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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Berkeley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2018, at 11.561%. Fairfield County had the lowest, at 4.844%. The median was 7.818% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.561Berkeley County
Lowest4.844Fairfield County
Median7.81846 counties
South Carolina9.35History

Map of counties, 2018

Abbeville County: 7.911 %Aiken County: 8.082 %Allendale County: 8.969 %Anderson County: 8.019 %Bamberg County: 7.186 %Barnwell County: 5.997 %Beaufort County: 10.196 %Berkeley County: 11.561 %Calhoun County: 5.74 %Charleston County: 11.112 %Cherokee County: 6.195 %Chester County: 7.708 %Chesterfield County: 5.831 %Clarendon County: 8.929 %Colleton County: 7.328 %Darlington County: 7.188 %Dillon County: 7.391 %Dorchester County: 10.815 %Edgefield County: 6.207 %Fairfield County: 4.844 %Florence County: 6.976 %Georgetown County: 8.223 %Greenville County: 10.087 %Greenwood County: 6.459 %Hampton County: 7.095 %Horry County: 11.051 %Jasper County: 9.884 %Kershaw County: 8.104 %Lancaster County: 8.918 %Laurens County: 6.678 %Lee County: 6.434 %Lexington County: 9.504 %McCormick County: 10.588 %Marion County: 6.183 %Marlboro County: 7.754 %Newberry County: 8.802 %Oconee County: 9.849 %Orangeburg County: 6.516 %Pickens County: 10.051 %Richland County: 7.881 %Saluda County: 7.745 %Spartanburg County: 8.522 %Sumter County: 6.787 %Union County: 6.46 %Williamsburg County: 5.055 %York County: 11.538 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Berkeley County: 11.561 %Berkeley County11.561York County: 11.538 %York County11.538Charleston County: 11.112 %Charleston County11.112Horry County: 11.051 %Horry County11.051Dorchester County: 10.815 %Dorchester County10.815McCormick County: 10.588 %McCormick County10.588Beaufort County: 10.196 %Beaufort County10.196Greenville County: 10.087 %Greenville County10.087Pickens County: 10.051 %Pickens County10.051Jasper County: 9.884 %Jasper County9.884Oconee County: 9.849 %Oconee County9.849Lexington County: 9.504 %Lexington County9.504Allendale County: 8.969 %Allendale County8.969Clarendon County: 8.929 %Clarendon County8.929Lancaster County: 8.918 %Lancaster County8.918Newberry County: 8.802 %Newberry County8.802Spartanburg County: 8.522 %Spartanburg County8.522Georgetown County: 8.223 %Georgetown County8.223Kershaw County: 8.104 %Kershaw County8.104Aiken County: 8.082 %Aiken County8.082Anderson County: 8.019 %Anderson County8.019Abbeville County: 7.911 %Abbeville County7.911Richland County: 7.881 %Richland County7.881Marlboro County: 7.754 %Marlboro County7.754Saluda County: 7.745 %Saluda County7.745Chester County: 7.708 %Chester County7.708Dillon County: 7.391 %Dillon County7.391Colleton County: 7.328 %Colleton County7.328Darlington County: 7.188 %Darlington County7.188Bamberg County: 7.186 %Bamberg County7.186Hampton County: 7.095 %Hampton County7.095Florence County: 6.976 %Florence County6.976Sumter County: 6.787 %Sumter County6.787Laurens County: 6.678 %Laurens County6.678Orangeburg County: 6.516 %Orangeburg County6.516Union County: 6.46 %Union County6.46Greenwood County: 6.459 %Greenwood County6.459Lee County: 6.434 %Lee County6.434Edgefield County: 6.207 %Edgefield County6.207Cherokee County: 6.195 %Cherokee County6.195Marion County: 6.183 %Marion County6.183Barnwell County: 5.997 %Barnwell County5.997Chesterfield County: 5.831 %Chesterfield County5.831Calhoun County: 5.74 %Calhoun County5.74Williamsburg County: 5.055 %Williamsburg County5.055Fairfield County: 4.844 %Fairfield County4.844Berkeley County: 11.561 %Berkeley County11.561York County: 11.538 %York County11.538Charleston County: 11.112 %Charleston County11.112Horry County: 11.051 %Horry County11.051Dorchester County: 10.815 %Dorchester County10.815McCormick County: 10.588 %McCormick County10.588Beaufort County: 10.196 %Beaufort County10.196Greenville County: 10.087 %Greenville County10.087Pickens County: 10.051 %Pickens County10.051Jasper County: 9.884 %Jasper County9.884Oconee County: 9.849 %Oconee County9.849Lexington County: 9.504 %Lexington County9.504Allendale County: 8.969 %Allendale County8.969Clarendon County: 8.929 %Clarendon County8.929Lancaster County: 8.918 %Lancaster County8.918Newberry County: 8.802 %Newberry County8.802Spartanburg County: 8.522 %Spartanburg County8.522Georgetown County: 8.223 %Georgetown County8.223Kershaw County: 8.104 %Kershaw County8.104Aiken County: 8.082 %Aiken County8.082Anderson County: 8.019 %Anderson County8.019Abbeville County: 7.911 %Abbeville County7.911Richland County: 7.881 %Richland County7.881Marlboro County: 7.754 %Marlboro County7.754Saluda County: 7.745 %Saluda County7.745Chester County: 7.708 %Chester County7.708Dillon County: 7.391 %Dillon County7.391Colleton County: 7.328 %Colleton County7.328Darlington County: 7.188 %Darlington County7.188Bamberg County: 7.186 %Bamberg County7.186Hampton County: 7.095 %Hampton County7.095Florence County: 6.976 %Florence County6.976Sumter County: 6.787 %Sumter County6.787Laurens County: 6.678 %Laurens County6.678Orangeburg County: 6.516 %Orangeburg County6.516Union County: 6.46 %Union County6.46Greenwood County: 6.459 %Greenwood County6.459Lee County: 6.434 %Lee County6.434Edgefield County: 6.207 %Edgefield County6.207Cherokee County: 6.195 %Cherokee County6.195Marion County: 6.183 %Marion County6.183Barnwell County: 5.997 %Barnwell County5.997Chesterfield County: 5.831 %Chesterfield County5.831Calhoun County: 5.74 %Calhoun County5.74Williamsburg County: 5.055 %Williamsburg County5.055Fairfield County: 4.844 %Fairfield County4.844
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Berkeley County11.561-0.15 pts
2York County11.538-0.3 pts
3Charleston County11.112+0.2 pts
4Horry County11.051+0.28 pts
5Dorchester County10.815-0.32 pts
6McCormick County10.588+3.57 pts
7Beaufort County10.196-0.03 pts
8Greenville County10.087+0.31 pts
9Pickens County10.051+1.23 pts
10Jasper County9.884-2.01 pts
11Oconee County9.849+2.6 pts
12Lexington County9.504+0.92 pts
13Allendale County8.969+0.93 pts
14Clarendon County8.929+0.44 pts
15Lancaster County8.918-3.35 pts
16Newberry County8.802+0.27 pts
17Spartanburg County8.522+0.24 pts
18Georgetown County8.223+0.26 pts
19Kershaw County8.104+0.54 pts
20Aiken County8.082+0.9 pts
21Anderson County8.019-0.23 pts
22Abbeville County7.911-1.08 pts
23Richland County7.881-1.48 pts
24Marlboro County7.754+0.71 pts
25Saluda County7.745+0.99 pts
26Chester County7.708-0.64 pts
27Dillon County7.391-0.85 pts
28Colleton County7.328-1.51 pts
29Darlington County7.188-1.41 pts
30Bamberg County7.186+1.5 pts
31Hampton County7.095-1.69 pts
32Florence County6.976-0.66 pts
33Sumter County6.787+0.4 pts
34Laurens County6.6780 pts
35Orangeburg County6.516-1.05 pts
36Union County6.46+1.05 pts
37Greenwood County6.459-0.14 pts
38Lee County6.434-0.52 pts
39Edgefield County6.207-2.34 pts
40Cherokee County6.195-0.67 pts
41Marion County6.183+0.47 pts
42Barnwell County5.997-2.6 pts
43Chesterfield County5.831+0.53 pts
44Calhoun County5.74-2.17 pts
45Williamsburg County5.055-0.76 pts
46Fairfield County4.844-2.35 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Berkeley County, with 11.561% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Fairfield County, with 4.844% in 2018.

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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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