55 %Calhoun County6.55Williamsburg County: 6.438 %Williamsburg County6.438Union County: 6.228 %Union County6.228Cherokee County: 6.213 %Cherokee County6.213Saluda County: 6.198 %Saluda County6.198Edgefield County: 6.154 %Edgefield County6.154Newberry County: 6.042 %Newberry County6.042Marlboro County: 5.455 %Marlboro County5.455Chesterfield County: 5.317 %Chesterfield County5.317Abbeville County: 5.153 %Abbeville County5.153Bamberg County: 4.255 %Bamberg County4.255Hampton County: 2.576 %Hampton County2.576Barnwell County: 11.045 %Barnwell County11.045Marion County: 10.845 %Marion County10.845Horry County: 10.628 %Horry County10.628Charleston County: 10.467 %Charleston County10.467Berkeley County: 10.281 %Berkeley County10.281Beaufort County: 10.079 %Beaufort County10.079York County: 10.011 %York County10.011Dorchester County: 9.761 %Dorchester County9.761Georgetown County: 9.759 %Georgetown County9.759Pickens County: 9.333 %Pickens County9.333Greenville County: 9.227 %Greenville County9.227Fairfield County: 9.174 %Fairfield County9.174Jasper County: 9.166 %Jasper County9.166Richland County: 8.741 %Richland County8.741Lexington County: 8.74 %Lexington County8.74Oconee County: 8.494 %Oconee County8.494Chester County: 8.308 %Chester County8.308Lancaster County: 8.103 %Lancaster County8.103Sumter County: 7.745 %Sumter County7.745Clarendon County: 7.701 %Clarendon County7.701Dillon County: 7.684 %Dillon County7.684McCormick County: 7.65 %McCormick County7.65Anderson County: 7.614 %Anderson County7.614Colleton County: 7.571 %Colleton County7.571Aiken County: 7.496 %Aiken County7.496Spartanburg County: 7.461 %Spartanburg County7.461Florence County: 7.319 %Florence County7.319Kershaw County: 7.254 %Kershaw County7.254Lee County: 7.254 %Lee County7.254Allendale County: 6.957 %Allendale County6.957Greenwood County: 6.817 %Greenwood County6.817Orangeburg County: 6.721 %Orangeburg County6.721Darlington County: 6.648 %Darlington County6.648Laurens County: 6.591 %Laurens County6.591Calhoun County: 6.55 %Calhoun County6.55Williamsburg County: 6.438 %Williamsburg County6.438Union County: 6.228 %Union County6.228Cherokee County: 6.213 %Cherokee County6.213Saluda County: 6.198 %Saluda County6.198Edgefield County: 6.154 %Edgefield County6.154Newberry County: 6.042 %Newberry County6.042Marlboro County: 5.455 %Marlboro County5.455Chesterfield County: 5.317 %Chesterfield County5.317Abbeville County: 5.153 %Abbeville County5.153Bamberg County: 4.255 %Bamberg County4.255Hampton County: 2.576 %Hampton County2.576
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Barnwell County11.045+4.8 pts
2Marion County10.845+3.48 pts
3Horry County10.628-0.53 pts
4Charleston County10.467-0.12 pts
5Berkeley County10.281-0.57 pts
6Beaufort County10.079-1.08 pts
7York County10.011-0.28 pts
8Dorchester County9.761-0.88 pts
9Georgetown County9.759-0.07 pts
10Pickens County9.333+0.13 pts
11Greenville County9.227-0.11 pts
12Fairfield County9.174+0.23 pts
13Jasper County9.166-0.69 pts
14Richland County8.741+0.75 pts
15Lexington County8.74-0.35 pts
16Oconee County8.494-0.6 pts
17Chester County8.308+1.04 pts
18Lancaster County8.103-1.88 pts
19Sumter County7.745+1 pts
20Clarendon County7.701-0.89 pts
21Dillon County7.684+1.34 pts
22McCormick County7.65-3.1 pts
23Anderson County7.614+0.19 pts
24Colleton County7.571+1.12 pts
25Aiken County7.496-0.12 pts
26Spartanburg County7.461+0.63 pts
27Florence County7.319+0.3 pts
28Kershaw County7.254-0.01 pts
28Lee County7.254+1.55 pts
30Allendale County6.957-4.2 pts
31Greenwood County6.817-0.34 pts
32Orangeburg County6.721-0.15 pts
33Darlington County6.648-0.25 pts
34Laurens County6.591-2.41 pts
35Calhoun County6.55-0.75 pts
36Williamsburg County6.438-0.39 pts
37Union County6.228+1.35 pts
38Cherokee County6.213-0.03 pts
39Saluda County6.198+1.36 pts
40Edgefield County6.154-2.18 pts
41Newberry County6.042+0.51 pts
42Marlboro County5.455+2.52 pts
43Chesterfield County5.317+0.22 pts
44Abbeville County5.153-2.55 pts
45Bamberg County4.255-2.94 pts
46Hampton County2.576-2.69 pts

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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.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Barnwell County, with 11.045% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hampton County, with 2.576% in 2013.

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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