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Counties in South Carolina by establishment exit rate

McCormick County had the highest establishment exit rate of 46 counties in 2022, at 19.883%. Saluda County had the lowest, at 4.186%. The median was 8.291% and the figure for South Carolina was 8.667%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.883McCormick County
Lowest4.186Saluda County
Median8.29146 counties
South Carolina8.667History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 9.677 %Aiken County: 7.958 %Allendale County: 4.464 %Anderson County: 8.297 %Bamberg County: 5.591 %Barnwell County: 5.247 %Beaufort County: 8.58 %Berkeley County: 9.77 %Calhoun County: 7.86 %Charleston County: 9.372 %Cherokee County: 7.805 %Chester County: 8.063 %Chesterfield County: 6.289 %Clarendon County: 9.333 %Colleton County: 8.838 %Darlington County: 7.797 %Dillon County: 6.818 %Dorchester County: 10.16 %Edgefield County: 9.165 %Fairfield County: 10.017 %Florence County: 7.47 %Georgetown County: 8.13 %Greenville County: 8.494 %Greenwood County: 7.431 %Hampton County: 8.664 %Horry County: 8.973 %Jasper County: 8.784 %Kershaw County: 7.229 %Lancaster County: 8.285 %Laurens County: 7.175 %Lee County: 8.142 %Lexington County: 8.398 %McCormick County: 19.883 %Marion County: 6.27 %Marlboro County: 10.214 %Newberry County: 7.917 %Oconee County: 8.886 %Orangeburg County: 8.272 %Pickens County: 7.143 %Richland County: 9.329 %Saluda County: 4.186 %Spartanburg County: 8.117 %Sumter County: 8.68 %Union County: 8.545 %Williamsburg County: 9.598 %York County: 8.704 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

McCormick County: 19.883 %McCormick County19.883Marlboro County: 10.214 %Marlboro County10.214Dorchester County: 10.16 %Dorchester County10.16Fairfield County: 10.017 %Fairfield County10.017Berkeley County: 9.77 %Berkeley County9.77Abbeville County: 9.677 %Abbeville County9.677Williamsburg County: 9.598 %Williamsburg County9.598Charleston County: 9.372 %Charleston County9.372Clarendon County: 9.333 %Clarendon County9.333Richland County: 9.329 %Richland County9.329Edgefield County: 9.165 %Edgefield County9.165Horry County: 8.973 %Horry County8.973Oconee County: 8.886 %Oconee County8.886Colleton County: 8.838 %Colleton County8.838Jasper County: 8.784 %Jasper County8.784York County: 8.704 %York County8.704Sumter County: 8.68 %Sumter County8.68Hampton County: 8.664 %Hampton County8.664Beaufort County: 8.58 %Beaufort County8.58Union County: 8.545 %Union County8.545Greenville County: 8.494 %Greenville County8.494Lexington County: 8.398 %Lexington County8.398Anderson County: 8.297 %Anderson County8.297Lancaster County: 8.285 %Lancaster County8.285Orangeburg County: 8.272 %Orangeburg County8.272Lee County: 8.142 %Lee County8.142Georgetown County: 8.13 %Georgetown County8.13Spartanburg County: 8.117 %Spartanburg County8.117Chester County: 8.063 %Chester County8.063Aiken County: 7.958 %Aiken County7.958Newberry County: 7.917 %Newberry County7.917Calhoun County: 7.86 %Calhoun County7.86Cherokee County: 7.805 %Cherokee County7.805Darlington County: 7.797 %Darlington County7.797Florence County: 7.47 %Florence County7.47Greenwood County: 7.431 %Greenwood County7.431Kershaw County: 7.229 %Kershaw County7.229Laurens County: 7.175 %Laurens County7.175Pickens County: 7.143 %Pickens County7.143Dillon County: 6.818 %Dillon County6.818Chesterfield County: 6.289 %Chesterfield County6.289Marion County: 6.27 %Marion County6.27Bamberg County: 5.591 %Bamberg County5.591Barnwell County: 5.247 %Barnwell County5.247Allendale County: 4.464 %Allendale County4.464Saluda County: 4.186 %Saluda County4.186McCormick County: 19.883 %McCormick County19.883Marlboro County: 10.214 %Marlboro County10.214Dorchester County: 10.16 %Dorchester County10.16Fairfield County: 10.017 %Fairfield County10.017Berkeley County: 9.77 %Berkeley County9.77Abbeville County: 9.677 %Abbeville County9.677Williamsburg County: 9.598 %Williamsburg County9.598Charleston County: 9.372 %Charleston County9.372Clarendon County: 9.333 %Clarendon County9.333Richland County: 9.329 %Richland County9.329Edgefield County: 9.165 %Edgefield County9.165Horry County: 8.973 %Horry County8.973Oconee County: 8.886 %Oconee County8.886Colleton County: 8.838 %Colleton County8.838Jasper County: 8.784 %Jasper County8.784York County: 8.704 %York County8.704Sumter County: 8.68 %Sumter County8.68Hampton County: 8.664 %Hampton County8.664Beaufort County: 8.58 %Beaufort County8.58Union County: 8.545 %Union County8.545Greenville County: 8.494 %Greenville County8.494Lexington County: 8.398 %Lexington County8.398Anderson County: 8.297 %Anderson County8.297Lancaster County: 8.285 %Lancaster County8.285Orangeburg County: 8.272 %Orangeburg County8.272Lee County: 8.142 %Lee County8.142Georgetown County: 8.13 %Georgetown County8.13Spartanburg County: 8.117 %Spartanburg County8.117Chester County: 8.063 %Chester County8.063Aiken County: 7.958 %Aiken County7.958Newberry County: 7.917 %Newberry County7.917Calhoun County: 7.86 %Calhoun County7.86Cherokee County: 7.805 %Cherokee County7.805Darlington County: 7.797 %Darlington County7.797Florence County: 7.47 %Florence County7.47Greenwood County: 7.431 %Greenwood County7.431Kershaw County: 7.229 %Kershaw County7.229Laurens County: 7.175 %Laurens County7.175Pickens County: 7.143 %Pickens County7.143Dillon County: 6.818 %Dillon County6.818Chesterfield County: 6.289 %Chesterfield County6.289Marion County: 6.27 %Marion County6.27Bamberg County: 5.591 %Bamberg County5.591Barnwell County: 5.247 %Barnwell County5.247Allendale County: 4.464 %Allendale County4.464Saluda County: 4.186 %Saluda County4.186
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McCormick County19.883+13.1 pts
2Marlboro County10.214+2.78 pts
3Dorchester County10.16+1.98 pts
4Fairfield County10.017+2.07 pts
5Berkeley County9.77+1.87 pts
6Abbeville County9.677+2.43 pts
7Williamsburg County9.598+1.34 pts
8Charleston County9.372-0.29 pts
9Clarendon County9.333+2.34 pts
10Richland County9.329+0.47 pts
11Edgefield County9.165+1.89 pts
12Horry County8.973+0.01 pts
13Oconee County8.886+0.08 pts
14Colleton County8.838+0.65 pts
15Jasper County8.784+0.33 pts
16York County8.704+0.36 pts
17Sumter County8.68+0.83 pts
18Hampton County8.664-1.3 pts
19Beaufort County8.58-0.56 pts
20Union County8.545+1.86 pts
21Greenville County8.494-0.19 pts
22Lexington County8.398+0.48 pts
23Anderson County8.297+0.55 pts
24Lancaster County8.285+0.92 pts
25Orangeburg County8.272+1.39 pts
26Lee County8.142+1.35 pts
27Georgetown County8.13+0.91 pts
28Spartanburg County8.117+0.31 pts
29Chester County8.063+1.56 pts
30Aiken County7.958-0.21 pts
31Newberry County7.917-1.3 pts
32Calhoun County7.86+2.06 pts
33Cherokee County7.805-1.48 pts
34Darlington County7.797+0.67 pts
35Florence County7.47+0.08 pts
36Greenwood County7.431+1.05 pts
37Kershaw County7.229-2.13 pts
38Laurens County7.175+0.45 pts
39Pickens County7.143-1.36 pts
40Dillon County6.818-1.33 pts
41Chesterfield County6.289-0.39 pts
42Marion County6.27+0.92 pts
43Bamberg County5.591-5.5 pts
44Barnwell County5.247-3.23 pts
45Allendale County4.464-1.01 pts
46Saluda County4.186-6.61 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

McCormick County, with 19.883% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Saluda County, with 4.186% in 2022.

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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