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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Laurens County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2017, at 10.357%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.663%. The median was 7.911% and the figure for South Carolina was 7.844%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.357Laurens County
Lowest5.663Union County
Median7.91146 counties
South Carolina7.844History

Map of counties, 2017

Abbeville County: 6.742 %Aiken County: 7.762 %Allendale County: 9.821 %Anderson County: 7.308 %Bamberg County: 6.504 %Barnwell County: 8.296 %Beaufort County: 8.056 %Berkeley County: 6.587 %Calhoun County: 8.352 %Charleston County: 8.535 %Cherokee County: 8.824 %Chester County: 5.964 %Chesterfield County: 6.08 %Clarendon County: 5.734 %Colleton County: 7.82 %Darlington County: 8.008 %Dillon County: 9.131 %Dorchester County: 8.807 %Edgefield County: 8.205 %Fairfield County: 7.877 %Florence County: 7.132 %Georgetown County: 8.344 %Greenville County: 8.039 %Greenwood County: 7.239 %Hampton County: 8.108 %Horry County: 8.163 %Jasper County: 9.199 %Kershaw County: 7.565 %Lancaster County: 7.522 %Laurens County: 10.357 %Lee County: 8.021 %Lexington County: 8.03 %McCormick County: 8.187 %Marion County: 6.772 %Marlboro County: 8.64 %Newberry County: 6.471 %Oconee County: 8.028 %Orangeburg County: 6.229 %Pickens County: 7.686 %Richland County: 7.653 %Saluda County: 7.658 %Spartanburg County: 6.739 %Sumter County: 7.701 %Union County: 5.663 %Williamsburg County: 8.405 %York County: 7.944 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Laurens County: 10.357 %Laurens County10.357Allendale County: 9.821 %Allendale County9.821Jasper County: 9.199 %Jasper County9.199Dillon County: 9.131 %Dillon County9.131Cherokee County: 8.824 %Cherokee County8.824Dorchester County: 8.807 %Dorchester County8.807Marlboro County: 8.64 %Marlboro County8.64Charleston County: 8.535 %Charleston County8.535Williamsburg County: 8.405 %Williamsburg County8.405Calhoun County: 8.352 %Calhoun County8.352Georgetown County: 8.344 %Georgetown County8.344Barnwell County: 8.296 %Barnwell County8.296Edgefield County: 8.205 %Edgefield County8.205McCormick County: 8.187 %McCormick County8.187Horry County: 8.163 %Horry County8.163Hampton County: 8.108 %Hampton County8.108Beaufort County: 8.056 %Beaufort County8.056Greenville County: 8.039 %Greenville County8.039Lexington County: 8.03 %Lexington County8.03Oconee County: 8.028 %Oconee County8.028Lee County: 8.021 %Lee County8.021Darlington County: 8.008 %Darlington County8.008York County: 7.944 %York County7.944Fairfield County: 7.877 %Fairfield County7.877Colleton County: 7.82 %Colleton County7.82Aiken County: 7.762 %Aiken County7.762Sumter County: 7.701 %Sumter County7.701Pickens County: 7.686 %Pickens County7.686Saluda County: 7.658 %Saluda County7.658Richland County: 7.653 %Richland County7.653Kershaw County: 7.565 %Kershaw County7.565Lancaster County: 7.522 %Lancaster County7.522Anderson County: 7.308 %Anderson County7.308Greenwood County: 7.239 %Greenwood County7.239Florence County: 7.132 %Florence County7.132Marion County: 6.772 %Marion County6.772Abbeville County: 6.742 %Abbeville County6.742Spartanburg County: 6.739 %Spartanburg County6.739Berkeley County: 6.587 %Berkeley County6.587Bamberg County: 6.504 %Bamberg County6.504Newberry County: 6.471 %Newberry County6.471Orangeburg County: 6.229 %Orangeburg County6.229Chesterfield County: 6.08 %Chesterfield County6.08Chester County: 5.964 %Chester County5.964Clarendon County: 5.734 %Clarendon County5.734Union County: 5.663 %Union County5.663Laurens County: 10.357 %Laurens County10.357Allendale County: 9.821 %Allendale County9.821Jasper County: 9.199 %Jasper County9.199Dillon County: 9.131 %Dillon County9.131Cherokee County: 8.824 %Cherokee County8.824Dorchester County: 8.807 %Dorchester County8.807Marlboro County: 8.64 %Marlboro County8.64Charleston County: 8.535 %Charleston County8.535Williamsburg County: 8.405 %Williamsburg County8.405Calhoun County: 8.352 %Calhoun County8.352Georgetown County: 8.344 %Georgetown County8.344Barnwell County: 8.296 %Barnwell County8.296Edgefield County: 8.205 %Edgefield County8.205McCormick County: 8.187 %McCormick County8.187Horry County: 8.163 %Horry County8.163Hampton County: 8.108 %Hampton County8.108Beaufort County: 8.056 %Beaufort County8.056Greenville County: 8.039 %Greenville County8.039Lexington County: 8.03 %Lexington County8.03Oconee County: 8.028 %Oconee County8.028Lee County: 8.021 %Lee County8.021Darlington County: 8.008 %Darlington County8.008York County: 7.944 %York County7.944Fairfield County: 7.877 %Fairfield County7.877Colleton County: 7.82 %Colleton County7.82Aiken County: 7.762 %Aiken County7.762Sumter County: 7.701 %Sumter County7.701Pickens County: 7.686 %Pickens County7.686Saluda County: 7.658 %Saluda County7.658Richland County: 7.653 %Richland County7.653Kershaw County: 7.565 %Kershaw County7.565Lancaster County: 7.522 %Lancaster County7.522Anderson County: 7.308 %Anderson County7.308Greenwood County: 7.239 %Greenwood County7.239Florence County: 7.132 %Florence County7.132Marion County: 6.772 %Marion County6.772Abbeville County: 6.742 %Abbeville County6.742Spartanburg County: 6.739 %Spartanburg County6.739Berkeley County: 6.587 %Berkeley County6.587Bamberg County: 6.504 %Bamberg County6.504Newberry County: 6.471 %Newberry County6.471Orangeburg County: 6.229 %Orangeburg County6.229Chesterfield County: 6.08 %Chesterfield County6.08Chester County: 5.964 %Chester County5.964Clarendon County: 5.734 %Clarendon County5.734Union County: 5.663 %Union County5.663
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Laurens County10.357+2.7 pts
2Allendale County9.821-3.22 pts
3Jasper County9.199+1.08 pts
4Dillon County9.131+2.72 pts
5Cherokee County8.824+2.74 pts
6Dorchester County8.807+0.99 pts
7Marlboro County8.64-0.32 pts
8Charleston County8.535+0.51 pts
9Williamsburg County8.405+0.32 pts
10Calhoun County8.352-1.25 pts
11Georgetown County8.344+0.92 pts
12Barnwell County8.296-1.12 pts
13Edgefield County8.205+2.91 pts
14McCormick County8.187+2.2 pts
15Horry County8.163+0.15 pts
16Hampton County8.108-1.03 pts
17Beaufort County8.056+0.57 pts
18Greenville County8.039+0.55 pts
19Lexington County8.03+1.17 pts
20Oconee County8.028+0.3 pts
21Lee County8.021+1.18 pts
22Darlington County8.008+0.02 pts
23York County7.944+0.34 pts
24Fairfield County7.877+0.32 pts
25Colleton County7.82+0.67 pts
26Aiken County7.762+0.98 pts
27Sumter County7.701+1.79 pts
28Pickens County7.686+1.22 pts
29Saluda County7.658+0.15 pts
30Richland County7.653+0.1 pts
31Kershaw County7.565-0.01 pts
32Lancaster County7.522+1.02 pts
33Anderson County7.308+0.06 pts
34Greenwood County7.239+0.12 pts
35Florence County7.132-0.06 pts
36Marion County6.772+1.33 pts
37Abbeville County6.742-0.09 pts
38Spartanburg County6.739+0.1 pts
39Berkeley County6.587-1.41 pts
40Bamberg County6.504-0.71 pts
41Newberry County6.471+0.34 pts
42Orangeburg County6.229-1.84 pts
43Chesterfield County6.08+1.06 pts
44Chester County5.964-1.06 pts
45Clarendon County5.734-2.81 pts
46Union County5.663+1.28 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Laurens County, with 10.357% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 5.663% in 2017.

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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