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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Fairfield County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2012, at 14.311%. Abbeville County had the lowest, at 6.1%. The median was 8.635% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.818%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.311Fairfield County
Lowest6.1Abbeville County
Median8.63546 counties
South Carolina8.818History

Map of counties, 2012

Abbeville County: 6.1 %Aiken County: 8.44 %Allendale County: 10.3 %Anderson County: 7.798 %Bamberg County: 7.955 %Barnwell County: 8.915 %Beaufort County: 9.988 %Berkeley County: 9.61 %Calhoun County: 9.871 %Charleston County: 9.541 %Cherokee County: 7.827 %Chester County: 9.697 %Chesterfield County: 6.486 %Clarendon County: 10.956 %Colleton County: 8.269 %Darlington County: 6.71 %Dillon County: 7.221 %Dorchester County: 10.03 %Edgefield County: 10.333 %Fairfield County: 14.311 %Florence County: 8.011 %Georgetown County: 10.361 %Greenville County: 8.401 %Greenwood County: 8.56 %Hampton County: 7.74 %Horry County: 9.62 %Jasper County: 9.854 %Kershaw County: 8.761 %Lancaster County: 8.649 %Laurens County: 7.175 %Lee County: 9.976 %Lexington County: 8.009 %McCormick County: 10.753 %Marion County: 7.789 %Marlboro County: 7.342 %Newberry County: 7.623 %Oconee County: 8.515 %Orangeburg County: 8.651 %Pickens County: 8.603 %Richland County: 9.434 %Saluda County: 8.065 %Spartanburg County: 7.853 %Sumter County: 8.696 %Union County: 9.756 %Williamsburg County: 9.317 %York County: 8.62 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Fairfield County: 14.311 %Fairfield County14.311Clarendon County: 10.956 %Clarendon County10.956McCormick County: 10.753 %McCormick County10.753Georgetown County: 10.361 %Georgetown County10.361Edgefield County: 10.333 %Edgefield County10.333Allendale County: 10.3 %Allendale County10.3Dorchester County: 10.03 %Dorchester County10.03Beaufort County: 9.988 %Beaufort County9.988Lee County: 9.976 %Lee County9.976Calhoun County: 9.871 %Calhoun County9.871Jasper County: 9.854 %Jasper County9.854Union County: 9.756 %Union County9.756Chester County: 9.697 %Chester County9.697Horry County: 9.62 %Horry County9.62Berkeley County: 9.61 %Berkeley County9.61Charleston County: 9.541 %Charleston County9.541Richland County: 9.434 %Richland County9.434Williamsburg County: 9.317 %Williamsburg County9.317Barnwell County: 8.915 %Barnwell County8.915Kershaw County: 8.761 %Kershaw County8.761Sumter County: 8.696 %Sumter County8.696Orangeburg County: 8.651 %Orangeburg County8.651Lancaster County: 8.649 %Lancaster County8.649York County: 8.62 %York County8.62Pickens County: 8.603 %Pickens County8.603Greenwood County: 8.56 %Greenwood County8.56Oconee County: 8.515 %Oconee County8.515Aiken County: 8.44 %Aiken County8.44Greenville County: 8.401 %Greenville County8.401Colleton County: 8.269 %Colleton County8.269Saluda County: 8.065 %Saluda County8.065Florence County: 8.011 %Florence County8.011Lexington County: 8.009 %Lexington County8.009Bamberg County: 7.955 %Bamberg County7.955Spartanburg County: 7.853 %Spartanburg County7.853Cherokee County: 7.827 %Cherokee County7.827Anderson County: 7.798 %Anderson County7.798Marion County: 7.789 %Marion County7.789Hampton County: 7.74 %Hampton County7.74Newberry County: 7.623 %Newberry County7.623Marlboro County: 7.342 %Marlboro County7.342Dillon County: 7.221 %Dillon County7.221Laurens County: 7.175 %Laurens County7.175Darlington County: 6.71 %Darlington County6.71Chesterfield County: 6.486 %Chesterfield County6.486Abbeville County: 6.1 %Abbeville County6.1Fairfield County: 14.311 %Fairfield County14.311Clarendon County: 10.956 %Clarendon County10.956McCormick County: 10.753 %McCormick County10.753Georgetown County: 10.361 %Georgetown County10.361Edgefield County: 10.333 %Edgefield County10.333Allendale County: 10.3 %Allendale County10.3Dorchester County: 10.03 %Dorchester County10.03Beaufort County: 9.988 %Beaufort County9.988Lee County: 9.976 %Lee County9.976Calhoun County: 9.871 %Calhoun County9.871Jasper County: 9.854 %Jasper County9.854Union County: 9.756 %Union County9.756Chester County: 9.697 %Chester County9.697Horry County: 9.62 %Horry County9.62Berkeley County: 9.61 %Berkeley County9.61Charleston County: 9.541 %Charleston County9.541Richland County: 9.434 %Richland County9.434Williamsburg County: 9.317 %Williamsburg County9.317Barnwell County: 8.915 %Barnwell County8.915Kershaw County: 8.761 %Kershaw County8.761Sumter County: 8.696 %Sumter County8.696Orangeburg County: 8.651 %Orangeburg County8.651Lancaster County: 8.649 %Lancaster County8.649York County: 8.62 %York County8.62Pickens County: 8.603 %Pickens County8.603Greenwood County: 8.56 %Greenwood County8.56Oconee County: 8.515 %Oconee County8.515Aiken County: 8.44 %Aiken County8.44Greenville County: 8.401 %Greenville County8.401Colleton County: 8.269 %Colleton County8.269Saluda County: 8.065 %Saluda County8.065Florence County: 8.011 %Florence County8.011Lexington County: 8.009 %Lexington County8.009Bamberg County: 7.955 %Bamberg County7.955Spartanburg County: 7.853 %Spartanburg County7.853Cherokee County: 7.827 %Cherokee County7.827Anderson County: 7.798 %Anderson County7.798Marion County: 7.789 %Marion County7.789Hampton County: 7.74 %Hampton County7.74Newberry County: 7.623 %Newberry County7.623Marlboro County: 7.342 %Marlboro County7.342Dillon County: 7.221 %Dillon County7.221Laurens County: 7.175 %Laurens County7.175Darlington County: 6.71 %Darlington County6.71Chesterfield County: 6.486 %Chesterfield County6.486Abbeville County: 6.1 %Abbeville County6.1
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Fairfield County14.311+0.84 pts
2Clarendon County10.956+1.45 pts
3McCormick County10.753-6.68 pts
4Georgetown County10.361-2.31 pts
5Edgefield County10.333-0.13 pts
6Allendale County10.3-2.47 pts
7Dorchester County10.03-2.24 pts
8Beaufort County9.988-2 pts
9Lee County9.976+1.72 pts
10Calhoun County9.871+3.03 pts
11Jasper County9.854-2.66 pts
12Union County9.756+2.71 pts
13Chester County9.697+2.51 pts
14Horry County9.62-2.97 pts
15Berkeley County9.61-1 pts
16Charleston County9.541-0.2 pts
17Richland County9.434-0.91 pts
18Williamsburg County9.317+0.53 pts
19Barnwell County8.915-2.24 pts
20Kershaw County8.761-0.8 pts
21Sumter County8.696+0.39 pts
22Orangeburg County8.651-0.44 pts
23Lancaster County8.649-0.89 pts
24York County8.62-2.08 pts
25Pickens County8.603-0.58 pts
26Greenwood County8.56+0.81 pts
27Oconee County8.515-1.87 pts
28Aiken County8.44-0.67 pts
29Greenville County8.401-1.3 pts
30Colleton County8.269-0.67 pts
31Saluda County8.065-2.63 pts
32Florence County8.011-1.61 pts
33Lexington County8.009-0.94 pts
34Bamberg County7.955-2.73 pts
35Spartanburg County7.853-1.2 pts
36Cherokee County7.827-0.71 pts
37Anderson County7.798-1.47 pts
38Marion County7.789-4.46 pts
39Hampton County7.74-5.57 pts
40Newberry County7.623+0.01 pts
41Marlboro County7.342+2.74 pts
42Dillon County7.221-2.05 pts
43Laurens County7.175+0.18 pts
44Darlington County6.71-0.27 pts
45Chesterfield County6.486-3.16 pts
46Abbeville County6.1-4.31 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Fairfield County, with 14.311% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Abbeville County, with 6.1% in 2012.

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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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