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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

Berkeley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2021, at 14.941%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 4.566%. The median was 9.35% and the figure for South Carolina was 10.884%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.941Berkeley County
Lowest4.566Allendale County
Median9.3546 counties
South Carolina10.884History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 9.555 %Aiken County: 9.387 %Allendale County: 4.566 %Anderson County: 9.21 %Bamberg County: 7.249 %Barnwell County: 5.024 %Beaufort County: 11.399 %Berkeley County: 14.941 %Calhoun County: 6.696 %Charleston County: 11.549 %Cherokee County: 7.387 %Chester County: 6.7 %Chesterfield County: 7.949 %Clarendon County: 9.019 %Colleton County: 8.477 %Darlington County: 8.598 %Dillon County: 9.313 %Dorchester County: 14.175 %Edgefield County: 8.926 %Fairfield County: 7.947 %Florence County: 9.904 %Georgetown County: 10.271 %Greenville County: 11.503 %Greenwood County: 7.919 %Hampton County: 8.541 %Horry County: 12.282 %Jasper County: 12.958 %Kershaw County: 10.213 %Lancaster County: 12.366 %Laurens County: 8.661 %Lee County: 12.533 %Lexington County: 10.19 %McCormick County: 5.65 %Marion County: 10.69 %Marlboro County: 6.462 %Newberry County: 7.433 %Oconee County: 10.662 %Orangeburg County: 7.083 %Pickens County: 9.444 %Richland County: 10.145 %Saluda County: 7.981 %Spartanburg County: 10.127 %Sumter County: 9.709 %Union County: 8.289 %Williamsburg County: 9.598 %York County: 12.513 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Berkeley County: 14.941 %Berkeley County14.941Dorchester County: 14.175 %Dorchester County14.175Jasper County: 12.958 %Jasper County12.958Lee County: 12.533 %Lee County12.533York County: 12.513 %York County12.513Lancaster County: 12.366 %Lancaster County12.366Horry County: 12.282 %Horry County12.282Charleston County: 11.549 %Charleston County11.549Greenville County: 11.503 %Greenville County11.503Beaufort County: 11.399 %Beaufort County11.399Marion County: 10.69 %Marion County10.69Oconee County: 10.662 %Oconee County10.662Georgetown County: 10.271 %Georgetown County10.271Kershaw County: 10.213 %Kershaw County10.213Lexington County: 10.19 %Lexington County10.19Richland County: 10.145 %Richland County10.145Spartanburg County: 10.127 %Spartanburg County10.127Florence County: 9.904 %Florence County9.904Sumter County: 9.709 %Sumter County9.709Williamsburg County: 9.598 %Williamsburg County9.598Abbeville County: 9.555 %Abbeville County9.555Pickens County: 9.444 %Pickens County9.444Aiken County: 9.387 %Aiken County9.387Dillon County: 9.313 %Dillon County9.313Anderson County: 9.21 %Anderson County9.21Clarendon County: 9.019 %Clarendon County9.019Edgefield County: 8.926 %Edgefield County8.926Laurens County: 8.661 %Laurens County8.661Darlington County: 8.598 %Darlington County8.598Hampton County: 8.541 %Hampton County8.541Colleton County: 8.477 %Colleton County8.477Union County: 8.289 %Union County8.289Saluda County: 7.981 %Saluda County7.981Chesterfield County: 7.949 %Chesterfield County7.949Fairfield County: 7.947 %Fairfield County7.947Greenwood County: 7.919 %Greenwood County7.919Newberry County: 7.433 %Newberry County7.433Cherokee County: 7.387 %Cherokee County7.387Bamberg County: 7.249 %Bamberg County7.249Orangeburg County: 7.083 %Orangeburg County7.083Chester County: 6.7 %Chester County6.7Calhoun County: 6.696 %Calhoun County6.696Marlboro County: 6.462 %Marlboro County6.462McCormick County: 5.65 %McCormick County5.65Barnwell County: 5.024 %Barnwell County5.024Allendale County: 4.566 %Allendale County4.566Berkeley County: 14.941 %Berkeley County14.941Dorchester County: 14.175 %Dorchester County14.175Jasper County: 12.958 %Jasper County12.958Lee County: 12.533 %Lee County12.533York County: 12.513 %York County12.513Lancaster County: 12.366 %Lancaster County12.366Horry County: 12.282 %Horry County12.282Charleston County: 11.549 %Charleston County11.549Greenville County: 11.503 %Greenville County11.503Beaufort County: 11.399 %Beaufort County11.399Marion County: 10.69 %Marion County10.69Oconee County: 10.662 %Oconee County10.662Georgetown County: 10.271 %Georgetown County10.271Kershaw County: 10.213 %Kershaw County10.213Lexington County: 10.19 %Lexington County10.19Richland County: 10.145 %Richland County10.145Spartanburg County: 10.127 %Spartanburg County10.127Florence County: 9.904 %Florence County9.904Sumter County: 9.709 %Sumter County9.709Williamsburg County: 9.598 %Williamsburg County9.598Abbeville County: 9.555 %Abbeville County9.555Pickens County: 9.444 %Pickens County9.444Aiken County: 9.387 %Aiken County9.387Dillon County: 9.313 %Dillon County9.313Anderson County: 9.21 %Anderson County9.21Clarendon County: 9.019 %Clarendon County9.019Edgefield County: 8.926 %Edgefield County8.926Laurens County: 8.661 %Laurens County8.661Darlington County: 8.598 %Darlington County8.598Hampton County: 8.541 %Hampton County8.541Colleton County: 8.477 %Colleton County8.477Union County: 8.289 %Union County8.289Saluda County: 7.981 %Saluda County7.981Chesterfield County: 7.949 %Chesterfield County7.949Fairfield County: 7.947 %Fairfield County7.947Greenwood County: 7.919 %Greenwood County7.919Newberry County: 7.433 %Newberry County7.433Cherokee County: 7.387 %Cherokee County7.387Bamberg County: 7.249 %Bamberg County7.249Orangeburg County: 7.083 %Orangeburg County7.083Chester County: 6.7 %Chester County6.7Calhoun County: 6.696 %Calhoun County6.696Marlboro County: 6.462 %Marlboro County6.462McCormick County: 5.65 %McCormick County5.65Barnwell County: 5.024 %Barnwell County5.024Allendale County: 4.566 %Allendale County4.566
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Berkeley County14.941+2.76 pts
2Dorchester County14.175+2.95 pts
3Jasper County12.958+2.03 pts
4Lee County12.533+7.26 pts
5York County12.513+1.58 pts
6Lancaster County12.366+2.26 pts
7Horry County12.282+2.44 pts
8Charleston County11.549+1.13 pts
9Greenville County11.503+1.24 pts
10Beaufort County11.399+0.93 pts
11Marion County10.69+5.13 pts
12Oconee County10.662+0.11 pts
13Georgetown County10.271+2.43 pts
14Kershaw County10.213+0.27 pts
15Lexington County10.19+1.69 pts
16Richland County10.145+1.19 pts
17Spartanburg County10.127+2.11 pts
18Florence County9.904+3.34 pts
19Sumter County9.709+3.41 pts
20Williamsburg County9.598+2.2 pts
21Abbeville County9.555+4.03 pts
22Pickens County9.444+1.51 pts
23Aiken County9.387+0.74 pts
24Dillon County9.313+3.73 pts
25Anderson County9.21+0.65 pts
26Clarendon County9.019+1.14 pts
27Edgefield County8.926-1.56 pts
28Laurens County8.661+0.12 pts
29Darlington County8.598+2.14 pts
30Hampton County8.541+1.3 pts
31Colleton County8.477+1.31 pts
32Union County8.289+5.66 pts
33Saluda County7.981-3.34 pts
34Chesterfield County7.949+0.43 pts
35Fairfield County7.947-2.29 pts
36Greenwood County7.919+1.67 pts
37Newberry County7.433-1.9 pts
38Cherokee County7.387-0.6 pts
39Bamberg County7.249+3.94 pts
40Orangeburg County7.083+0.33 pts
41Chester County6.7-1.03 pts
42Calhoun County6.696+3.63 pts
43Marlboro County6.462-2.25 pts
44McCormick County5.65-9.38 pts
45Barnwell County5.024-1.75 pts
46Allendale County4.566n/a

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Berkeley County, with 14.941% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Allendale County, with 4.566% in 2021.

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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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