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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Saluda County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2019, at 12.207%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 2.597%. The median was 7.61% and the figure for South Carolina was 7.851%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.207Saluda County
Lowest2.597Allendale County
Median7.6146 counties
South Carolina7.851History

Map of counties, 2019

Abbeville County: 8.254 %Aiken County: 6.7 %Allendale County: 2.597 %Anderson County: 7.652 %Bamberg County: 8.8 %Barnwell County: 7.927 %Beaufort County: 8.499 %Berkeley County: 9.897 %Calhoun County: 5.24 %Charleston County: 8.951 %Cherokee County: 6.552 %Chester County: 6.169 %Chesterfield County: 4.781 %Clarendon County: 9.313 %Colleton County: 6.724 %Darlington County: 6.987 %Dillon County: 10.023 %Dorchester County: 8.844 %Edgefield County: 8.966 %Fairfield County: 8.056 %Florence County: 5.852 %Georgetown County: 10.082 %Greenville County: 7.904 %Greenwood County: 7.627 %Hampton County: 8.475 %Horry County: 8.584 %Jasper County: 8.989 %Kershaw County: 7.969 %Lancaster County: 7.216 %Laurens County: 6.515 %Lee County: 5.263 %Lexington County: 7.416 %McCormick County: 7.101 %Marion County: 7.592 %Marlboro County: 4.531 %Newberry County: 6.134 %Oconee County: 7.522 %Orangeburg County: 6.335 %Pickens County: 7.962 %Richland County: 7.492 %Saluda County: 12.207 %Spartanburg County: 6.536 %Sumter County: 6.091 %Union County: 6.178 %Williamsburg County: 7.761 %York County: 7.929 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Saluda County: 12.207 %Saluda County12.207Georgetown County: 10.082 %Georgetown County10.082Dillon County: 10.023 %Dillon County10.023Berkeley County: 9.897 %Berkeley County9.897Clarendon County: 9.313 %Clarendon County9.313Jasper County: 8.989 %Jasper County8.989Edgefield County: 8.966 %Edgefield County8.966Charleston County: 8.951 %Charleston County8.951Dorchester County: 8.844 %Dorchester County8.844Bamberg County: 8.8 %Bamberg County8.8Horry County: 8.584 %Horry County8.584Beaufort County: 8.499 %Beaufort County8.499Hampton County: 8.475 %Hampton County8.475Abbeville County: 8.254 %Abbeville County8.254Fairfield County: 8.056 %Fairfield County8.056Kershaw County: 7.969 %Kershaw County7.969Pickens County: 7.962 %Pickens County7.962York County: 7.929 %York County7.929Barnwell County: 7.927 %Barnwell County7.927Greenville County: 7.904 %Greenville County7.904Williamsburg County: 7.761 %Williamsburg County7.761Anderson County: 7.652 %Anderson County7.652Greenwood County: 7.627 %Greenwood County7.627Marion County: 7.592 %Marion County7.592Oconee County: 7.522 %Oconee County7.522Richland County: 7.492 %Richland County7.492Lexington County: 7.416 %Lexington County7.416Lancaster County: 7.216 %Lancaster County7.216McCormick County: 7.101 %McCormick County7.101Darlington County: 6.987 %Darlington County6.987Colleton County: 6.724 %Colleton County6.724Aiken County: 6.7 %Aiken County6.7Cherokee County: 6.552 %Cherokee County6.552Spartanburg County: 6.536 %Spartanburg County6.536Laurens County: 6.515 %Laurens County6.515Orangeburg County: 6.335 %Orangeburg County6.335Union County: 6.178 %Union County6.178Chester County: 6.169 %Chester County6.169Newberry County: 6.134 %Newberry County6.134Sumter County: 6.091 %Sumter County6.091Florence County: 5.852 %Florence County5.852Lee County: 5.263 %Lee County5.263Calhoun County: 5.24 %Calhoun County5.24Chesterfield County: 4.781 %Chesterfield County4.781Marlboro County: 4.531 %Marlboro County4.531Allendale County: 2.597 %Allendale County2.597Saluda County: 12.207 %Saluda County12.207Georgetown County: 10.082 %Georgetown County10.082Dillon County: 10.023 %Dillon County10.023Berkeley County: 9.897 %Berkeley County9.897Clarendon County: 9.313 %Clarendon County9.313Jasper County: 8.989 %Jasper County8.989Edgefield County: 8.966 %Edgefield County8.966Charleston County: 8.951 %Charleston County8.951Dorchester County: 8.844 %Dorchester County8.844Bamberg County: 8.8 %Bamberg County8.8Horry County: 8.584 %Horry County8.584Beaufort County: 8.499 %Beaufort County8.499Hampton County: 8.475 %Hampton County8.475Abbeville County: 8.254 %Abbeville County8.254Fairfield County: 8.056 %Fairfield County8.056Kershaw County: 7.969 %Kershaw County7.969Pickens County: 7.962 %Pickens County7.962York County: 7.929 %York County7.929Barnwell County: 7.927 %Barnwell County7.927Greenville County: 7.904 %Greenville County7.904Williamsburg County: 7.761 %Williamsburg County7.761Anderson County: 7.652 %Anderson County7.652Greenwood County: 7.627 %Greenwood County7.627Marion County: 7.592 %Marion County7.592Oconee County: 7.522 %Oconee County7.522Richland County: 7.492 %Richland County7.492Lexington County: 7.416 %Lexington County7.416Lancaster County: 7.216 %Lancaster County7.216McCormick County: 7.101 %McCormick County7.101Darlington County: 6.987 %Darlington County6.987Colleton County: 6.724 %Colleton County6.724Aiken County: 6.7 %Aiken County6.7Cherokee County: 6.552 %Cherokee County6.552Spartanburg County: 6.536 %Spartanburg County6.536Laurens County: 6.515 %Laurens County6.515Orangeburg County: 6.335 %Orangeburg County6.335Union County: 6.178 %Union County6.178Chester County: 6.169 %Chester County6.169Newberry County: 6.134 %Newberry County6.134Sumter County: 6.091 %Sumter County6.091Florence County: 5.852 %Florence County5.852Lee County: 5.263 %Lee County5.263Calhoun County: 5.24 %Calhoun County5.24Chesterfield County: 4.781 %Chesterfield County4.781Marlboro County: 4.531 %Marlboro County4.531Allendale County: 2.597 %Allendale County2.597
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Saluda County12.207+3.1 pts
2Georgetown County10.082+1.98 pts
3Dillon County10.023+2.41 pts
4Berkeley County9.897+0.65 pts
5Clarendon County9.313+3.06 pts
6Jasper County8.989+1.73 pts
7Edgefield County8.966+1.38 pts
8Charleston County8.951+0.06 pts
9Dorchester County8.844-0.01 pts
10Bamberg County8.8+6.01 pts
11Horry County8.584-0.54 pts
12Beaufort County8.499-0.11 pts
13Hampton County8.475-0.65 pts
14Abbeville County8.254+0.98 pts
15Fairfield County8.056+1.83 pts
16Kershaw County7.969+1.12 pts
17Pickens County7.962-0.86 pts
18York County7.929-0.77 pts
19Barnwell County7.927-0.77 pts
20Greenville County7.904-0.57 pts
21Williamsburg County7.761+1.83 pts
22Anderson County7.652+0.4 pts
23Greenwood County7.627+1.33 pts
24Marion County7.592+0.98 pts
25Oconee County7.522-0 pts
26Richland County7.492-1.69 pts
27Lexington County7.416-0.69 pts
28Lancaster County7.216-2.09 pts
29McCormick County7.101-3.49 pts
30Darlington County6.987+0.29 pts
31Colleton County6.724-0.03 pts
32Aiken County6.7-0.11 pts
33Cherokee County6.552-0.31 pts
34Spartanburg County6.536-0.33 pts
35Laurens County6.515-0.05 pts
36Orangeburg County6.335-0.18 pts
37Union County6.178-0.8 pts
38Chester County6.169-2.72 pts
39Newberry County6.134-0.65 pts
40Sumter County6.091-0.46 pts
41Florence County5.852-1.94 pts
42Lee County5.263-0.63 pts
43Calhoun County5.24-0.94 pts
44Chesterfield County4.781-2.15 pts
45Marlboro County4.531-3.55 pts
46Allendale County2.597-5.47 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Saluda County, with 12.207% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Allendale County, with 2.597% in 2019.

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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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