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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

McCormick County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2015, at 17.544%. Bamberg County had the lowest, at 4.418%. The median was 7.75% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.128%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.544McCormick County
Lowest4.418Bamberg County
Median7.7546 counties
South Carolina8.128History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 5.863 %Aiken County: 7.604 %Allendale County: 9.442 %Anderson County: 7.397 %Bamberg County: 4.418 %Barnwell County: 10.465 %Beaufort County: 9.289 %Berkeley County: 8.492 %Calhoun County: 8.261 %Charleston County: 8.224 %Cherokee County: 7.654 %Chester County: 8.225 %Chesterfield County: 5.56 %Clarendon County: 7.373 %Colleton County: 6.8 %Darlington County: 8.582 %Dillon County: 7.135 %Dorchester County: 8.596 %Edgefield County: 9.626 %Fairfield County: 6.81 %Florence County: 7.4 %Georgetown County: 8.177 %Greenville County: 7.683 %Greenwood County: 6.585 %Hampton County: 7.37 %Horry County: 8.873 %Jasper County: 7.816 %Kershaw County: 8.121 %Lancaster County: 7.231 %Laurens County: 6.488 %Lee County: 5.789 %Lexington County: 8.305 %McCormick County: 17.544 %Marion County: 7.684 %Marlboro County: 6.938 %Newberry County: 7.186 %Oconee County: 7.455 %Orangeburg County: 8.269 %Pickens County: 9.42 %Richland County: 8.79 %Saluda County: 9.402 %Spartanburg County: 7.608 %Sumter County: 8.091 %Union County: 8.629 %Williamsburg County: 5.8 %York County: 8.823 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

McCormick County: 17.544 %McCormick County17.544Barnwell County: 10.465 %Barnwell County10.465Edgefield County: 9.626 %Edgefield County9.626Allendale County: 9.442 %Allendale County9.442Pickens County: 9.42 %Pickens County9.42Saluda County: 9.402 %Saluda County9.402Beaufort County: 9.289 %Beaufort County9.289Horry County: 8.873 %Horry County8.873York County: 8.823 %York County8.823Richland County: 8.79 %Richland County8.79Union County: 8.629 %Union County8.629Dorchester County: 8.596 %Dorchester County8.596Darlington County: 8.582 %Darlington County8.582Berkeley County: 8.492 %Berkeley County8.492Lexington County: 8.305 %Lexington County8.305Orangeburg County: 8.269 %Orangeburg County8.269Calhoun County: 8.261 %Calhoun County8.261Chester County: 8.225 %Chester County8.225Charleston County: 8.224 %Charleston County8.224Georgetown County: 8.177 %Georgetown County8.177Kershaw County: 8.121 %Kershaw County8.121Sumter County: 8.091 %Sumter County8.091Jasper County: 7.816 %Jasper County7.816Marion County: 7.684 %Marion County7.684Greenville County: 7.683 %Greenville County7.683Cherokee County: 7.654 %Cherokee County7.654Spartanburg County: 7.608 %Spartanburg County7.608Aiken County: 7.604 %Aiken County7.604Oconee County: 7.455 %Oconee County7.455Florence County: 7.4 %Florence County7.4Anderson County: 7.397 %Anderson County7.397Clarendon County: 7.373 %Clarendon County7.373Hampton County: 7.37 %Hampton County7.37Lancaster County: 7.231 %Lancaster County7.231Newberry County: 7.186 %Newberry County7.186Dillon County: 7.135 %Dillon County7.135Marlboro County: 6.938 %Marlboro County6.938Fairfield County: 6.81 %Fairfield County6.81Colleton County: 6.8 %Colleton County6.8Greenwood County: 6.585 %Greenwood County6.585Laurens County: 6.488 %Laurens County6.488Abbeville County: 5.863 %Abbeville County5.863Williamsburg County: 5.8 %Williamsburg County5.8Lee County: 5.789 %Lee County5.789Chesterfield County: 5.56 %Chesterfield County5.56Bamberg County: 4.418 %Bamberg County4.418McCormick County: 17.544 %McCormick County17.544Barnwell County: 10.465 %Barnwell County10.465Edgefield County: 9.626 %Edgefield County9.626Allendale County: 9.442 %Allendale County9.442Pickens County: 9.42 %Pickens County9.42Saluda County: 9.402 %Saluda County9.402Beaufort County: 9.289 %Beaufort County9.289Horry County: 8.873 %Horry County8.873York County: 8.823 %York County8.823Richland County: 8.79 %Richland County8.79Union County: 8.629 %Union County8.629Dorchester County: 8.596 %Dorchester County8.596Darlington County: 8.582 %Darlington County8.582Berkeley County: 8.492 %Berkeley County8.492Lexington County: 8.305 %Lexington County8.305Orangeburg County: 8.269 %Orangeburg County8.269Calhoun County: 8.261 %Calhoun County8.261Chester County: 8.225 %Chester County8.225Charleston County: 8.224 %Charleston County8.224Georgetown County: 8.177 %Georgetown County8.177Kershaw County: 8.121 %Kershaw County8.121Sumter County: 8.091 %Sumter County8.091Jasper County: 7.816 %Jasper County7.816Marion County: 7.684 %Marion County7.684Greenville County: 7.683 %Greenville County7.683Cherokee County: 7.654 %Cherokee County7.654Spartanburg County: 7.608 %Spartanburg County7.608Aiken County: 7.604 %Aiken County7.604Oconee County: 7.455 %Oconee County7.455Florence County: 7.4 %Florence County7.4Anderson County: 7.397 %Anderson County7.397Clarendon County: 7.373 %Clarendon County7.373Hampton County: 7.37 %Hampton County7.37Lancaster County: 7.231 %Lancaster County7.231Newberry County: 7.186 %Newberry County7.186Dillon County: 7.135 %Dillon County7.135Marlboro County: 6.938 %Marlboro County6.938Fairfield County: 6.81 %Fairfield County6.81Colleton County: 6.8 %Colleton County6.8Greenwood County: 6.585 %Greenwood County6.585Laurens County: 6.488 %Laurens County6.488Abbeville County: 5.863 %Abbeville County5.863Williamsburg County: 5.8 %Williamsburg County5.8Lee County: 5.789 %Lee County5.789Chesterfield County: 5.56 %Chesterfield County5.56Bamberg County: 4.418 %Bamberg County4.418
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1McCormick County17.544+7.54 pts
2Barnwell County10.465+5.79 pts
3Edgefield County9.626+1.96 pts
4Allendale County9.442+2.46 pts
5Pickens County9.42+0.31 pts
6Saluda County9.402+1.09 pts
7Beaufort County9.289+0.77 pts
8Horry County8.873-0.51 pts
9York County8.823+0.42 pts
10Richland County8.79+0.3 pts
11Union County8.629+0.06 pts
12Dorchester County8.596-0.96 pts
13Darlington County8.582+0.88 pts
14Berkeley County8.492-0.61 pts
15Lexington County8.305+0.11 pts
16Orangeburg County8.269+0.26 pts
17Calhoun County8.261+3.04 pts
18Chester County8.225+0.99 pts
19Charleston County8.224-1.24 pts
20Georgetown County8.177-1.21 pts
21Kershaw County8.121+0.86 pts
22Sumter County8.091-0.25 pts
23Jasper County7.816-1 pts
24Marion County7.684-0.17 pts
25Greenville County7.683-0.95 pts
26Cherokee County7.654-0.36 pts
27Spartanburg County7.608+0.42 pts
28Aiken County7.604+0.13 pts
29Oconee County7.455-0.02 pts
30Florence County7.4-0.81 pts
31Anderson County7.397-0.7 pts
32Clarendon County7.373-4 pts
33Hampton County7.37-0.92 pts
34Lancaster County7.231-0.17 pts
35Newberry County7.186+1.64 pts
36Dillon County7.135-0.43 pts
37Marlboro County6.938+0.87 pts
38Fairfield County6.81-1.69 pts
39Colleton County6.8-1.84 pts
40Greenwood County6.585-0.29 pts
41Laurens County6.488-1.22 pts
42Abbeville County5.863-1.64 pts
43Williamsburg County5.8-0.31 pts
44Lee County5.789-3.11 pts
45Chesterfield County5.56-0.93 pts
46Bamberg County4.418-1.98 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.

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

McCormick County, with 17.544% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Bamberg County, with 4.418% in 2015.

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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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