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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Jasper County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2015, at 14.783%. Union County had the lowest, at 4.569%. The median was 8.36% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.708%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.783Jasper County
Lowest4.569Union County
Median8.3646 counties
South Carolina9.708History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 5.863 %Aiken County: 8.713 %Allendale County: 10.3 %Anderson County: 7.716 %Bamberg County: 6.827 %Barnwell County: 8.721 %Beaufort County: 11.583 %Berkeley County: 10.945 %Calhoun County: 6.522 %Charleston County: 11.409 %Cherokee County: 7.108 %Chester County: 8.425 %Chesterfield County: 5.719 %Clarendon County: 8.295 %Colleton County: 8.426 %Darlington County: 7.425 %Dillon County: 9.588 %Dorchester County: 12.224 %Edgefield County: 5.704 %Fairfield County: 13.978 %Florence County: 8.921 %Georgetown County: 9.994 %Greenville County: 9.63 %Greenwood County: 7.616 %Hampton County: 5.695 %Horry County: 11.244 %Jasper County: 14.783 %Kershaw County: 8.904 %Lancaster County: 10.889 %Laurens County: 9.334 %Lee County: 6.842 %Lexington County: 9.258 %McCormick County: 7.018 %Marion County: 7.061 %Marlboro County: 6.637 %Newberry County: 5.988 %Oconee County: 9.462 %Orangeburg County: 7.136 %Pickens County: 8.194 %Richland County: 9.227 %Saluda County: 5.983 %Spartanburg County: 8.21 %Sumter County: 7.192 %Union County: 4.569 %Williamsburg County: 7.734 %York County: 10.509 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Jasper County: 14.783 %Jasper County14.783Fairfield County: 13.978 %Fairfield County13.978Dorchester County: 12.224 %Dorchester County12.224Beaufort County: 11.583 %Beaufort County11.583Charleston County: 11.409 %Charleston County11.409Horry County: 11.244 %Horry County11.244Berkeley County: 10.945 %Berkeley County10.945Lancaster County: 10.889 %Lancaster County10.889York County: 10.509 %York County10.509Allendale County: 10.3 %Allendale County10.3Georgetown County: 9.994 %Georgetown County9.994Greenville County: 9.63 %Greenville County9.63Dillon County: 9.588 %Dillon County9.588Oconee County: 9.462 %Oconee County9.462Laurens County: 9.334 %Laurens County9.334Lexington County: 9.258 %Lexington County9.258Richland County: 9.227 %Richland County9.227Florence County: 8.921 %Florence County8.921Kershaw County: 8.904 %Kershaw County8.904Barnwell County: 8.721 %Barnwell County8.721Aiken County: 8.713 %Aiken County8.713Colleton County: 8.426 %Colleton County8.426Chester County: 8.425 %Chester County8.425Clarendon County: 8.295 %Clarendon County8.295Spartanburg County: 8.21 %Spartanburg County8.21Pickens County: 8.194 %Pickens County8.194Williamsburg County: 7.734 %Williamsburg County7.734Anderson County: 7.716 %Anderson County7.716Greenwood County: 7.616 %Greenwood County7.616Darlington County: 7.425 %Darlington County7.425Sumter County: 7.192 %Sumter County7.192Orangeburg County: 7.136 %Orangeburg County7.136Cherokee County: 7.108 %Cherokee County7.108Marion County: 7.061 %Marion County7.061McCormick County: 7.018 %McCormick County7.018Lee County: 6.842 %Lee County6.842Bamberg County: 6.827 %Bamberg County6.827Marlboro County: 6.637 %Marlboro County6.637Calhoun County: 6.522 %Calhoun County6.522Newberry County: 5.988 %Newberry County5.988Saluda County: 5.983 %Saluda County5.983Abbeville County: 5.863 %Abbeville County5.863Chesterfield County: 5.719 %Chesterfield County5.719Edgefield County: 5.704 %Edgefield County5.704Hampton County: 5.695 %Hampton County5.695Union County: 4.569 %Union County4.569Jasper County: 14.783 %Jasper County14.783Fairfield County: 13.978 %Fairfield County13.978Dorchester County: 12.224 %Dorchester County12.224Beaufort County: 11.583 %Beaufort County11.583Charleston County: 11.409 %Charleston County11.409Horry County: 11.244 %Horry County11.244Berkeley County: 10.945 %Berkeley County10.945Lancaster County: 10.889 %Lancaster County10.889York County: 10.509 %York County10.509Allendale County: 10.3 %Allendale County10.3Georgetown County: 9.994 %Georgetown County9.994Greenville County: 9.63 %Greenville County9.63Dillon County: 9.588 %Dillon County9.588Oconee County: 9.462 %Oconee County9.462Laurens County: 9.334 %Laurens County9.334Lexington County: 9.258 %Lexington County9.258Richland County: 9.227 %Richland County9.227Florence County: 8.921 %Florence County8.921Kershaw County: 8.904 %Kershaw County8.904Barnwell County: 8.721 %Barnwell County8.721Aiken County: 8.713 %Aiken County8.713Colleton County: 8.426 %Colleton County8.426Chester County: 8.425 %Chester County8.425Clarendon County: 8.295 %Clarendon County8.295Spartanburg County: 8.21 %Spartanburg County8.21Pickens County: 8.194 %Pickens County8.194Williamsburg County: 7.734 %Williamsburg County7.734Anderson County: 7.716 %Anderson County7.716Greenwood County: 7.616 %Greenwood County7.616Darlington County: 7.425 %Darlington County7.425Sumter County: 7.192 %Sumter County7.192Orangeburg County: 7.136 %Orangeburg County7.136Cherokee County: 7.108 %Cherokee County7.108Marion County: 7.061 %Marion County7.061McCormick County: 7.018 %McCormick County7.018Lee County: 6.842 %Lee County6.842Bamberg County: 6.827 %Bamberg County6.827Marlboro County: 6.637 %Marlboro County6.637Calhoun County: 6.522 %Calhoun County6.522Newberry County: 5.988 %Newberry County5.988Saluda County: 5.983 %Saluda County5.983Abbeville County: 5.863 %Abbeville County5.863Chesterfield County: 5.719 %Chesterfield County5.719Edgefield County: 5.704 %Edgefield County5.704Hampton County: 5.695 %Hampton County5.695Union County: 4.569 %Union County4.569
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Jasper County14.783+1.65 pts
2Fairfield County13.978+6.58 pts
3Dorchester County12.224+1.49 pts
4Beaufort County11.583+1.18 pts
5Charleston County11.409+0.04 pts
6Horry County11.244+0.44 pts
7Berkeley County10.945-0.79 pts
8Lancaster County10.889+0.23 pts
9York County10.509-0.07 pts
10Allendale County10.3+0.69 pts
11Georgetown County9.994-1.17 pts
12Greenville County9.63+0.47 pts
13Dillon County9.588+4.92 pts
14Oconee County9.462+1.62 pts
15Laurens County9.334+2.43 pts
16Lexington County9.258+0.57 pts
17Richland County9.227-0.24 pts
18Florence County8.921+0.85 pts
19Kershaw County8.904-1.15 pts
20Barnwell County8.721+1.42 pts
21Aiken County8.713+0.55 pts
22Colleton County8.426+2.86 pts
23Chester County8.425+0.99 pts
24Clarendon County8.295+0.33 pts
25Spartanburg County8.21+1.4 pts
26Pickens County8.194+0.07 pts
27Williamsburg County7.734+0.31 pts
28Anderson County7.716-0.7 pts
29Greenwood County7.616+0.26 pts
30Darlington County7.425+1.44 pts
31Sumter County7.192-0.73 pts
32Orangeburg County7.136+1.09 pts
33Cherokee County7.108+0.39 pts
34Marion County7.061-0.38 pts
35McCormick County7.018-2.98 pts
36Lee County6.842-1.01 pts
37Bamberg County6.827+3.63 pts
38Marlboro County6.637-0.95 pts
39Calhoun County6.522-0.43 pts
40Newberry County5.988-1.06 pts
41Saluda County5.983-0.25 pts
42Abbeville County5.863-1.31 pts
43Chesterfield County5.719+0.81 pts
44Edgefield County5.704-1.27 pts
45Hampton County5.695-2.26 pts
46Union County4.569-0.82 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.

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jasper County, with 14.783% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Union County, with 4.569% in 2015.

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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