Business Formation Pulse · SC counties
South Carolina Business Applications by County
Explore annual Census business applications across South Carolina. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.
Latest year: 2025 · 46 countiesInteractive county map
Where are business applications concentrated?
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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications
County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.
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Highest application counties
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Ranked by 2025 business applications
| Rank | County | Applications | vs. prior year | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston County | 12,378 | +13.8% | 13.2% |
| 2 | Greenville County | 10,407 | +6.2% | 11.1% |
| 3 | Richland County | 8,654 | +10.6% | 9.2% |
| 4 | Horry County | 6,926 | +7.1% | 7.4% |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 5,994 | +0.9% | 6.4% |
| 6 | Berkeley County | 5,239 | +12.0% | 5.6% |
| 7 | Lexington County | 4,846 | +10.5% | 5.1% |
| 8 | York County | 4,709 | +4.1% | 5.0% |
| 9 | Beaufort County | 3,321 | +0.3% | 3.5% |
| 10 | Dorchester County | 3,042 | +7.0% | 3.2% |
| 11 | Anderson County | 2,996 | +19.2% | 3.2% |
| 12 | Aiken County | 2,616 | +11.0% | 2.8% |
| 13 | Florence County | 2,233 | +6.3% | 2.4% |
| 14 | Pickens County | 1,749 | +24.0% | 1.9% |
| 15 | Sumter County | 1,638 | +12.3% | 1.7% |
| 16 | Lancaster County | 1,551 | +12.1% | 1.6% |
| 17 | Orangeburg County | 1,388 | -1.7% | 1.5% |
| 18 | Kershaw County | 1,183 | +15.9% | 1.3% |
| 19 | Oconee County | 1,014 | +7.3% | 1.1% |
| 20 | Georgetown County | 1,005 | +2.7% | 1.1% |
| 21 | Laurens County | 901 | +15.1% | 1.0% |
| 22 | Darlington County | 830 | +2.5% | 0.9% |
| 23 | Greenwood County | 815 | +13.0% | 0.9% |
| 24 | Jasper County | 760 | +14.8% | 0.8% |
| 25 | Cherokee County | 687 | +21.6% | 0.7% |
| 26 | Colleton County | 682 | +12.0% | 0.7% |
| 27 | Chesterfield County | 519 | +18.2% | 0.6% |
| 28 | Newberry County | 507 | +13.9% | 0.5% |
| 29 | Clarendon County | 504 | +18.9% | 0.5% |
| 30 | Williamsburg County | 485 | +4.1% | 0.5% |
| 31 | Chester County | 478 | +14.9% | 0.5% |
| 32 | Marion County | 474 | +5.3% | 0.5% |
| 33 | Edgefield County | 411 | +13.9% | 0.4% |
| 34 | Dillon County | 337 | +2.7% | 0.4% |
| 35 | Fairfield County | 314 | +8.7% | 0.3% |
| 36 | Abbeville County | 296 | +12.1% | 0.3% |
| 37 | Marlboro County | 284 | +15.9% | 0.3% |
| 38 | Union County | 276 | +4.5% | 0.3% |
| 39 | Lee County | 262 | +12.9% | 0.3% |
| 40 | Hampton County | 256 | +0.4% | 0.3% |
| 41 | Calhoun County | 255 | +17.0% | 0.3% |
| 42 | Barnwell County | 241 | -2.4% | 0.3% |
| 43 | Saluda County | 230 | +8.5% | 0.2% |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 190 | -3.6% | 0.2% |
| 45 | McCormick County | 112 | -0.9% | 0.1% |
| 46 | Allendale County | 108 | -11.5% | 0.1% |
