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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Berkeley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2019, at 12.879%. Chesterfield County had the lowest, at 3.665%. The median was 7.681% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.469%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.879Berkeley County
Lowest3.665Chesterfield County
Median7.68146 counties
South Carolina9.469History

Map of counties, 2019

Abbeville County: 7.619 %Aiken County: 7.613 %Allendale County: 8.658 %Anderson County: 7.68 %Bamberg County: 4 %Barnwell County: 6.707 %Beaufort County: 10.511 %Berkeley County: 12.879 %Calhoun County: 8.734 %Charleston County: 10.875 %Cherokee County: 6.219 %Chester County: 5.97 %Chesterfield County: 3.665 %Clarendon County: 7.982 %Colleton County: 7.01 %Darlington County: 6.502 %Dillon County: 6.834 %Dorchester County: 12.044 %Edgefield County: 10.345 %Fairfield County: 7.005 %Florence County: 7.035 %Georgetown County: 9.2 %Greenville County: 10.151 %Greenwood County: 6.102 %Hampton County: 9.831 %Horry County: 10.239 %Jasper County: 12.434 %Kershaw County: 7.681 %Lancaster County: 11.546 %Laurens County: 7.563 %Lee County: 8.421 %Lexington County: 9.21 %McCormick County: 5.917 %Marion County: 4.555 %Marlboro County: 4.531 %Newberry County: 6.419 %Oconee County: 9.041 %Orangeburg County: 7.852 %Pickens County: 10.791 %Richland County: 8.833 %Saluda County: 7.512 %Spartanburg County: 9.351 %Sumter County: 6.987 %Union County: 7.465 %Williamsburg County: 6.43 %York County: 10.551 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Berkeley County: 12.879 %Berkeley County12.879Jasper County: 12.434 %Jasper County12.434Dorchester County: 12.044 %Dorchester County12.044Lancaster County: 11.546 %Lancaster County11.546Charleston County: 10.875 %Charleston County10.875Pickens County: 10.791 %Pickens County10.791York County: 10.551 %York County10.551Beaufort County: 10.511 %Beaufort County10.511Edgefield County: 10.345 %Edgefield County10.345Horry County: 10.239 %Horry County10.239Greenville County: 10.151 %Greenville County10.151Hampton County: 9.831 %Hampton County9.831Spartanburg County: 9.351 %Spartanburg County9.351Lexington County: 9.21 %Lexington County9.21Georgetown County: 9.2 %Georgetown County9.2Oconee County: 9.041 %Oconee County9.041Richland County: 8.833 %Richland County8.833Calhoun County: 8.734 %Calhoun County8.734Allendale County: 8.658 %Allendale County8.658Lee County: 8.421 %Lee County8.421Clarendon County: 7.982 %Clarendon County7.982Orangeburg County: 7.852 %Orangeburg County7.852Kershaw County: 7.681 %Kershaw County7.681Anderson County: 7.68 %Anderson County7.68Abbeville County: 7.619 %Abbeville County7.619Aiken County: 7.613 %Aiken County7.613Laurens County: 7.563 %Laurens County7.563Saluda County: 7.512 %Saluda County7.512Union County: 7.465 %Union County7.465Florence County: 7.035 %Florence County7.035Colleton County: 7.01 %Colleton County7.01Fairfield County: 7.005 %Fairfield County7.005Sumter County: 6.987 %Sumter County6.987Dillon County: 6.834 %Dillon County6.834Barnwell County: 6.707 %Barnwell County6.707Darlington County: 6.502 %Darlington County6.502Williamsburg County: 6.43 %Williamsburg County6.43Newberry County: 6.419 %Newberry County6.419Cherokee County: 6.219 %Cherokee County6.219Greenwood County: 6.102 %Greenwood County6.102Chester County: 5.97 %Chester County5.97McCormick County: 5.917 %McCormick County5.917Marion County: 4.555 %Marion County4.555Marlboro County: 4.531 %Marlboro County4.531Bamberg County: 4 %Bamberg County4Chesterfield County: 3.665 %Chesterfield County3.665Berkeley County: 12.879 %Berkeley County12.879Jasper County: 12.434 %Jasper County12.434Dorchester County: 12.044 %Dorchester County12.044Lancaster County: 11.546 %Lancaster County11.546Charleston County: 10.875 %Charleston County10.875Pickens County: 10.791 %Pickens County10.791York County: 10.551 %York County10.551Beaufort County: 10.511 %Beaufort County10.511Edgefield County: 10.345 %Edgefield County10.345Horry County: 10.239 %Horry County10.239Greenville County: 10.151 %Greenville County10.151Hampton County: 9.831 %Hampton County9.831Spartanburg County: 9.351 %Spartanburg County9.351Lexington County: 9.21 %Lexington County9.21Georgetown County: 9.2 %Georgetown County9.2Oconee County: 9.041 %Oconee County9.041Richland County: 8.833 %Richland County8.833Calhoun County: 8.734 %Calhoun County8.734Allendale County: 8.658 %Allendale County8.658Lee County: 8.421 %Lee County8.421Clarendon County: 7.982 %Clarendon County7.982Orangeburg County: 7.852 %Orangeburg County7.852Kershaw County: 7.681 %Kershaw County7.681Anderson County: 7.68 %Anderson County7.68Abbeville County: 7.619 %Abbeville County7.619Aiken County: 7.613 %Aiken County7.613Laurens County: 7.563 %Laurens County7.563Saluda County: 7.512 %Saluda County7.512Union County: 7.465 %Union County7.465Florence County: 7.035 %Florence County7.035Colleton County: 7.01 %Colleton County7.01Fairfield County: 7.005 %Fairfield County7.005Sumter County: 6.987 %Sumter County6.987Dillon County: 6.834 %Dillon County6.834Barnwell County: 6.707 %Barnwell County6.707Darlington County: 6.502 %Darlington County6.502Williamsburg County: 6.43 %Williamsburg County6.43Newberry County: 6.419 %Newberry County6.419Cherokee County: 6.219 %Cherokee County6.219Greenwood County: 6.102 %Greenwood County6.102Chester County: 5.97 %Chester County5.97McCormick County: 5.917 %McCormick County5.917Marion County: 4.555 %Marion County4.555Marlboro County: 4.531 %Marlboro County4.531Bamberg County: 4 %Bamberg County4Chesterfield County: 3.665 %Chesterfield County3.665
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Berkeley County12.879+1.32 pts
2Jasper County12.434+2.55 pts
3Dorchester County12.044+1.23 pts
4Lancaster County11.546+2.63 pts
5Charleston County10.875-0.24 pts
6Pickens County10.791+0.74 pts
7York County10.551-0.99 pts
8Beaufort County10.511+0.31 pts
9Edgefield County10.345+4.14 pts
10Horry County10.239-0.81 pts
11Greenville County10.151+0.06 pts
12Hampton County9.831+2.74 pts
13Spartanburg County9.351+0.83 pts
14Lexington County9.21-0.29 pts
15Georgetown County9.2+0.98 pts
16Oconee County9.041-0.81 pts
17Richland County8.833+0.95 pts
18Calhoun County8.734+2.99 pts
19Allendale County8.658-0.31 pts
20Lee County8.421+1.99 pts
21Clarendon County7.982-0.95 pts
22Orangeburg County7.852+1.34 pts
23Kershaw County7.681-0.42 pts
24Anderson County7.68-0.34 pts
25Abbeville County7.619-0.29 pts
26Aiken County7.613-0.47 pts
27Laurens County7.563+0.88 pts
28Saluda County7.512-0.23 pts
29Union County7.465+1 pts
30Florence County7.035+0.06 pts
31Colleton County7.01-0.32 pts
32Fairfield County7.005+2.16 pts
33Sumter County6.987+0.2 pts
34Dillon County6.834-0.56 pts
35Barnwell County6.707+0.71 pts
36Darlington County6.502-0.69 pts
37Williamsburg County6.43+1.38 pts
38Newberry County6.419-2.38 pts
39Cherokee County6.219+0.02 pts
40Greenwood County6.102-0.36 pts
41Chester County5.97-1.74 pts
42McCormick County5.917-4.67 pts
43Marion County4.555-1.63 pts
44Marlboro County4.531-3.22 pts
45Bamberg County4-3.19 pts
46Chesterfield County3.665-2.17 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Berkeley County, with 12.879% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Chesterfield County, with 3.665% in 2019.

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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