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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

McCormick County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2018, at 10.588%. Bamberg County had the lowest, at 2.794%. The median was 7.403% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.173%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.588McCormick County
Lowest2.794Bamberg County
Median7.40346 counties
South Carolina8.173History

Map of counties, 2018

Abbeville County: 7.278 %Aiken County: 6.812 %Allendale County: 8.072 %Anderson County: 7.257 %Bamberg County: 2.794 %Barnwell County: 8.696 %Beaufort County: 8.608 %Berkeley County: 9.242 %Calhoun County: 6.181 %Charleston County: 8.893 %Cherokee County: 6.858 %Chester County: 8.893 %Chesterfield County: 6.935 %Clarendon County: 6.25 %Colleton County: 6.753 %Darlington County: 6.702 %Dillon County: 7.615 %Dorchester County: 8.852 %Edgefield County: 7.586 %Fairfield County: 6.228 %Florence County: 7.789 %Georgetown County: 8.098 %Greenville County: 8.472 %Greenwood County: 6.3 %Hampton County: 9.122 %Horry County: 9.125 %Jasper County: 7.259 %Kershaw County: 6.85 %Lancaster County: 9.306 %Laurens County: 6.561 %Lee County: 5.898 %Lexington County: 8.104 %McCormick County: 10.588 %Marion County: 6.61 %Marlboro County: 8.078 %Newberry County: 6.782 %Oconee County: 7.527 %Orangeburg County: 6.516 %Pickens County: 8.821 %Richland County: 9.187 %Saluda County: 9.112 %Spartanburg County: 6.867 %Sumter County: 6.547 %Union County: 6.977 %Williamsburg County: 5.934 %York County: 8.696 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

McCormick County: 10.588 %McCormick County10.588Lancaster County: 9.306 %Lancaster County9.306Berkeley County: 9.242 %Berkeley County9.242Richland County: 9.187 %Richland County9.187Horry County: 9.125 %Horry County9.125Hampton County: 9.122 %Hampton County9.122Saluda County: 9.112 %Saluda County9.112Charleston County: 8.893 %Charleston County8.893Chester County: 8.893 %Chester County8.893Dorchester County: 8.852 %Dorchester County8.852Pickens County: 8.821 %Pickens County8.821Barnwell County: 8.696 %Barnwell County8.696York County: 8.696 %York County8.696Beaufort County: 8.608 %Beaufort County8.608Greenville County: 8.472 %Greenville County8.472Lexington County: 8.104 %Lexington County8.104Georgetown County: 8.098 %Georgetown County8.098Marlboro County: 8.078 %Marlboro County8.078Allendale County: 8.072 %Allendale County8.072Florence County: 7.789 %Florence County7.789Dillon County: 7.615 %Dillon County7.615Edgefield County: 7.586 %Edgefield County7.586Oconee County: 7.527 %Oconee County7.527Abbeville County: 7.278 %Abbeville County7.278Jasper County: 7.259 %Jasper County7.259Anderson County: 7.257 %Anderson County7.257Union County: 6.977 %Union County6.977Chesterfield County: 6.935 %Chesterfield County6.935Spartanburg County: 6.867 %Spartanburg County6.867Cherokee County: 6.858 %Cherokee County6.858Kershaw County: 6.85 %Kershaw County6.85Aiken County: 6.812 %Aiken County6.812Newberry County: 6.782 %Newberry County6.782Colleton County: 6.753 %Colleton County6.753Darlington County: 6.702 %Darlington County6.702Marion County: 6.61 %Marion County6.61Laurens County: 6.561 %Laurens County6.561Sumter County: 6.547 %Sumter County6.547Orangeburg County: 6.516 %Orangeburg County6.516Greenwood County: 6.3 %Greenwood County6.3Clarendon County: 6.25 %Clarendon County6.25Fairfield County: 6.228 %Fairfield County6.228Calhoun County: 6.181 %Calhoun County6.181Williamsburg County: 5.934 %Williamsburg County5.934Lee County: 5.898 %Lee County5.898Bamberg County: 2.794 %Bamberg County2.794McCormick County: 10.588 %McCormick County10.588Lancaster County: 9.306 %Lancaster County9.306Berkeley County: 9.242 %Berkeley County9.242Richland County: 9.187 %Richland County9.187Horry County: 9.125 %Horry County9.125Hampton County: 9.122 %Hampton County9.122Saluda County: 9.112 %Saluda County9.112Charleston County: 8.893 %Charleston County8.893Chester County: 8.893 %Chester County8.893Dorchester County: 8.852 %Dorchester County8.852Pickens County: 8.821 %Pickens County8.821Barnwell County: 8.696 %Barnwell County8.696York County: 8.696 %York County8.696Beaufort County: 8.608 %Beaufort County8.608Greenville County: 8.472 %Greenville County8.472Lexington County: 8.104 %Lexington County8.104Georgetown County: 8.098 %Georgetown County8.098Marlboro County: 8.078 %Marlboro County8.078Allendale County: 8.072 %Allendale County8.072Florence County: 7.789 %Florence County7.789Dillon County: 7.615 %Dillon County7.615Edgefield County: 7.586 %Edgefield County7.586Oconee County: 7.527 %Oconee County7.527Abbeville County: 7.278 %Abbeville County7.278Jasper County: 7.259 %Jasper County7.259Anderson County: 7.257 %Anderson County7.257Union County: 6.977 %Union County6.977Chesterfield County: 6.935 %Chesterfield County6.935Spartanburg County: 6.867 %Spartanburg County6.867Cherokee County: 6.858 %Cherokee County6.858Kershaw County: 6.85 %Kershaw County6.85Aiken County: 6.812 %Aiken County6.812Newberry County: 6.782 %Newberry County6.782Colleton County: 6.753 %Colleton County6.753Darlington County: 6.702 %Darlington County6.702Marion County: 6.61 %Marion County6.61Laurens County: 6.561 %Laurens County6.561Sumter County: 6.547 %Sumter County6.547Orangeburg County: 6.516 %Orangeburg County6.516Greenwood County: 6.3 %Greenwood County6.3Clarendon County: 6.25 %Clarendon County6.25Fairfield County: 6.228 %Fairfield County6.228Calhoun County: 6.181 %Calhoun County6.181Williamsburg County: 5.934 %Williamsburg County5.934Lee County: 5.898 %Lee County5.898Bamberg County: 2.794 %Bamberg County2.794
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1McCormick County10.588+2.4 pts
2Lancaster County9.306+1.78 pts
3Berkeley County9.242+2.66 pts
4Richland County9.187+1.53 pts
5Horry County9.125+0.96 pts
6Hampton County9.122+1.01 pts
7Saluda County9.112+1.45 pts
8Charleston County8.893+0.36 pts
8Chester County8.893+2.93 pts
10Dorchester County8.852+0.04 pts
11Pickens County8.821+1.13 pts
12Barnwell County8.696+0.4 pts
12York County8.696+0.75 pts
14Beaufort County8.608+0.55 pts
15Greenville County8.472+0.43 pts
16Lexington County8.104+0.07 pts
17Georgetown County8.098-0.25 pts
18Marlboro County8.078-0.56 pts
19Allendale County8.072-1.75 pts
20Florence County7.789+0.66 pts
21Dillon County7.615-1.52 pts
22Edgefield County7.586-0.62 pts
23Oconee County7.527-0.5 pts
24Abbeville County7.278+0.54 pts
25Jasper County7.259-1.94 pts
26Anderson County7.257-0.05 pts
27Union County6.977+1.31 pts
28Chesterfield County6.935+0.85 pts
29Spartanburg County6.867+0.13 pts
30Cherokee County6.858-1.97 pts
31Kershaw County6.85-0.72 pts
32Aiken County6.812-0.95 pts
33Newberry County6.782+0.31 pts
34Colleton County6.753-1.07 pts
35Darlington County6.702-1.31 pts
36Marion County6.61-0.16 pts
37Laurens County6.561-3.8 pts
38Sumter County6.547-1.15 pts
39Orangeburg County6.516+0.29 pts
40Greenwood County6.3-0.94 pts
41Clarendon County6.25+0.52 pts
42Fairfield County6.228-1.65 pts
43Calhoun County6.181-2.17 pts
44Williamsburg County5.934-2.47 pts
45Lee County5.898-2.12 pts
46Bamberg County2.794-3.71 pts

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

McCormick County, with 10.588% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Bamberg County, with 2.794% in 2018.

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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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