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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Williamsburg County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2013, at 11.159%. Newberry County had the lowest, at 6.042%. The median was 8.486% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.624%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.159Williamsburg County
Lowest6.042Newberry County
Median8.48646 counties
South Carolina8.624History

Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 7.407 %Aiken County: 8.772 %Allendale County: 10.435 %Anderson County: 8.37 %Bamberg County: 7.737 %Barnwell County: 9.254 %Beaufort County: 9.754 %Berkeley County: 8.857 %Calhoun County: 7.424 %Charleston County: 9.08 %Cherokee County: 7.177 %Chester County: 6.484 %Chesterfield County: 6.099 %Clarendon County: 10.121 %Colleton County: 9.571 %Darlington County: 7.772 %Dillon County: 7.464 %Dorchester County: 10.981 %Edgefield County: 9.231 %Fairfield County: 9.541 %Florence County: 8.804 %Georgetown County: 9.225 %Greenville County: 8.052 %Greenwood County: 9.116 %Hampton County: 7.407 %Horry County: 9.674 %Jasper County: 9.716 %Kershaw County: 7.557 %Lancaster County: 9.172 %Laurens County: 7.955 %Lee County: 8.29 %Lexington County: 7.721 %McCormick County: 10.929 %Marion County: 8.968 %Marlboro County: 7.273 %Newberry County: 6.042 %Oconee County: 8.276 %Orangeburg County: 8.078 %Pickens County: 9.333 %Richland County: 8.602 %Saluda County: 7.025 %Spartanburg County: 7.684 %Sumter County: 7.209 %Union County: 7.425 %Williamsburg County: 11.159 %York County: 8.885 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Williamsburg County: 11.159 %Williamsburg County11.159Dorchester County: 10.981 %Dorchester County10.981McCormick County: 10.929 %McCormick County10.929Allendale County: 10.435 %Allendale County10.435Clarendon County: 10.121 %Clarendon County10.121Beaufort County: 9.754 %Beaufort County9.754Jasper County: 9.716 %Jasper County9.716Horry County: 9.674 %Horry County9.674Colleton County: 9.571 %Colleton County9.571Fairfield County: 9.541 %Fairfield County9.541Pickens County: 9.333 %Pickens County9.333Barnwell County: 9.254 %Barnwell County9.254Edgefield County: 9.231 %Edgefield County9.231Georgetown County: 9.225 %Georgetown County9.225Lancaster County: 9.172 %Lancaster County9.172Greenwood County: 9.116 %Greenwood County9.116Charleston County: 9.08 %Charleston County9.08Marion County: 8.968 %Marion County8.968York County: 8.885 %York County8.885Berkeley County: 8.857 %Berkeley County8.857Florence County: 8.804 %Florence County8.804Aiken County: 8.772 %Aiken County8.772Richland County: 8.602 %Richland County8.602Anderson County: 8.37 %Anderson County8.37Lee County: 8.29 %Lee County8.29Oconee County: 8.276 %Oconee County8.276Orangeburg County: 8.078 %Orangeburg County8.078Greenville County: 8.052 %Greenville County8.052Laurens County: 7.955 %Laurens County7.955Darlington County: 7.772 %Darlington County7.772Bamberg County: 7.737 %Bamberg County7.737Lexington County: 7.721 %Lexington County7.721Spartanburg County: 7.684 %Spartanburg County7.684Kershaw County: 7.557 %Kershaw County7.557Dillon County: 7.464 %Dillon County7.464Union County: 7.425 %Union County7.425Calhoun County: 7.424 %Calhoun County7.424Abbeville County: 7.407 %Abbeville County7.407Hampton County: 7.407 %Hampton County7.407Marlboro County: 7.273 %Marlboro County7.273Sumter County: 7.209 %Sumter County7.209Cherokee County: 7.177 %Cherokee County7.177Saluda County: 7.025 %Saluda County7.025Chester County: 6.484 %Chester County6.484Chesterfield County: 6.099 %Chesterfield County6.099Newberry County: 6.042 %Newberry County6.042Williamsburg County: 11.159 %Williamsburg County11.159Dorchester County: 10.981 %Dorchester County10.981McCormick County: 10.929 %McCormick County10.929Allendale County: 10.435 %Allendale County10.435Clarendon County: 10.121 %Clarendon County10.121Beaufort County: 9.754 %Beaufort County9.754Jasper County: 9.716 %Jasper County9.716Horry County: 9.674 %Horry County9.674Colleton County: 9.571 %Colleton County9.571Fairfield County: 9.541 %Fairfield County9.541Pickens County: 9.333 %Pickens County9.333Barnwell County: 9.254 %Barnwell County9.254Edgefield County: 9.231 %Edgefield County9.231Georgetown County: 9.225 %Georgetown County9.225Lancaster County: 9.172 %Lancaster County9.172Greenwood County: 9.116 %Greenwood County9.116Charleston County: 9.08 %Charleston County9.08Marion County: 8.968 %Marion County8.968York County: 8.885 %York County8.885Berkeley County: 8.857 %Berkeley County8.857Florence County: 8.804 %Florence County8.804Aiken County: 8.772 %Aiken County8.772Richland County: 8.602 %Richland County8.602Anderson County: 8.37 %Anderson County8.37Lee County: 8.29 %Lee County8.29Oconee County: 8.276 %Oconee County8.276Orangeburg County: 8.078 %Orangeburg County8.078Greenville County: 8.052 %Greenville County8.052Laurens County: 7.955 %Laurens County7.955Darlington County: 7.772 %Darlington County7.772Bamberg County: 7.737 %Bamberg County7.737Lexington County: 7.721 %Lexington County7.721Spartanburg County: 7.684 %Spartanburg County7.684Kershaw County: 7.557 %Kershaw County7.557Dillon County: 7.464 %Dillon County7.464Union County: 7.425 %Union County7.425Calhoun County: 7.424 %Calhoun County7.424Abbeville County: 7.407 %Abbeville County7.407Hampton County: 7.407 %Hampton County7.407Marlboro County: 7.273 %Marlboro County7.273Sumter County: 7.209 %Sumter County7.209Cherokee County: 7.177 %Cherokee County7.177Saluda County: 7.025 %Saluda County7.025Chester County: 6.484 %Chester County6.484Chesterfield County: 6.099 %Chesterfield County6.099Newberry County: 6.042 %Newberry County6.042
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Williamsburg County11.159+1.84 pts
2Dorchester County10.981+0.95 pts
3McCormick County10.929+0.18 pts
4Allendale County10.435+0.13 pts
5Clarendon County10.121-0.83 pts
6Beaufort County9.754-0.23 pts
7Jasper County9.716-0.14 pts
8Horry County9.674+0.05 pts
9Colleton County9.571+1.3 pts
10Fairfield County9.541-4.77 pts
11Pickens County9.333+0.73 pts
12Barnwell County9.254+0.34 pts
13Edgefield County9.231-1.1 pts
14Georgetown County9.225-1.14 pts
15Lancaster County9.172+0.52 pts
16Greenwood County9.116+0.56 pts
17Charleston County9.08-0.46 pts
18Marion County8.968+1.18 pts
19York County8.885+0.27 pts
20Berkeley County8.857-0.75 pts
21Florence County8.804+0.79 pts
22Aiken County8.772+0.33 pts
23Richland County8.602-0.83 pts
24Anderson County8.37+0.57 pts
25Lee County8.29-1.69 pts
26Oconee County8.276-0.24 pts
27Orangeburg County8.078-0.57 pts
28Greenville County8.052-0.35 pts
29Laurens County7.955+0.78 pts
30Darlington County7.772+1.06 pts
31Bamberg County7.737-0.22 pts
32Lexington County7.721-0.29 pts
33Spartanburg County7.684-0.17 pts
34Kershaw County7.557-1.2 pts
35Dillon County7.464+0.24 pts
36Union County7.425-2.33 pts
37Calhoun County7.424-2.45 pts
38Abbeville County7.407+1.31 pts
38Hampton County7.407-0.33 pts
40Marlboro County7.273-0.07 pts
41Sumter County7.209-1.49 pts
42Cherokee County7.177-0.65 pts
43Saluda County7.025-1.04 pts
44Chester County6.484-3.21 pts
45Chesterfield County6.099-0.39 pts
46Newberry County6.042-1.58 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Williamsburg County, with 11.159% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Newberry County, with 6.042% in 2013.

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

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