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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

Bamberg County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2021, at 11.087%. Marion County had the lowest, at 5.345%. The median was 7.905% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.424%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.087Bamberg County
Lowest5.345Marion County
Median7.90546 counties
South Carolina8.424History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 7.249 %Aiken County: 8.172 %Allendale County: 5.479 %Anderson County: 7.744 %Bamberg County: 11.087 %Barnwell County: 8.477 %Beaufort County: 9.143 %Berkeley County: 7.896 %Calhoun County: 5.804 %Charleston County: 9.659 %Cherokee County: 9.289 %Chester County: 6.502 %Chesterfield County: 6.677 %Clarendon County: 6.99 %Colleton County: 8.19 %Darlington County: 7.132 %Dillon County: 8.149 %Dorchester County: 8.178 %Edgefield County: 7.273 %Fairfield County: 7.947 %Florence County: 7.386 %Georgetown County: 7.221 %Greenville County: 8.68 %Greenwood County: 6.384 %Hampton County: 9.964 %Horry County: 8.968 %Jasper County: 8.451 %Kershaw County: 9.362 %Lancaster County: 7.362 %Laurens County: 6.724 %Lee County: 6.789 %Lexington County: 7.913 %McCormick County: 6.78 %Marion County: 5.345 %Marlboro County: 7.431 %Newberry County: 9.222 %Oconee County: 8.808 %Orangeburg County: 6.883 %Pickens County: 8.499 %Richland County: 8.861 %Saluda County: 10.798 %Spartanburg County: 7.812 %Sumter County: 7.851 %Union County: 6.684 %Williamsburg County: 8.259 %York County: 8.342 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Bamberg County: 11.087 %Bamberg County11.087Saluda County: 10.798 %Saluda County10.798Hampton County: 9.964 %Hampton County9.964Charleston County: 9.659 %Charleston County9.659Kershaw County: 9.362 %Kershaw County9.362Cherokee County: 9.289 %Cherokee County9.289Newberry County: 9.222 %Newberry County9.222Beaufort County: 9.143 %Beaufort County9.143Horry County: 8.968 %Horry County8.968Richland County: 8.861 %Richland County8.861Oconee County: 8.808 %Oconee County8.808Greenville County: 8.68 %Greenville County8.68Pickens County: 8.499 %Pickens County8.499Barnwell County: 8.477 %Barnwell County8.477Jasper County: 8.451 %Jasper County8.451York County: 8.342 %York County8.342Williamsburg County: 8.259 %Williamsburg County8.259Colleton County: 8.19 %Colleton County8.19Dorchester County: 8.178 %Dorchester County8.178Aiken County: 8.172 %Aiken County8.172Dillon County: 8.149 %Dillon County8.149Fairfield County: 7.947 %Fairfield County7.947Lexington County: 7.913 %Lexington County7.913Berkeley County: 7.896 %Berkeley County7.896Sumter County: 7.851 %Sumter County7.851Spartanburg County: 7.812 %Spartanburg County7.812Anderson County: 7.744 %Anderson County7.744Marlboro County: 7.431 %Marlboro County7.431Florence County: 7.386 %Florence County7.386Lancaster County: 7.362 %Lancaster County7.362Edgefield County: 7.273 %Edgefield County7.273Abbeville County: 7.249 %Abbeville County7.249Georgetown County: 7.221 %Georgetown County7.221Darlington County: 7.132 %Darlington County7.132Clarendon County: 6.99 %Clarendon County6.99Orangeburg County: 6.883 %Orangeburg County6.883Lee County: 6.789 %Lee County6.789McCormick County: 6.78 %McCormick County6.78Laurens County: 6.724 %Laurens County6.724Union County: 6.684 %Union County6.684Chesterfield County: 6.677 %Chesterfield County6.677Chester County: 6.502 %Chester County6.502Greenwood County: 6.384 %Greenwood County6.384Calhoun County: 5.804 %Calhoun County5.804Allendale County: 5.479 %Allendale County5.479Marion County: 5.345 %Marion County5.345Bamberg County: 11.087 %Bamberg County11.087Saluda County: 10.798 %Saluda County10.798Hampton County: 9.964 %Hampton County9.964Charleston County: 9.659 %Charleston County9.659Kershaw County: 9.362 %Kershaw County9.362Cherokee County: 9.289 %Cherokee County9.289Newberry County: 9.222 %Newberry County9.222Beaufort County: 9.143 %Beaufort County9.143Horry County: 8.968 %Horry County8.968Richland County: 8.861 %Richland County8.861Oconee County: 8.808 %Oconee County8.808Greenville County: 8.68 %Greenville County8.68Pickens County: 8.499 %Pickens County8.499Barnwell County: 8.477 %Barnwell County8.477Jasper County: 8.451 %Jasper County8.451York County: 8.342 %York County8.342Williamsburg County: 8.259 %Williamsburg County8.259Colleton County: 8.19 %Colleton County8.19Dorchester County: 8.178 %Dorchester County8.178Aiken County: 8.172 %Aiken County8.172Dillon County: 8.149 %Dillon County8.149Fairfield County: 7.947 %Fairfield County7.947Lexington County: 7.913 %Lexington County7.913Berkeley County: 7.896 %Berkeley County7.896Sumter County: 7.851 %Sumter County7.851Spartanburg County: 7.812 %Spartanburg County7.812Anderson County: 7.744 %Anderson County7.744Marlboro County: 7.431 %Marlboro County7.431Florence County: 7.386 %Florence County7.386Lancaster County: 7.362 %Lancaster County7.362Edgefield County: 7.273 %Edgefield County7.273Abbeville County: 7.249 %Abbeville County7.249Georgetown County: 7.221 %Georgetown County7.221Darlington County: 7.132 %Darlington County7.132Clarendon County: 6.99 %Clarendon County6.99Orangeburg County: 6.883 %Orangeburg County6.883Lee County: 6.789 %Lee County6.789McCormick County: 6.78 %McCormick County6.78Laurens County: 6.724 %Laurens County6.724Union County: 6.684 %Union County6.684Chesterfield County: 6.677 %Chesterfield County6.677Chester County: 6.502 %Chester County6.502Greenwood County: 6.384 %Greenwood County6.384Calhoun County: 5.804 %Calhoun County5.804Allendale County: 5.479 %Allendale County5.479Marion County: 5.345 %Marion County5.345
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Bamberg County11.087+5.3 pts
2Saluda County10.798+3.25 pts
3Hampton County9.964-2.11 pts
4Charleston County9.659-0.13 pts
5Kershaw County9.362+0.76 pts
6Cherokee County9.289+1.52 pts
7Newberry County9.222+4.2 pts
8Beaufort County9.143+0.21 pts
9Horry County8.968+0.09 pts
10Richland County8.861+0.11 pts
11Oconee County8.808+0.69 pts
12Greenville County8.68+0.11 pts
13Pickens County8.499-1.36 pts
14Barnwell County8.477+1.09 pts
15Jasper County8.451-0.29 pts
16York County8.342-0.49 pts
17Williamsburg County8.259+0.41 pts
18Colleton County8.19+0.3 pts
19Dorchester County8.178-1.83 pts
20Aiken County8.172+1.84 pts
21Dillon County8.149+1.64 pts
22Fairfield County7.947+3.85 pts
23Lexington County7.913-0.1 pts
24Berkeley County7.896-1.7 pts
25Sumter County7.851-0.24 pts
26Spartanburg County7.812-0.1 pts
27Anderson County7.744+0.08 pts
28Marlboro County7.431-0.63 pts
29Florence County7.386-0.26 pts
30Lancaster County7.362-1.34 pts
31Edgefield County7.273-0.85 pts
32Abbeville County7.249-2.51 pts
33Georgetown County7.221-0.56 pts
34Darlington County7.132-0.5 pts
35Clarendon County6.99-2.7 pts
36Orangeburg County6.883-1.99 pts
37Lee County6.789-2.18 pts
38McCormick County6.78-2.47 pts
39Laurens County6.724-1.24 pts
40Union County6.684-1.19 pts
41Chesterfield County6.677-0.84 pts
42Chester County6.502-0.24 pts
43Greenwood County6.384-0.43 pts
44Calhoun County5.804-1.65 pts
45Allendale County5.479-4.13 pts
46Marion County5.345-1.99 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bamberg County, with 11.087% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Marion County, with 5.345% in 2021.

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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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