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Counties in South Carolina by establishment entry rate

McCormick County had the highest establishment entry rate of 46 counties in 2022, at 14.035%. Darlington County had the lowest, at 6.823%. The median was 9.971% and the figure for South Carolina was 11.263%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.035McCormick County
Lowest6.823Darlington County
Median9.97146 counties
South Carolina11.263History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 11.613 %Aiken County: 9.411 %Allendale County: 9.821 %Anderson County: 11.378 %Bamberg County: 8.602 %Barnwell County: 11.42 %Beaufort County: 12.324 %Berkeley County: 13.793 %Calhoun County: 11.354 %Charleston County: 12.424 %Cherokee County: 7.805 %Chester County: 8.26 %Chesterfield County: 7.233 %Clarendon County: 10.667 %Colleton County: 10.121 %Darlington County: 6.823 %Dillon County: 10.909 %Dorchester County: 13.6 %Edgefield County: 9.493 %Fairfield County: 9.015 %Florence County: 8.098 %Georgetown County: 11.804 %Greenville County: 11.703 %Greenwood County: 8.15 %Hampton County: 7.22 %Horry County: 12.776 %Jasper County: 12.568 %Kershaw County: 10.38 %Lancaster County: 11.914 %Laurens County: 8.52 %Lee County: 7.634 %Lexington County: 10.399 %McCormick County: 14.035 %Marion County: 6.919 %Marlboro County: 7.249 %Newberry County: 7.917 %Oconee County: 9.735 %Orangeburg County: 8.272 %Pickens County: 10.329 %Richland County: 10.76 %Saluda County: 8.837 %Spartanburg County: 10.638 %Sumter County: 9.802 %Union County: 7.21 %Williamsburg County: 8.259 %York County: 13.213 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

McCormick County: 14.035 %McCormick County14.035Berkeley County: 13.793 %Berkeley County13.793Dorchester County: 13.6 %Dorchester County13.6York County: 13.213 %York County13.213Horry County: 12.776 %Horry County12.776Jasper County: 12.568 %Jasper County12.568Charleston County: 12.424 %Charleston County12.424Beaufort County: 12.324 %Beaufort County12.324Lancaster County: 11.914 %Lancaster County11.914Georgetown County: 11.804 %Georgetown County11.804Greenville County: 11.703 %Greenville County11.703Abbeville County: 11.613 %Abbeville County11.613Barnwell County: 11.42 %Barnwell County11.42Anderson County: 11.378 %Anderson County11.378Calhoun County: 11.354 %Calhoun County11.354Dillon County: 10.909 %Dillon County10.909Richland County: 10.76 %Richland County10.76Clarendon County: 10.667 %Clarendon County10.667Spartanburg County: 10.638 %Spartanburg County10.638Lexington County: 10.399 %Lexington County10.399Kershaw County: 10.38 %Kershaw County10.38Pickens County: 10.329 %Pickens County10.329Colleton County: 10.121 %Colleton County10.121Allendale County: 9.821 %Allendale County9.821Sumter County: 9.802 %Sumter County9.802Oconee County: 9.735 %Oconee County9.735Edgefield County: 9.493 %Edgefield County9.493Aiken County: 9.411 %Aiken County9.411Fairfield County: 9.015 %Fairfield County9.015Saluda County: 8.837 %Saluda County8.837Bamberg County: 8.602 %Bamberg County8.602Laurens County: 8.52 %Laurens County8.52Orangeburg County: 8.272 %Orangeburg County8.272Chester County: 8.26 %Chester County8.26Williamsburg County: 8.259 %Williamsburg County8.259Greenwood County: 8.15 %Greenwood County8.15Florence County: 8.098 %Florence County8.098Newberry County: 7.917 %Newberry County7.917Cherokee County: 7.805 %Cherokee County7.805Lee County: 7.634 %Lee County7.634Marlboro County: 7.249 %Marlboro County7.249Chesterfield County: 7.233 %Chesterfield County7.233Hampton County: 7.22 %Hampton County7.22Union County: 7.21 %Union County7.21Marion County: 6.919 %Marion County6.919Darlington County: 6.823 %Darlington County6.823McCormick County: 14.035 %McCormick County14.035Berkeley County: 13.793 %Berkeley County13.793Dorchester County: 13.6 %Dorchester County13.6York County: 13.213 %York County13.213Horry County: 12.776 %Horry County12.776Jasper County: 12.568 %Jasper County12.568Charleston County: 12.424 %Charleston County12.424Beaufort County: 12.324 %Beaufort County12.324Lancaster County: 11.914 %Lancaster County11.914Georgetown County: 11.804 %Georgetown County11.804Greenville County: 11.703 %Greenville County11.703Abbeville County: 11.613 %Abbeville County11.613Barnwell County: 11.42 %Barnwell County11.42Anderson County: 11.378 %Anderson County11.378Calhoun County: 11.354 %Calhoun County11.354Dillon County: 10.909 %Dillon County10.909Richland County: 10.76 %Richland County10.76Clarendon County: 10.667 %Clarendon County10.667Spartanburg County: 10.638 %Spartanburg County10.638Lexington County: 10.399 %Lexington County10.399Kershaw County: 10.38 %Kershaw County10.38Pickens County: 10.329 %Pickens County10.329Colleton County: 10.121 %Colleton County10.121Allendale County: 9.821 %Allendale County9.821Sumter County: 9.802 %Sumter County9.802Oconee County: 9.735 %Oconee County9.735Edgefield County: 9.493 %Edgefield County9.493Aiken County: 9.411 %Aiken County9.411Fairfield County: 9.015 %Fairfield County9.015Saluda County: 8.837 %Saluda County8.837Bamberg County: 8.602 %Bamberg County8.602Laurens County: 8.52 %Laurens County8.52Orangeburg County: 8.272 %Orangeburg County8.272Chester County: 8.26 %Chester County8.26Williamsburg County: 8.259 %Williamsburg County8.259Greenwood County: 8.15 %Greenwood County8.15Florence County: 8.098 %Florence County8.098Newberry County: 7.917 %Newberry County7.917Cherokee County: 7.805 %Cherokee County7.805Lee County: 7.634 %Lee County7.634Marlboro County: 7.249 %Marlboro County7.249Chesterfield County: 7.233 %Chesterfield County7.233Hampton County: 7.22 %Hampton County7.22Union County: 7.21 %Union County7.21Marion County: 6.919 %Marion County6.919Darlington County: 6.823 %Darlington County6.823
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McCormick County14.035+8.38 pts
2Berkeley County13.793-1.15 pts
3Dorchester County13.6-0.58 pts
4York County13.213+0.7 pts
5Horry County12.776+0.49 pts
6Jasper County12.568-0.39 pts
7Charleston County12.424+0.88 pts
8Beaufort County12.324+0.93 pts
9Lancaster County11.914-0.45 pts
10Georgetown County11.804+1.53 pts
11Greenville County11.703+0.2 pts
12Abbeville County11.613+2.06 pts
13Barnwell County11.42+6.4 pts
14Anderson County11.378+2.17 pts
15Calhoun County11.354+4.66 pts
16Dillon County10.909+1.6 pts
17Richland County10.76+0.62 pts
18Clarendon County10.667+1.65 pts
19Spartanburg County10.638+0.51 pts
20Lexington County10.399+0.21 pts
21Kershaw County10.38+0.17 pts
22Pickens County10.329+0.88 pts
23Colleton County10.121+1.64 pts
24Allendale County9.821+5.25 pts
25Sumter County9.802+0.09 pts
26Oconee County9.735-0.93 pts
27Edgefield County9.493+0.57 pts
28Aiken County9.411+0.02 pts
29Fairfield County9.015+1.07 pts
30Saluda County8.837+0.86 pts
31Bamberg County8.602+1.35 pts
32Laurens County8.52-0.14 pts
33Orangeburg County8.272+1.19 pts
34Chester County8.26+1.56 pts
35Williamsburg County8.259-1.34 pts
36Greenwood County8.15+0.23 pts
37Florence County8.098-1.81 pts
38Newberry County7.917+0.48 pts
39Cherokee County7.805+0.42 pts
40Lee County7.634-4.9 pts
41Marlboro County7.249+0.79 pts
42Chesterfield County7.233-0.72 pts
43Hampton County7.22-1.32 pts
44Union County7.21-1.08 pts
45Marion County6.919-3.77 pts
46Darlington County6.823-1.78 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McCormick County, with 14.035% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Darlington County, with 6.823% in 2022.

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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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