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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Charleston County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2016, at 12.498%. Marlboro County had the lowest, at 4.328%. The median was 8.16% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.85%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.498Charleston County
Lowest4.328Marlboro County
Median8.1646 counties
South Carolina9.85History

Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 7.154 %Aiken County: 9.075 %Allendale County: 9.565 %Anderson County: 8.658 %Bamberg County: 5.21 %Barnwell County: 8.235 %Beaufort County: 10.614 %Berkeley County: 12.158 %Calhoun County: 9.607 %Charleston County: 12.498 %Cherokee County: 7.818 %Chester County: 6.627 %Chesterfield County: 7.221 %Clarendon County: 7.159 %Colleton County: 8.029 %Darlington County: 7.112 %Dillon County: 5.746 %Dorchester County: 11.22 %Edgefield County: 11.287 %Fairfield County: 8.935 %Florence County: 8.386 %Georgetown County: 10.276 %Greenville County: 10.501 %Greenwood County: 6.722 %Hampton County: 8.799 %Horry County: 11.191 %Jasper County: 10.39 %Kershaw County: 8.062 %Lancaster County: 9.63 %Laurens County: 7.091 %Lee County: 5.789 %Lexington County: 9.685 %McCormick County: 11.976 %Marion County: 4.398 %Marlboro County: 4.328 %Newberry County: 7.479 %Oconee County: 8.082 %Orangeburg County: 7.597 %Pickens County: 9.505 %Richland County: 9.533 %Saluda County: 4.415 %Spartanburg County: 7.714 %Sumter County: 7.525 %Union County: 5.161 %Williamsburg County: 8.085 %York County: 10.734 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Charleston County: 12.498 %Charleston County12.498Berkeley County: 12.158 %Berkeley County12.158McCormick County: 11.976 %McCormick County11.976Edgefield County: 11.287 %Edgefield County11.287Dorchester County: 11.22 %Dorchester County11.22Horry County: 11.191 %Horry County11.191York County: 10.734 %York County10.734Beaufort County: 10.614 %Beaufort County10.614Greenville County: 10.501 %Greenville County10.501Jasper County: 10.39 %Jasper County10.39Georgetown County: 10.276 %Georgetown County10.276Lexington County: 9.685 %Lexington County9.685Lancaster County: 9.63 %Lancaster County9.63Calhoun County: 9.607 %Calhoun County9.607Allendale County: 9.565 %Allendale County9.565Richland County: 9.533 %Richland County9.533Pickens County: 9.505 %Pickens County9.505Aiken County: 9.075 %Aiken County9.075Fairfield County: 8.935 %Fairfield County8.935Hampton County: 8.799 %Hampton County8.799Anderson County: 8.658 %Anderson County8.658Florence County: 8.386 %Florence County8.386Barnwell County: 8.235 %Barnwell County8.235Williamsburg County: 8.085 %Williamsburg County8.085Oconee County: 8.082 %Oconee County8.082Kershaw County: 8.062 %Kershaw County8.062Colleton County: 8.029 %Colleton County8.029Cherokee County: 7.818 %Cherokee County7.818Spartanburg County: 7.714 %Spartanburg County7.714Orangeburg County: 7.597 %Orangeburg County7.597Sumter County: 7.525 %Sumter County7.525Newberry County: 7.479 %Newberry County7.479Chesterfield County: 7.221 %Chesterfield County7.221Clarendon County: 7.159 %Clarendon County7.159Abbeville County: 7.154 %Abbeville County7.154Darlington County: 7.112 %Darlington County7.112Laurens County: 7.091 %Laurens County7.091Greenwood County: 6.722 %Greenwood County6.722Chester County: 6.627 %Chester County6.627Lee County: 5.789 %Lee County5.789Dillon County: 5.746 %Dillon County5.746Bamberg County: 5.21 %Bamberg County5.21Union County: 5.161 %Union County5.161Saluda County: 4.415 %Saluda County4.415Marion County: 4.398 %Marion County4.398Marlboro County: 4.328 %Marlboro County4.328Charleston County: 12.498 %Charleston County12.498Berkeley County: 12.158 %Berkeley County12.158McCormick County: 11.976 %McCormick County11.976Edgefield County: 11.287 %Edgefield County11.287Dorchester County: 11.22 %Dorchester County11.22Horry County: 11.191 %Horry County11.191York County: 10.734 %York County10.734Beaufort County: 10.614 %Beaufort County10.614Greenville County: 10.501 %Greenville County10.501Jasper County: 10.39 %Jasper County10.39Georgetown County: 10.276 %Georgetown County10.276Lexington County: 9.685 %Lexington County9.685Lancaster County: 9.63 %Lancaster County9.63Calhoun County: 9.607 %Calhoun County9.607Allendale County: 9.565 %Allendale County9.565Richland County: 9.533 %Richland County9.533Pickens County: 9.505 %Pickens County9.505Aiken County: 9.075 %Aiken County9.075Fairfield County: 8.935 %Fairfield County8.935Hampton County: 8.799 %Hampton County8.799Anderson County: 8.658 %Anderson County8.658Florence County: 8.386 %Florence County8.386Barnwell County: 8.235 %Barnwell County8.235Williamsburg County: 8.085 %Williamsburg County8.085Oconee County: 8.082 %Oconee County8.082Kershaw County: 8.062 %Kershaw County8.062Colleton County: 8.029 %Colleton County8.029Cherokee County: 7.818 %Cherokee County7.818Spartanburg County: 7.714 %Spartanburg County7.714Orangeburg County: 7.597 %Orangeburg County7.597Sumter County: 7.525 %Sumter County7.525Newberry County: 7.479 %Newberry County7.479Chesterfield County: 7.221 %Chesterfield County7.221Clarendon County: 7.159 %Clarendon County7.159Abbeville County: 7.154 %Abbeville County7.154Darlington County: 7.112 %Darlington County7.112Laurens County: 7.091 %Laurens County7.091Greenwood County: 6.722 %Greenwood County6.722Chester County: 6.627 %Chester County6.627Lee County: 5.789 %Lee County5.789Dillon County: 5.746 %Dillon County5.746Bamberg County: 5.21 %Bamberg County5.21Union County: 5.161 %Union County5.161Saluda County: 4.415 %Saluda County4.415Marion County: 4.398 %Marion County4.398Marlboro County: 4.328 %Marlboro County4.328
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Charleston County12.498+1.09 pts
2Berkeley County12.158+1.21 pts
3McCormick County11.976+4.96 pts
4Edgefield County11.287+5.58 pts
5Dorchester County11.22-1 pts
6Horry County11.191-0.05 pts
7York County10.734+0.22 pts
8Beaufort County10.614-0.97 pts
9Greenville County10.501+0.87 pts
10Jasper County10.39-4.39 pts
11Georgetown County10.276+0.28 pts
12Lexington County9.685+0.43 pts
13Lancaster County9.63-1.26 pts
14Calhoun County9.607+3.08 pts
15Allendale County9.565-0.74 pts
16Richland County9.533+0.31 pts
17Pickens County9.505+1.31 pts
18Aiken County9.075+0.36 pts
19Fairfield County8.935-5.04 pts
20Hampton County8.799+3.1 pts
21Anderson County8.658+0.94 pts
22Florence County8.386-0.54 pts
23Barnwell County8.235-0.49 pts
24Williamsburg County8.085+0.35 pts
25Oconee County8.082-1.38 pts
26Kershaw County8.062-0.84 pts
27Colleton County8.029-0.4 pts
28Cherokee County7.818+0.71 pts
29Spartanburg County7.714-0.5 pts
30Orangeburg County7.597+0.46 pts
31Sumter County7.525+0.33 pts
32Newberry County7.479+1.49 pts
33Chesterfield County7.221+1.5 pts
34Clarendon County7.159-1.14 pts
35Abbeville County7.154+1.29 pts
36Darlington County7.112-0.31 pts
37Laurens County7.091-2.24 pts
38Greenwood County6.722-0.89 pts
39Chester County6.627-1.8 pts
40Lee County5.789-1.05 pts
41Dillon County5.746-3.84 pts
42Bamberg County5.21-1.62 pts
43Union County5.161+0.59 pts
44Saluda County4.415-1.57 pts
45Marion County4.398-2.66 pts
46Marlboro County4.328-2.31 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Charleston County, with 12.498% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Marlboro County, with 4.328% in 2016.

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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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