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Counties in Maryland by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

Talbot County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 24 counties in 2024, at 66.8%. Kent County had the lowest, at 10.9%. The median was 45.2% and the figure for Maryland was 45.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.8Talbot County
Lowest10.9Kent County
Median45.224 counties
Maryland45.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Allegany County: 31 %Anne Arundel County: 53.1 %Baltimore County: 45.3 %Calvert County: 47.6 %Caroline County: 54.3 %Carroll County: 48.4 %Cecil County: 39.7 %Charles County: 42.1 %Dorchester County: 29.6 %Frederick County: 45.1 %Garrett County: 42.6 %Harford County: 42.5 %Howard County: 60 %Kent County: 10.9 %Montgomery County: 50.9 %Prince George's County: 36.8 %Queen Anne's County: 52.6 %St. Mary's County: 37.9 %Somerset County: 64 %Talbot County: 66.8 %Washington County: 34 %Wicomico County: 46.8 %Worcester County: 46.2 %Baltimore city: 42 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Talbot County: 66.8 %Talbot County66.8Somerset County: 64 %Somerset County64Howard County: 60 %Howard County60Caroline County: 54.3 %Caroline County54.3Anne Arundel County: 53.1 %Anne Arundel County53.1Queen Anne's County: 52.6 %Queen Anne's County52.6Montgomery County: 50.9 %Montgomery County50.9Carroll County: 48.4 %Carroll County48.4Calvert County: 47.6 %Calvert County47.6Wicomico County: 46.8 %Wicomico County46.8Worcester County: 46.2 %Worcester County46.2Baltimore County: 45.3 %Baltimore County45.3Frederick County: 45.1 %Frederick County45.1Garrett County: 42.6 %Garrett County42.6Harford County: 42.5 %Harford County42.5Charles County: 42.1 %Charles County42.1Baltimore city: 42 %Baltimore city42Cecil County: 39.7 %Cecil County39.7St. Mary's County: 37.9 %St. Mary's County37.9Prince George's County: 36.8 %Prince George's County36.8Washington County: 34 %Washington County34Allegany County: 31 %Allegany County31Dorchester County: 29.6 %Dorchester County29.6Kent County: 10.9 %Kent County10.9Talbot County: 66.8 %Talbot County66.8Somerset County: 64 %Somerset County64Howard County: 60 %Howard County60Caroline County: 54.3 %Caroline County54.3Anne Arundel County: 53.1 %Anne Arundel County53.1Queen Anne's County: 52.6 %Queen Anne's County52.6Montgomery County: 50.9 %Montgomery County50.9Carroll County: 48.4 %Carroll County48.4Calvert County: 47.6 %Calvert County47.6Wicomico County: 46.8 %Wicomico County46.8Worcester County: 46.2 %Worcester County46.2Baltimore County: 45.3 %Baltimore County45.3Frederick County: 45.1 %Frederick County45.1Garrett County: 42.6 %Garrett County42.6Harford County: 42.5 %Harford County42.5Charles County: 42.1 %Charles County42.1Baltimore city: 42 %Baltimore city42Cecil County: 39.7 %Cecil County39.7St. Mary's County: 37.9 %St. Mary's County37.9Prince George's County: 36.8 %Prince George's County36.8Washington County: 34 %Washington County34Allegany County: 31 %Allegany County31Dorchester County: 29.6 %Dorchester County29.6Kent County: 10.9 %Kent County10.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Talbot County66.8+4.2 pts
2Somerset County64+1.4 pts
3Howard County60+5.6 pts
4Caroline County54.3+4.9 pts
5Anne Arundel County53.1-1.4 pts
6Queen Anne's County52.6-2.6 pts
7Montgomery County50.9-0.8 pts
8Carroll County48.4-2.4 pts
9Calvert County47.6+4.4 pts
10Wicomico County46.8+1.7 pts
11Worcester County46.2-0 pts
12Baltimore County45.3-0.6 pts
13Frederick County45.1+1.4 pts
14Garrett County42.6+9.7 pts
15Harford County42.5-2 pts
16Charles County42.1-0.3 pts
17Baltimore city42-2.4 pts
18Cecil County39.7+3.7 pts
19St. Mary's County37.9+1.6 pts
20Prince George's County36.8-1.9 pts
21Washington County34-0.9 pts
22Allegany County31-4.4 pts
23Dorchester County29.6-7.9 pts
24Kent County10.9-31.5 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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 Maryland by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat

MLA 9

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 Maryland by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/maryland-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Maryland by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/maryland-counties.

Harvard

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 Maryland by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Talbot County, with 66.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kent County, with 10.9% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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