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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2023

Beaufort County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2023, at 10.446%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 5.085%. The median was 8.166% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.58%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.446Beaufort County
Lowest5.085Allendale County
Median8.16646 counties
South Carolina8.58History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 10.081 %Aiken County: 8.311 %Allendale County: 5.085 %Anderson County: 7.973 %Bamberg County: 7.173 %Barnwell County: 5.68 %Beaufort County: 10.446 %Berkeley County: 10.341 %Calhoun County: 6.438 %Charleston County: 8.766 %Cherokee County: 7.445 %Chester County: 8.063 %Chesterfield County: 7.419 %Clarendon County: 7.667 %Colleton County: 8.123 %Darlington County: 6.066 %Dillon County: 7.53 %Dorchester County: 9.252 %Edgefield County: 8.104 %Fairfield County: 8.347 %Florence County: 6.963 %Georgetown County: 8.798 %Greenville County: 8.417 %Greenwood County: 8.158 %Hampton County: 9.141 %Horry County: 8.759 %Jasper County: 8.764 %Kershaw County: 8.762 %Lancaster County: 10.18 %Laurens County: 8.412 %Lee County: 9.114 %Lexington County: 8.173 %McCormick County: 5.714 %Marion County: 9.338 %Marlboro County: 10.169 %Newberry County: 7.069 %Oconee County: 8.102 %Orangeburg County: 7.872 %Pickens County: 8.196 %Richland County: 9.134 %Saluda County: 5.804 %Spartanburg County: 7.495 %Sumter County: 7.425 %Union County: 7.713 %Williamsburg County: 9.817 %York County: 9.238 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Beaufort County: 10.446 %Beaufort County10.446Berkeley County: 10.341 %Berkeley County10.341Lancaster County: 10.18 %Lancaster County10.18Marlboro County: 10.169 %Marlboro County10.169Abbeville County: 10.081 %Abbeville County10.081Williamsburg County: 9.817 %Williamsburg County9.817Marion County: 9.338 %Marion County9.338Dorchester County: 9.252 %Dorchester County9.252York County: 9.238 %York County9.238Hampton County: 9.141 %Hampton County9.141Richland County: 9.134 %Richland County9.134Lee County: 9.114 %Lee County9.114Georgetown County: 8.798 %Georgetown County8.798Charleston County: 8.766 %Charleston County8.766Jasper County: 8.764 %Jasper County8.764Kershaw County: 8.762 %Kershaw County8.762Horry County: 8.759 %Horry County8.759Greenville County: 8.417 %Greenville County8.417Laurens County: 8.412 %Laurens County8.412Fairfield County: 8.347 %Fairfield County8.347Aiken County: 8.311 %Aiken County8.311Pickens County: 8.196 %Pickens County8.196Lexington County: 8.173 %Lexington County8.173Greenwood County: 8.158 %Greenwood County8.158Colleton County: 8.123 %Colleton County8.123Edgefield County: 8.104 %Edgefield County8.104Oconee County: 8.102 %Oconee County8.102Chester County: 8.063 %Chester County8.063Anderson County: 7.973 %Anderson County7.973Orangeburg County: 7.872 %Orangeburg County7.872Union County: 7.713 %Union County7.713Clarendon County: 7.667 %Clarendon County7.667Dillon County: 7.53 %Dillon County7.53Spartanburg County: 7.495 %Spartanburg County7.495Cherokee County: 7.445 %Cherokee County7.445Sumter County: 7.425 %Sumter County7.425Chesterfield County: 7.419 %Chesterfield County7.419Bamberg County: 7.173 %Bamberg County7.173Newberry County: 7.069 %Newberry County7.069Florence County: 6.963 %Florence County6.963Calhoun County: 6.438 %Calhoun County6.438Darlington County: 6.066 %Darlington County6.066Saluda County: 5.804 %Saluda County5.804McCormick County: 5.714 %McCormick County5.714Barnwell County: 5.68 %Barnwell County5.68Allendale County: 5.085 %Allendale County5.085Beaufort County: 10.446 %Beaufort County10.446Berkeley County: 10.341 %Berkeley County10.341Lancaster County: 10.18 %Lancaster County10.18Marlboro County: 10.169 %Marlboro County10.169Abbeville County: 10.081 %Abbeville County10.081Williamsburg County: 9.817 %Williamsburg County9.817Marion County: 9.338 %Marion County9.338Dorchester County: 9.252 %Dorchester County9.252York County: 9.238 %York County9.238Hampton County: 9.141 %Hampton County9.141Richland County: 9.134 %Richland County9.134Lee County: 9.114 %Lee County9.114Georgetown County: 8.798 %Georgetown County8.798Charleston County: 8.766 %Charleston County8.766Jasper County: 8.764 %Jasper County8.764Kershaw County: 8.762 %Kershaw County8.762Horry County: 8.759 %Horry County8.759Greenville County: 8.417 %Greenville County8.417Laurens County: 8.412 %Laurens County8.412Fairfield County: 8.347 %Fairfield County8.347Aiken County: 8.311 %Aiken County8.311Pickens County: 8.196 %Pickens County8.196Lexington County: 8.173 %Lexington County8.173Greenwood County: 8.158 %Greenwood County8.158Colleton County: 8.123 %Colleton County8.123Edgefield County: 8.104 %Edgefield County8.104Oconee County: 8.102 %Oconee County8.102Chester County: 8.063 %Chester County8.063Anderson County: 7.973 %Anderson County7.973Orangeburg County: 7.872 %Orangeburg County7.872Union County: 7.713 %Union County7.713Clarendon County: 7.667 %Clarendon County7.667Dillon County: 7.53 %Dillon County7.53Spartanburg County: 7.495 %Spartanburg County7.495Cherokee County: 7.445 %Cherokee County7.445Sumter County: 7.425 %Sumter County7.425Chesterfield County: 7.419 %Chesterfield County7.419Bamberg County: 7.173 %Bamberg County7.173Newberry County: 7.069 %Newberry County7.069Florence County: 6.963 %Florence County6.963Calhoun County: 6.438 %Calhoun County6.438Darlington County: 6.066 %Darlington County6.066Saluda County: 5.804 %Saluda County5.804McCormick County: 5.714 %McCormick County5.714Barnwell County: 5.68 %Barnwell County5.68Allendale County: 5.085 %Allendale County5.085
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Beaufort County10.446+1.87 pts
2Berkeley County10.341+0.57 pts
3Lancaster County10.18+1.89 pts
4Marlboro County10.169-0.04 pts
5Abbeville County10.081+0.4 pts
6Williamsburg County9.817+0.22 pts
7Marion County9.338+3.07 pts
8Dorchester County9.252-0.91 pts
9York County9.238+0.53 pts
10Hampton County9.141+0.48 pts
11Richland County9.134-0.2 pts
12Lee County9.114+0.97 pts
13Georgetown County8.798+0.67 pts
14Charleston County8.766-0.61 pts
15Jasper County8.764-0.02 pts
16Kershaw County8.762+1.53 pts
17Horry County8.759-0.21 pts
18Greenville County8.417-0.08 pts
19Laurens County8.412+1.24 pts
20Fairfield County8.347-1.67 pts
21Aiken County8.311+0.35 pts
22Pickens County8.196+1.05 pts
23Lexington County8.173-0.22 pts
24Greenwood County8.158+0.73 pts
25Colleton County8.123-0.71 pts
26Edgefield County8.104-1.06 pts
27Oconee County8.102-0.78 pts
28Chester County8.0630 pts
29Anderson County7.973-0.32 pts
30Orangeburg County7.872-0.4 pts
31Union County7.713-0.83 pts
32Clarendon County7.667-1.67 pts
33Dillon County7.53+0.71 pts
34Spartanburg County7.495-0.62 pts
35Cherokee County7.445-0.36 pts
36Sumter County7.425-1.25 pts
37Chesterfield County7.419+1.13 pts
38Bamberg County7.173+1.58 pts
39Newberry County7.069-0.85 pts
40Florence County6.963-0.51 pts
41Calhoun County6.438-1.42 pts
42Darlington County6.066-1.73 pts
43Saluda County5.804+1.62 pts
44McCormick County5.714-14.17 pts
45Barnwell County5.68+0.43 pts
46Allendale County5.085+0.62 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/south-carolina-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Beaufort County, with 10.446% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Allendale County, with 5.085% in 2023.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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