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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

McCormick County had the highest establishment entry rate of 45 counties in 2020, at 15.029%. Union County had the lowest, at 2.625%. The median was 8.019% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.28%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.029McCormick County
Lowest2.625Union County
Median8.01945 counties
South Carolina9.28History

Map of counties, 2020

Abbeville County: 5.528 %Aiken County: 8.652 %Anderson County: 8.564 %Bamberg County: 3.306 %Barnwell County: 6.769 %Beaufort County: 10.47 %Berkeley County: 12.179 %Calhoun County: 3.07 %Charleston County: 10.421 %Cherokee County: 7.991 %Chester County: 7.73 %Chesterfield County: 7.52 %Clarendon County: 7.883 %Colleton County: 7.168 %Darlington County: 6.458 %Dillon County: 5.581 %Dorchester County: 11.222 %Edgefield County: 10.491 %Fairfield County: 10.239 %Florence County: 6.561 %Georgetown County: 7.841 %Greenville County: 10.262 %Greenwood County: 6.247 %Hampton County: 7.241 %Horry County: 9.839 %Jasper County: 10.925 %Kershaw County: 9.943 %Lancaster County: 10.107 %Laurens County: 8.54 %Lee County: 5.277 %Lexington County: 8.503 %McCormick County: 15.029 %Marion County: 5.556 %Marlboro County: 8.71 %Newberry County: 9.338 %Oconee County: 10.555 %Orangeburg County: 6.75 %Pickens County: 7.931 %Richland County: 8.959 %Saluda County: 11.321 %Spartanburg County: 8.019 %Sumter County: 6.295 %Union County: 2.625 %Williamsburg County: 7.399 %York County: 10.93 %
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%, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2020

McCormick County: 15.029 %McCormick County15.029Berkeley County: 12.179 %Berkeley County12.179Saluda County: 11.321 %Saluda County11.321Dorchester County: 11.222 %Dorchester County11.222York County: 10.93 %York County10.93Jasper County: 10.925 %Jasper County10.925Oconee County: 10.555 %Oconee County10.555Edgefield County: 10.491 %Edgefield County10.491Beaufort County: 10.47 %Beaufort County10.47Charleston County: 10.421 %Charleston County10.421Greenville County: 10.262 %Greenville County10.262Fairfield County: 10.239 %Fairfield County10.239Lancaster County: 10.107 %Lancaster County10.107Kershaw County: 9.943 %Kershaw County9.943Horry County: 9.839 %Horry County9.839Newberry County: 9.338 %Newberry County9.338Richland County: 8.959 %Richland County8.959Marlboro County: 8.71 %Marlboro County8.71Aiken County: 8.652 %Aiken County8.652Anderson County: 8.564 %Anderson County8.564Laurens County: 8.54 %Laurens County8.54Lexington County: 8.503 %Lexington County8.503Spartanburg County: 8.019 %Spartanburg County8.019Cherokee County: 7.991 %Cherokee County7.991Pickens County: 7.931 %Pickens County7.931Clarendon County: 7.883 %Clarendon County7.883Georgetown County: 7.841 %Georgetown County7.841Chester County: 7.73 %Chester County7.73Chesterfield County: 7.52 %Chesterfield County7.52Williamsburg County: 7.399 %Williamsburg County7.399Hampton County: 7.241 %Hampton County7.241Colleton County: 7.168 %Colleton County7.168Barnwell County: 6.769 %Barnwell County6.769Orangeburg County: 6.75 %Orangeburg County6.75Florence County: 6.561 %Florence County6.561Darlington County: 6.458 %Darlington County6.458Sumter County: 6.295 %Sumter County6.295Greenwood County: 6.247 %Greenwood County6.247Dillon County: 5.581 %Dillon County5.581Marion County: 5.556 %Marion County5.556Abbeville County: 5.528 %Abbeville County5.528Lee County: 5.277 %Lee County5.277Bamberg County: 3.306 %Bamberg County3.306Calhoun County: 3.07 %Calhoun County3.07Union County: 2.625 %Union County2.625McCormick County: 15.029 %McCormick County15.029Berkeley County: 12.179 %Berkeley County12.179Saluda County: 11.321 %Saluda County11.321Dorchester County: 11.222 %Dorchester County11.222York County: 10.93 %York County10.93Jasper County: 10.925 %Jasper County10.925Oconee County: 10.555 %Oconee County10.555Edgefield County: 10.491 %Edgefield County10.491Beaufort County: 10.47 %Beaufort County10.47Charleston County: 10.421 %Charleston County10.421Greenville County: 10.262 %Greenville County10.262Fairfield County: 10.239 %Fairfield County10.239Lancaster County: 10.107 %Lancaster County10.107Kershaw County: 9.943 %Kershaw County9.943Horry County: 9.839 %Horry County9.839Newberry County: 9.338 %Newberry County9.338Richland County: 8.959 %Richland County8.959Marlboro County: 8.71 %Marlboro County8.71Aiken County: 8.652 %Aiken County8.652Anderson County: 8.564 %Anderson County8.564Laurens County: 8.54 %Laurens County8.54Lexington County: 8.503 %Lexington County8.503Spartanburg County: 8.019 %Spartanburg County8.019Cherokee County: 7.991 %Cherokee County7.991Pickens County: 7.931 %Pickens County7.931Clarendon County: 7.883 %Clarendon County7.883Georgetown County: 7.841 %Georgetown County7.841Chester County: 7.73 %Chester County7.73Chesterfield County: 7.52 %Chesterfield County7.52Williamsburg County: 7.399 %Williamsburg County7.399Hampton County: 7.241 %Hampton County7.241Colleton County: 7.168 %Colleton County7.168Barnwell County: 6.769 %Barnwell County6.769Orangeburg County: 6.75 %Orangeburg County6.75Florence County: 6.561 %Florence County6.561Darlington County: 6.458 %Darlington County6.458Sumter County: 6.295 %Sumter County6.295Greenwood County: 6.247 %Greenwood County6.247Dillon County: 5.581 %Dillon County5.581Marion County: 5.556 %Marion County5.556Abbeville County: 5.528 %Abbeville County5.528Lee County: 5.277 %Lee County5.277Bamberg County: 3.306 %Bamberg County3.306Calhoun County: 3.07 %Calhoun County3.07Union County: 2.625 %Union County2.625
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1McCormick County15.029+9.11 pts
2Berkeley County12.179-0.7 pts
3Saluda County11.321+3.81 pts
4Dorchester County11.222-0.82 pts
5York County10.93+0.38 pts
6Jasper County10.925-1.51 pts
7Oconee County10.555+1.51 pts
8Edgefield County10.491+0.15 pts
9Beaufort County10.47-0.04 pts
10Charleston County10.421-0.45 pts
11Greenville County10.262+0.11 pts
12Fairfield County10.239+3.23 pts
13Lancaster County10.107-1.44 pts
14Kershaw County9.943+2.26 pts
15Horry County9.839-0.4 pts
16Newberry County9.338+2.92 pts
17Richland County8.959+0.13 pts
18Marlboro County8.71+4.18 pts
19Aiken County8.652+1.04 pts
20Anderson County8.564+0.88 pts
21Laurens County8.54+0.98 pts
22Lexington County8.503-0.71 pts
23Spartanburg County8.019-1.33 pts
24Cherokee County7.991+1.77 pts
25Pickens County7.931-2.86 pts
26Clarendon County7.883-0.1 pts
27Georgetown County7.841-1.36 pts
28Chester County7.73+1.76 pts
29Chesterfield County7.52+3.85 pts
30Williamsburg County7.399+0.97 pts
31Hampton County7.241-2.59 pts
32Colleton County7.168+0.16 pts
33Barnwell County6.769+0.06 pts
34Orangeburg County6.75-1.1 pts
35Florence County6.561-0.47 pts
36Darlington County6.458-0.04 pts
37Sumter County6.295-0.69 pts
38Greenwood County6.247+0.14 pts
39Dillon County5.581-1.25 pts
40Marion County5.556+1 pts
41Abbeville County5.528-2.09 pts
42Lee County5.277-3.14 pts
43Bamberg County3.306-0.69 pts
44Calhoun County3.07-5.66 pts
45Union County2.625-4.84 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McCormick County, with 15.029% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Union County, with 2.625% in 2020.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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