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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Jasper County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2014, at 13.129%. Bamberg County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 7.847% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.236%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.129Jasper County
Lowest3.2Bamberg County
Median7.84746 counties
South Carolina9.236History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 7.178 %Aiken County: 8.158 %Allendale County: 9.607 %Anderson County: 8.412 %Bamberg County: 3.2 %Barnwell County: 7.299 %Beaufort County: 10.404 %Berkeley County: 11.74 %Calhoun County: 6.957 %Charleston County: 11.37 %Cherokee County: 6.717 %Chester County: 7.437 %Chesterfield County: 4.905 %Clarendon County: 7.964 %Colleton County: 5.568 %Darlington County: 5.989 %Dillon County: 4.672 %Dorchester County: 10.73 %Edgefield County: 6.969 %Fairfield County: 7.394 %Florence County: 8.075 %Georgetown County: 11.166 %Greenville County: 9.157 %Greenwood County: 7.354 %Hampton County: 7.96 %Horry County: 10.808 %Jasper County: 13.129 %Kershaw County: 10.05 %Lancaster County: 10.656 %Laurens County: 6.901 %Lee County: 7.853 %Lexington County: 8.691 %McCormick County: 10 %Marion County: 7.438 %Marlboro County: 7.587 %Newberry County: 7.046 %Oconee County: 7.84 %Orangeburg County: 6.041 %Pickens County: 8.124 %Richland County: 9.471 %Saluda County: 6.237 %Spartanburg County: 6.809 %Sumter County: 7.919 %Union County: 5.386 %Williamsburg County: 7.424 %York County: 10.575 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Jasper County: 13.129 %Jasper County13.129Berkeley County: 11.74 %Berkeley County11.74Charleston County: 11.37 %Charleston County11.37Georgetown County: 11.166 %Georgetown County11.166Horry County: 10.808 %Horry County10.808Dorchester County: 10.73 %Dorchester County10.73Lancaster County: 10.656 %Lancaster County10.656York County: 10.575 %York County10.575Beaufort County: 10.404 %Beaufort County10.404Kershaw County: 10.05 %Kershaw County10.05McCormick County: 10 %McCormick County10Allendale County: 9.607 %Allendale County9.607Richland County: 9.471 %Richland County9.471Greenville County: 9.157 %Greenville County9.157Lexington County: 8.691 %Lexington County8.691Anderson County: 8.412 %Anderson County8.412Aiken County: 8.158 %Aiken County8.158Pickens County: 8.124 %Pickens County8.124Florence County: 8.075 %Florence County8.075Clarendon County: 7.964 %Clarendon County7.964Hampton County: 7.96 %Hampton County7.96Sumter County: 7.919 %Sumter County7.919Lee County: 7.853 %Lee County7.853Oconee County: 7.84 %Oconee County7.84Marlboro County: 7.587 %Marlboro County7.587Marion County: 7.438 %Marion County7.438Chester County: 7.437 %Chester County7.437Williamsburg County: 7.424 %Williamsburg County7.424Fairfield County: 7.394 %Fairfield County7.394Greenwood County: 7.354 %Greenwood County7.354Barnwell County: 7.299 %Barnwell County7.299Abbeville County: 7.178 %Abbeville County7.178Newberry County: 7.046 %Newberry County7.046Edgefield County: 6.969 %Edgefield County6.969Calhoun County: 6.957 %Calhoun County6.957Laurens County: 6.901 %Laurens County6.901Spartanburg County: 6.809 %Spartanburg County6.809Cherokee County: 6.717 %Cherokee County6.717Saluda County: 6.237 %Saluda County6.237Orangeburg County: 6.041 %Orangeburg County6.041Darlington County: 5.989 %Darlington County5.989Colleton County: 5.568 %Colleton County5.568Union County: 5.386 %Union County5.386Chesterfield County: 4.905 %Chesterfield County4.905Dillon County: 4.672 %Dillon County4.672Bamberg County: 3.2 %Bamberg County3.2Jasper County: 13.129 %Jasper County13.129Berkeley County: 11.74 %Berkeley County11.74Charleston County: 11.37 %Charleston County11.37Georgetown County: 11.166 %Georgetown County11.166Horry County: 10.808 %Horry County10.808Dorchester County: 10.73 %Dorchester County10.73Lancaster County: 10.656 %Lancaster County10.656York County: 10.575 %York County10.575Beaufort County: 10.404 %Beaufort County10.404Kershaw County: 10.05 %Kershaw County10.05McCormick County: 10 %McCormick County10Allendale County: 9.607 %Allendale County9.607Richland County: 9.471 %Richland County9.471Greenville County: 9.157 %Greenville County9.157Lexington County: 8.691 %Lexington County8.691Anderson County: 8.412 %Anderson County8.412Aiken County: 8.158 %Aiken County8.158Pickens County: 8.124 %Pickens County8.124Florence County: 8.075 %Florence County8.075Clarendon County: 7.964 %Clarendon County7.964Hampton County: 7.96 %Hampton County7.96Sumter County: 7.919 %Sumter County7.919Lee County: 7.853 %Lee County7.853Oconee County: 7.84 %Oconee County7.84Marlboro County: 7.587 %Marlboro County7.587Marion County: 7.438 %Marion County7.438Chester County: 7.437 %Chester County7.437Williamsburg County: 7.424 %Williamsburg County7.424Fairfield County: 7.394 %Fairfield County7.394Greenwood County: 7.354 %Greenwood County7.354Barnwell County: 7.299 %Barnwell County7.299Abbeville County: 7.178 %Abbeville County7.178Newberry County: 7.046 %Newberry County7.046Edgefield County: 6.969 %Edgefield County6.969Calhoun County: 6.957 %Calhoun County6.957Laurens County: 6.901 %Laurens County6.901Spartanburg County: 6.809 %Spartanburg County6.809Cherokee County: 6.717 %Cherokee County6.717Saluda County: 6.237 %Saluda County6.237Orangeburg County: 6.041 %Orangeburg County6.041Darlington County: 5.989 %Darlington County5.989Colleton County: 5.568 %Colleton County5.568Union County: 5.386 %Union County5.386Chesterfield County: 4.905 %Chesterfield County4.905Dillon County: 4.672 %Dillon County4.672Bamberg County: 3.2 %Bamberg County3.2
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Jasper County13.129+3.96 pts
2Berkeley County11.74+1.46 pts
3Charleston County11.37+0.9 pts
4Georgetown County11.166+1.41 pts
5Horry County10.808+0.18 pts
6Dorchester County10.73+0.97 pts
7Lancaster County10.656+2.55 pts
8York County10.575+0.56 pts
9Beaufort County10.404+0.32 pts
10Kershaw County10.05+2.8 pts
11McCormick County10+2.35 pts
12Allendale County9.607+2.65 pts
13Richland County9.471+0.73 pts
14Greenville County9.157-0.07 pts
15Lexington County8.691-0.05 pts
16Anderson County8.412+0.8 pts
17Aiken County8.158+0.66 pts
18Pickens County8.124-1.21 pts
19Florence County8.075+0.76 pts
20Clarendon County7.964+0.26 pts
21Hampton County7.96+5.38 pts
22Sumter County7.919+0.17 pts
23Lee County7.853+0.6 pts
24Oconee County7.84-0.65 pts
25Marlboro County7.587+2.13 pts
26Marion County7.438-3.41 pts
27Chester County7.437-0.87 pts
28Williamsburg County7.424+0.99 pts
29Fairfield County7.394-1.78 pts
30Greenwood County7.354+0.54 pts
31Barnwell County7.299-3.75 pts
32Abbeville County7.178+2.03 pts
33Newberry County7.046+1 pts
34Edgefield County6.969+0.82 pts
35Calhoun County6.957+0.41 pts
36Laurens County6.901+0.31 pts
37Spartanburg County6.809-0.65 pts
38Cherokee County6.717+0.5 pts
39Saluda County6.237+0.04 pts
40Orangeburg County6.041-0.68 pts
41Darlington County5.989-0.66 pts
42Colleton County5.568-2 pts
43Union County5.386-0.84 pts
44Chesterfield County4.905-0.41 pts
45Dillon County4.672-3.01 pts
46Bamberg County3.2-1.05 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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jasper County, with 13.129% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Bamberg County, with 3.2% in 2014.

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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