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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Clarendon County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2014, at 11.377%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 4.672%. The median was 8.055% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.429%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.377Clarendon County
Lowest4.672Barnwell County
Median8.05546 counties
South Carolina8.429History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 7.504 %Aiken County: 7.479 %Allendale County: 6.987 %Anderson County: 8.092 %Bamberg County: 6.4 %Barnwell County: 4.672 %Beaufort County: 8.521 %Berkeley County: 9.105 %Calhoun County: 5.217 %Charleston County: 9.468 %Cherokee County: 8.017 %Chester County: 7.236 %Chesterfield County: 6.487 %Clarendon County: 11.377 %Colleton County: 8.645 %Darlington County: 7.7 %Dillon County: 7.564 %Dorchester County: 9.56 %Edgefield County: 7.666 %Fairfield County: 8.503 %Florence County: 8.214 %Georgetown County: 9.382 %Greenville County: 8.629 %Greenwood County: 6.875 %Hampton County: 8.292 %Horry County: 9.387 %Jasper County: 8.813 %Kershaw County: 7.264 %Lancaster County: 7.398 %Laurens County: 7.706 %Lee County: 8.901 %Lexington County: 8.194 %McCormick County: 10 %Marion County: 7.851 %Marlboro County: 6.07 %Newberry County: 5.547 %Oconee County: 7.477 %Orangeburg County: 8.011 %Pickens County: 9.106 %Richland County: 8.489 %Saluda County: 8.316 %Spartanburg County: 7.187 %Sumter County: 8.336 %Union County: 8.568 %Williamsburg County: 6.114 %York County: 8.408 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Clarendon County: 11.377 %Clarendon County11.377McCormick County: 10 %McCormick County10Dorchester County: 9.56 %Dorchester County9.56Charleston County: 9.468 %Charleston County9.468Horry County: 9.387 %Horry County9.387Georgetown County: 9.382 %Georgetown County9.382Pickens County: 9.106 %Pickens County9.106Berkeley County: 9.105 %Berkeley County9.105Lee County: 8.901 %Lee County8.901Jasper County: 8.813 %Jasper County8.813Colleton County: 8.645 %Colleton County8.645Greenville County: 8.629 %Greenville County8.629Union County: 8.568 %Union County8.568Beaufort County: 8.521 %Beaufort County8.521Fairfield County: 8.503 %Fairfield County8.503Richland County: 8.489 %Richland County8.489York County: 8.408 %York County8.408Sumter County: 8.336 %Sumter County8.336Saluda County: 8.316 %Saluda County8.316Hampton County: 8.292 %Hampton County8.292Florence County: 8.214 %Florence County8.214Lexington County: 8.194 %Lexington County8.194Anderson County: 8.092 %Anderson County8.092Cherokee County: 8.017 %Cherokee County8.017Orangeburg County: 8.011 %Orangeburg County8.011Marion County: 7.851 %Marion County7.851Laurens County: 7.706 %Laurens County7.706Darlington County: 7.7 %Darlington County7.7Edgefield County: 7.666 %Edgefield County7.666Dillon County: 7.564 %Dillon County7.564Abbeville County: 7.504 %Abbeville County7.504Aiken County: 7.479 %Aiken County7.479Oconee County: 7.477 %Oconee County7.477Lancaster County: 7.398 %Lancaster County7.398Kershaw County: 7.264 %Kershaw County7.264Chester County: 7.236 %Chester County7.236Spartanburg County: 7.187 %Spartanburg County7.187Allendale County: 6.987 %Allendale County6.987Greenwood County: 6.875 %Greenwood County6.875Chesterfield County: 6.487 %Chesterfield County6.487Bamberg County: 6.4 %Bamberg County6.4Williamsburg County: 6.114 %Williamsburg County6.114Marlboro County: 6.07 %Marlboro County6.07Newberry County: 5.547 %Newberry County5.547Calhoun County: 5.217 %Calhoun County5.217Barnwell County: 4.672 %Barnwell County4.672Clarendon County: 11.377 %Clarendon County11.377McCormick County: 10 %McCormick County10Dorchester County: 9.56 %Dorchester County9.56Charleston County: 9.468 %Charleston County9.468Horry County: 9.387 %Horry County9.387Georgetown County: 9.382 %Georgetown County9.382Pickens County: 9.106 %Pickens County9.106Berkeley County: 9.105 %Berkeley County9.105Lee County: 8.901 %Lee County8.901Jasper County: 8.813 %Jasper County8.813Colleton County: 8.645 %Colleton County8.645Greenville County: 8.629 %Greenville County8.629Union County: 8.568 %Union County8.568Beaufort County: 8.521 %Beaufort County8.521Fairfield County: 8.503 %Fairfield County8.503Richland County: 8.489 %Richland County8.489York County: 8.408 %York County8.408Sumter County: 8.336 %Sumter County8.336Saluda County: 8.316 %Saluda County8.316Hampton County: 8.292 %Hampton County8.292Florence County: 8.214 %Florence County8.214Lexington County: 8.194 %Lexington County8.194Anderson County: 8.092 %Anderson County8.092Cherokee County: 8.017 %Cherokee County8.017Orangeburg County: 8.011 %Orangeburg County8.011Marion County: 7.851 %Marion County7.851Laurens County: 7.706 %Laurens County7.706Darlington County: 7.7 %Darlington County7.7Edgefield County: 7.666 %Edgefield County7.666Dillon County: 7.564 %Dillon County7.564Abbeville County: 7.504 %Abbeville County7.504Aiken County: 7.479 %Aiken County7.479Oconee County: 7.477 %Oconee County7.477Lancaster County: 7.398 %Lancaster County7.398Kershaw County: 7.264 %Kershaw County7.264Chester County: 7.236 %Chester County7.236Spartanburg County: 7.187 %Spartanburg County7.187Allendale County: 6.987 %Allendale County6.987Greenwood County: 6.875 %Greenwood County6.875Chesterfield County: 6.487 %Chesterfield County6.487Bamberg County: 6.4 %Bamberg County6.4Williamsburg County: 6.114 %Williamsburg County6.114Marlboro County: 6.07 %Marlboro County6.07Newberry County: 5.547 %Newberry County5.547Calhoun County: 5.217 %Calhoun County5.217Barnwell County: 4.672 %Barnwell County4.672
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Clarendon County11.377+1.26 pts
2McCormick County10-0.93 pts
3Dorchester County9.56-1.42 pts
4Charleston County9.468+0.39 pts
5Horry County9.387-0.29 pts
6Georgetown County9.382+0.16 pts
7Pickens County9.106-0.23 pts
8Berkeley County9.105+0.25 pts
9Lee County8.901+0.61 pts
10Jasper County8.813-0.9 pts
11Colleton County8.645-0.93 pts
12Greenville County8.629+0.58 pts
13Union County8.568+1.14 pts
14Beaufort County8.521-1.23 pts
15Fairfield County8.503-1.04 pts
16Richland County8.489-0.11 pts
17York County8.408-0.48 pts
18Sumter County8.336+1.13 pts
19Saluda County8.316+1.29 pts
20Hampton County8.292+0.88 pts
21Florence County8.214-0.59 pts
22Lexington County8.194+0.47 pts
23Anderson County8.092-0.28 pts
24Cherokee County8.017+0.84 pts
25Orangeburg County8.011-0.07 pts
26Marion County7.851-1.12 pts
27Laurens County7.706-0.25 pts
28Darlington County7.7-0.07 pts
29Edgefield County7.666-1.56 pts
30Dillon County7.564+0.1 pts
31Abbeville County7.504+0.1 pts
32Aiken County7.479-1.29 pts
33Oconee County7.477-0.8 pts
34Lancaster County7.398-1.77 pts
35Kershaw County7.264-0.29 pts
36Chester County7.236+0.75 pts
37Spartanburg County7.187-0.5 pts
38Allendale County6.987-3.45 pts
39Greenwood County6.875-2.24 pts
40Chesterfield County6.487+0.39 pts
41Bamberg County6.4-1.34 pts
42Williamsburg County6.114-5.05 pts
43Marlboro County6.07-1.2 pts
44Newberry County5.547-0.5 pts
45Calhoun County5.217-2.21 pts
46Barnwell County4.672-4.58 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Clarendon County, with 11.377% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Barnwell County, with 4.672% in 2014.

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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