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Counties in Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

Christian County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 102 counties in 2023, at 78.1%. Stark County had the lowest, at 21.4%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for Illinois was 51.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.1Christian County
Lowest21.4Stark County
Median50.2102 counties
Illinois51.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 44.6 %Alexander County: 77.2 %Bond County: 48.5 %Boone County: 33.2 %Brown County: 59.3 %Bureau County: 59.7 %Calhoun County: 58.1 %Carroll County: 49.3 %Cass County: 68.8 %Champaign County: 52.6 %Christian County: 78.1 %Clark County: 33 %Clay County: 50.4 %Clinton County: 54.1 %Coles County: 50.4 %Cook County: 52.2 %Crawford County: 42.9 %Cumberland County: 32.8 %DeKalb County: 40.7 %De Witt County: 42.3 %Douglas County: 26.3 %DuPage County: 56.5 %Edgar County: 55.1 %Edwards County: 58.2 %Effingham County: 50 %Fayette County: 47.8 %Ford County: 55.9 %Franklin County: 37.9 %Fulton County: 61.5 %Gallatin County: 33.1 %Greene County: 60 %Grundy County: 56.7 %Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hancock County: 59.9 %Hardin County: 37.9 %Henderson County: 74.2 %Henry County: 58.2 %Iroquois County: 40.6 %Jackson County: 46.9 %Jasper County: 40.9 %Jefferson County: 47.3 %Jersey County: 48.6 %Jo Daviess County: 47.5 %Johnson County: 77.4 %Kane County: 48.6 %Kankakee County: 49.5 %Kendall County: 46.7 %Knox County: 52.5 %Lake County: 48.6 %LaSalle County: 53.9 %Lawrence County: 61.3 %Lee County: 44.5 %Livingston County: 50.5 %Logan County: 54 %McDonough County: 55.8 %McHenry County: 46.7 %McLean County: 52.9 %Macon County: 45.6 %Macoupin County: 67 %Madison County: 61.5 %Marion County: 58.8 %Marshall County: 42.3 %Mason County: 54.9 %Massac County: 47.2 %Menard County: 70.6 %Mercer County: 61.5 %Monroe County: 37.6 %Montgomery County: 57 %Morgan County: 45.9 %Moultrie County: 46.3 %Ogle County: 48.4 %Peoria County: 49.4 %Perry County: 65.7 %Piatt County: 57 %Pike County: 40.2 %Pope County: 59.7 %Pulaski County: 59.4 %Putnam County: 39.6 %Randolph County: 53.9 %Richland County: 61.7 %Rock Island County: 41.2 %St. Clair County: 53.5 %Saline County: 45.7 %Sangamon County: 54 %Schuyler County: 50 %Scott County: 64 %Shelby County: 42.6 %Stark County: 21.4 %Stephenson County: 58 %Tazewell County: 47.1 %Union County: 56.4 %Vermilion County: 40 %Wabash County: 64.2 %Warren County: 39.3 %Washington County: 43.4 %Wayne County: 48 %White County: 50.7 %Whiteside County: 60.7 %Will County: 47.2 %Williamson County: 49.9 %Winnebago County: 46.5 %Woodford County: 51.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Christian County: 78.1 %Christian County78.1Johnson County: 77.4 %Johnson County77.4Alexander County: 77.2 %Alexander County77.2Henderson County: 74.2 %Henderson County74.2Menard County: 70.6 %Menard County70.6Cass County: 68.8 %Cass County68.8Macoupin County: 67 %Macoupin County67Perry County: 65.7 %Perry County65.7Wabash County: 64.2 %Wabash County64.2Scott County: 64 %Scott County64Richland County: 61.7 %Richland County61.7Fulton County: 61.5 %Fulton County61.5Mercer County: 61.5 %Mercer County61.5Madison County: 61.5 %Madison County61.5Lawrence County: 61.3 %Lawrence County61.3Whiteside County: 60.7 %Whiteside County60.7Greene County: 60 %Greene County60Hancock County: 59.9 %Hancock County59.9Bureau County: 59.7 %Bureau County59.7Pope County: 59.7 %Pope County59.7Pulaski County: 59.4 %Pulaski County59.4Brown County: 59.3 %Brown County59.3Marion County: 58.8 %Marion County58.8Henry County: 58.2 %Henry County58.2Edwards County: 58.2 %Edwards County58.2Calhoun County: 58.1 %Calhoun County58.1Stephenson County: 58 %Stephenson County58Montgomery County: 57 %Montgomery County57Piatt County: 57 %Piatt County57Grundy County: 56.7 %Grundy County56.7DuPage County: 56.5 %DuPage County56.5Union County: 56.4 %Union County56.4Ford County: 55.9 %Ford County55.9McDonough County: 55.8 %McDonough County55.8Edgar County: 55.1 %Edgar County55.1Mason County: 54.9 %Mason County54.9Clinton County: 54.1 %Clinton County54.1Logan County: 54 %Logan County54Sangamon County: 54 %Sangamon County54Randolph County: 53.9 %Randolph County53.9Christian County: 78.1 %Christian County78.1Johnson County: 77.4 %Johnson County77.4Alexander County: 77.2 %Alexander County77.2Henderson County: 74.2 %Henderson County74.2Menard County: 70.6 %Menard County70.6Cass County: 68.8 %Cass County68.8Macoupin County: 67 %Macoupin County67Perry County: 65.7 %Perry County65.7Wabash County: 64.2 %Wabash County64.2Scott County: 64 %Scott County64Richland County: 61.7 %Richland County61.7Fulton County: 61.5 %Fulton County61.5Mercer County: 61.5 %Mercer County61.5Madison County: 61.5 %Madison County61.5Lawrence County: 61.3 %Lawrence County61.3Whiteside County: 60.7 %Whiteside County60.7Greene County: 60 %Greene County60Hancock County: 59.9 %Hancock County59.9Bureau County: 59.7 %Bureau County59.7Pope County: 59.7 %Pope County59.7Pulaski County: 59.4 %Pulaski County59.4Brown County: 59.3 %Brown County59.3Marion County: 58.8 %Marion County58.8Henry County: 58.2 %Henry County58.2Edwards County: 58.2 %Edwards County58.2Calhoun County: 58.1 %Calhoun County58.1Stephenson County: 58 %Stephenson County58Montgomery County: 57 %Montgomery County57Piatt County: 57 %Piatt County57Grundy County: 56.7 %Grundy County56.7DuPage County: 56.5 %DuPage County56.5Union County: 56.4 %Union County56.4Ford County: 55.9 %Ford County55.9McDonough County: 55.8 %McDonough County55.8Edgar County: 55.1 %Edgar County55.1Mason County: 54.9 %Mason County54.9Clinton County: 54.1 %Clinton County54.1Logan County: 54 %Logan County54Sangamon County: 54 %Sangamon County54Randolph County: 53.9 %Randolph County53.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Christian County78.1+4.7 pts
2Johnson County77.4-4.9 pts
3Alexander County77.2+4.8 pts
4Henderson County74.2+4.3 pts
5Menard County70.6+4.8 pts
6Cass County68.8-13.9 pts
7Macoupin County67+2.2 pts
8Perry County65.7-5.2 pts
9Wabash County64.2+4.2 pts
10Scott County64-15.2 pts
11Richland County61.7+4.3 pts
12Fulton County61.5+0.8 pts
13Mercer County61.5+8.5 pts
14Madison County61.5-0.3 pts
15Lawrence County61.3-2.6 pts
16Whiteside County60.7+1.8 pts
17Greene County60-3.9 pts
18Hancock County59.9+1.5 pts
19Bureau County59.7+9.6 pts
20Pope County59.7+2.8 pts
21Pulaski County59.4+4.5 pts
22Brown County59.3-8.4 pts
23Marion County58.8-0.9 pts
24Henry County58.2+0.4 pts
25Edwards County58.2+12.5 pts
26Calhoun County58.1+8.1 pts
27Stephenson County58+5 pts
28Montgomery County57+4.7 pts
29Piatt County57-0.6 pts
30Grundy County56.7+0.2 pts
31DuPage County56.5-0 pts
32Union County56.4-6.9 pts
33Ford County55.9+0.1 pts
34McDonough County55.8-9.3 pts
35Edgar County55.1+2.6 pts
36Mason County54.9-13.5 pts
37Clinton County54.1-0.6 pts
38Logan County54-1.5 pts
39Sangamon County54-0.5 pts
40Randolph County53.9-4.6 pts
41LaSalle County53.9-1.2 pts
42St. Clair County53.5-2.8 pts
43McLean County52.9+1.5 pts
44Champaign County52.6+2.8 pts
45Knox County52.5-0.4 pts
46Cook County52.2-0.8 pts
47Woodford County51.7-2.7 pts
48White County50.7+5.8 pts
49Livingston County50.5+5 pts
50Clay County50.4+8.5 pts
51Coles County50.4-2.8 pts
52Effingham County50-1.2 pts
52Schuyler County50+9.8 pts
54Williamson County49.9+4.2 pts
55Kankakee County49.5-4.9 pts
56Peoria County49.4-1.3 pts
57Carroll County49.3-1.3 pts
58Lake County48.6-2.9 pts
59Jersey County48.6+2.2 pts
59Kane County48.6-0.8 pts
61Bond County48.5+1.8 pts
62Ogle County48.4-6.2 pts
63Wayne County48+5.1 pts
64Fayette County47.8+2.3 pts
65Jo Daviess County47.5-6.2 pts
66Jefferson County47.3+1.6 pts
67Massac County47.2-14.9 pts
68Will County47.2-0.1 pts
69Tazewell County47.1-3.3 pts
70Jackson County46.9-1 pts
71Kendall County46.7+2.3 pts
72McHenry County46.7+2.2 pts
73Winnebago County46.5-1.1 pts
74Moultrie County46.3+6.7 pts
75Morgan County45.9+3.1 pts
76Saline County45.7+1.5 pts
77Macon County45.6-2.7 pts
78Adams County44.6-1.9 pts
79Lee County44.5+2.8 pts
80Washington County43.4-8.1 pts
81Crawford County42.9-7.3 pts
82Shelby County42.6-0.4 pts
83De Witt County42.3-15.8 pts
84Marshall County42.3+12.4 pts
85Rock Island County41.2-3.3 pts
86Jasper County40.9+4.5 pts
87DeKalb County40.7+1.4 pts
88Iroquois County40.6+1.8 pts
89Pike County40.2-1.9 pts
90Vermilion County40-2.6 pts
91Putnam County39.6-10 pts
92Warren County39.3-10 pts
93Hardin County37.9+22.4 pts
94Franklin County37.9+1.5 pts
95Monroe County37.6-1.5 pts
96Boone County33.2-5.7 pts
97Gallatin County33.1+1.3 pts
98Clark County33-10.8 pts
99Cumberland County32.8-15.8 pts
100Douglas County26.3-4.3 pts
101Hamilton County25.4-2.3 pts
102Stark County21.4-4.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school, including nursery school and preschool, at any time in the three months before the interview, as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Reported by households, so it includes private nursery schools. Small counties have only a few dozen children in the sample, and their rates can swing widely between periods.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Christian County, with 78.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Stark County, with 21.4% in 2023.

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