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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Allendale County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2016, at 13.043%. Union County had the lowest, at 4.387%. The median was 7.453% and the figure for South Carolina was 7.409%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.043Allendale County
Lowest4.387Union County
Median7.45346 counties
South Carolina7.409History

Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 6.829 %Aiken County: 6.777 %Allendale County: 13.043 %Anderson County: 7.249 %Bamberg County: 7.214 %Barnwell County: 9.412 %Beaufort County: 7.484 %Berkeley County: 7.996 %Calhoun County: 9.607 %Charleston County: 8.029 %Cherokee County: 6.08 %Chester County: 7.028 %Chesterfield County: 5.024 %Clarendon County: 8.545 %Colleton County: 7.153 %Darlington County: 7.988 %Dillon County: 6.409 %Dorchester County: 7.816 %Edgefield County: 5.291 %Fairfield County: 7.56 %Florence County: 7.193 %Georgetown County: 7.422 %Greenville County: 7.487 %Greenwood County: 7.117 %Hampton County: 9.137 %Horry County: 8.01 %Jasper County: 8.117 %Kershaw County: 7.576 %Lancaster County: 6.502 %Laurens County: 7.653 %Lee County: 6.842 %Lexington County: 6.863 %McCormick County: 5.988 %Marion County: 5.445 %Marlboro County: 8.964 %Newberry County: 6.133 %Oconee County: 7.728 %Orangeburg County: 8.067 %Pickens County: 6.466 %Richland County: 7.548 %Saluda County: 7.506 %Spartanburg County: 6.641 %Sumter County: 5.912 %Union County: 4.387 %Williamsburg County: 8.085 %York County: 7.6 %
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  • 8.1 and over
%, 2016. 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, 2016

Allendale County: 13.043 %Allendale County13.043Calhoun County: 9.607 %Calhoun County9.607Barnwell County: 9.412 %Barnwell County9.412Hampton County: 9.137 %Hampton County9.137Marlboro County: 8.964 %Marlboro County8.964Clarendon County: 8.545 %Clarendon County8.545Jasper County: 8.117 %Jasper County8.117Williamsburg County: 8.085 %Williamsburg County8.085Orangeburg County: 8.067 %Orangeburg County8.067Charleston County: 8.029 %Charleston County8.029Horry County: 8.01 %Horry County8.01Berkeley County: 7.996 %Berkeley County7.996Darlington County: 7.988 %Darlington County7.988Dorchester County: 7.816 %Dorchester County7.816Oconee County: 7.728 %Oconee County7.728Laurens County: 7.653 %Laurens County7.653York County: 7.6 %York County7.6Kershaw County: 7.576 %Kershaw County7.576Fairfield County: 7.56 %Fairfield County7.56Richland County: 7.548 %Richland County7.548Saluda County: 7.506 %Saluda County7.506Greenville County: 7.487 %Greenville County7.487Beaufort County: 7.484 %Beaufort County7.484Georgetown County: 7.422 %Georgetown County7.422Anderson County: 7.249 %Anderson County7.249Bamberg County: 7.214 %Bamberg County7.214Florence County: 7.193 %Florence County7.193Colleton County: 7.153 %Colleton County7.153Greenwood County: 7.117 %Greenwood County7.117Chester County: 7.028 %Chester County7.028Lexington County: 6.863 %Lexington County6.863Lee County: 6.842 %Lee County6.842Abbeville County: 6.829 %Abbeville County6.829Aiken County: 6.777 %Aiken County6.777Spartanburg County: 6.641 %Spartanburg County6.641Lancaster County: 6.502 %Lancaster County6.502Pickens County: 6.466 %Pickens County6.466Dillon County: 6.409 %Dillon County6.409Newberry County: 6.133 %Newberry County6.133Cherokee County: 6.08 %Cherokee County6.08McCormick County: 5.988 %McCormick County5.988Sumter County: 5.912 %Sumter County5.912Marion County: 5.445 %Marion County5.445Edgefield County: 5.291 %Edgefield County5.291Chesterfield County: 5.024 %Chesterfield County5.024Union County: 4.387 %Union County4.387Allendale County: 13.043 %Allendale County13.043Calhoun County: 9.607 %Calhoun County9.607Barnwell County: 9.412 %Barnwell County9.412Hampton County: 9.137 %Hampton County9.137Marlboro County: 8.964 %Marlboro County8.964Clarendon County: 8.545 %Clarendon County8.545Jasper County: 8.117 %Jasper County8.117Williamsburg County: 8.085 %Williamsburg County8.085Orangeburg County: 8.067 %Orangeburg County8.067Charleston County: 8.029 %Charleston County8.029Horry County: 8.01 %Horry County8.01Berkeley County: 7.996 %Berkeley County7.996Darlington County: 7.988 %Darlington County7.988Dorchester County: 7.816 %Dorchester County7.816Oconee County: 7.728 %Oconee County7.728Laurens County: 7.653 %Laurens County7.653York County: 7.6 %York County7.6Kershaw County: 7.576 %Kershaw County7.576Fairfield County: 7.56 %Fairfield County7.56Richland County: 7.548 %Richland County7.548Saluda County: 7.506 %Saluda County7.506Greenville County: 7.487 %Greenville County7.487Beaufort County: 7.484 %Beaufort County7.484Georgetown County: 7.422 %Georgetown County7.422Anderson County: 7.249 %Anderson County7.249Bamberg County: 7.214 %Bamberg County7.214Florence County: 7.193 %Florence County7.193Colleton County: 7.153 %Colleton County7.153Greenwood County: 7.117 %Greenwood County7.117Chester County: 7.028 %Chester County7.028Lexington County: 6.863 %Lexington County6.863Lee County: 6.842 %Lee County6.842Abbeville County: 6.829 %Abbeville County6.829Aiken County: 6.777 %Aiken County6.777Spartanburg County: 6.641 %Spartanburg County6.641Lancaster County: 6.502 %Lancaster County6.502Pickens County: 6.466 %Pickens County6.466Dillon County: 6.409 %Dillon County6.409Newberry County: 6.133 %Newberry County6.133Cherokee County: 6.08 %Cherokee County6.08McCormick County: 5.988 %McCormick County5.988Sumter County: 5.912 %Sumter County5.912Marion County: 5.445 %Marion County5.445Edgefield County: 5.291 %Edgefield County5.291Chesterfield County: 5.024 %Chesterfield County5.024Union County: 4.387 %Union County4.387
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Allendale County13.043+3.6 pts
2Calhoun County9.607+1.35 pts
3Barnwell County9.412-1.05 pts
4Hampton County9.137+1.77 pts
5Marlboro County8.964+2.03 pts
6Clarendon County8.545+1.17 pts
7Jasper County8.117+0.3 pts
8Williamsburg County8.085+2.29 pts
9Orangeburg County8.067-0.2 pts
10Charleston County8.029-0.2 pts
11Horry County8.01-0.86 pts
12Berkeley County7.996-0.5 pts
13Darlington County7.988-0.59 pts
14Dorchester County7.816-0.78 pts
15Oconee County7.728+0.27 pts
16Laurens County7.653+1.16 pts
17York County7.6-1.22 pts
18Kershaw County7.576-0.55 pts
19Fairfield County7.56+0.75 pts
20Richland County7.548-1.24 pts
21Saluda County7.506-1.9 pts
22Greenville County7.487-0.2 pts
23Beaufort County7.484-1.8 pts
24Georgetown County7.422-0.75 pts
25Anderson County7.249-0.15 pts
26Bamberg County7.214+2.8 pts
27Florence County7.193-0.21 pts
28Colleton County7.153+0.35 pts
29Greenwood County7.117+0.53 pts
30Chester County7.028-1.2 pts
31Lexington County6.863-1.44 pts
32Lee County6.842+1.05 pts
33Abbeville County6.829+0.97 pts
34Aiken County6.777-0.83 pts
35Spartanburg County6.641-0.97 pts
36Lancaster County6.502-0.73 pts
37Pickens County6.466-2.95 pts
38Dillon County6.409-0.73 pts
39Newberry County6.133-1.05 pts
40Cherokee County6.08-1.57 pts
41McCormick County5.988-11.56 pts
42Sumter County5.912-2.18 pts
43Marion County5.445-2.24 pts
44Edgefield County5.291-4.33 pts
45Chesterfield County5.024-0.54 pts
46Union County4.387-4.24 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Allendale County, with 13.043% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 4.387% in 2016.

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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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