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

Somerset County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 24 counties in 2023, at 62.7%. Garrett County had the lowest, at 33%. The median was 44.5% and the figure for Maryland was 46.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.7Somerset County
Lowest33Garrett County
Median44.524 counties
Maryland46.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 35.4 %Anne Arundel County: 54.5 %Baltimore County: 45.9 %Calvert County: 43.2 %Caroline County: 49.4 %Carroll County: 50.8 %Cecil County: 36 %Charles County: 42.4 %Dorchester County: 37.5 %Frederick County: 43.7 %Garrett County: 33 %Harford County: 44.6 %Howard County: 54.5 %Kent County: 42.4 %Montgomery County: 51.7 %Prince George's County: 38.6 %Queen Anne's County: 55.2 %St. Mary's County: 36.3 %Somerset County: 62.7 %Talbot County: 62.6 %Washington County: 34.9 %Wicomico County: 45.1 %Worcester County: 46.3 %Baltimore city: 44.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Somerset County: 62.7 %Somerset County62.7Talbot County: 62.6 %Talbot County62.6Queen Anne's County: 55.2 %Queen Anne's County55.2Anne Arundel County: 54.5 %Anne Arundel County54.5Howard County: 54.5 %Howard County54.5Montgomery County: 51.7 %Montgomery County51.7Carroll County: 50.8 %Carroll County50.8Caroline County: 49.4 %Caroline County49.4Worcester County: 46.3 %Worcester County46.3Baltimore County: 45.9 %Baltimore County45.9Wicomico County: 45.1 %Wicomico County45.1Harford County: 44.6 %Harford County44.6Baltimore city: 44.3 %Baltimore city44.3Frederick County: 43.7 %Frederick County43.7Calvert County: 43.2 %Calvert County43.2Kent County: 42.4 %Kent County42.4Charles County: 42.4 %Charles County42.4Prince George's County: 38.6 %Prince George's County38.6Dorchester County: 37.5 %Dorchester County37.5St. Mary's County: 36.3 %St. Mary's County36.3Cecil County: 36 %Cecil County36Allegany County: 35.4 %Allegany County35.4Washington County: 34.9 %Washington County34.9Garrett County: 33 %Garrett County33Somerset County: 62.7 %Somerset County62.7Talbot County: 62.6 %Talbot County62.6Queen Anne's County: 55.2 %Queen Anne's County55.2Anne Arundel County: 54.5 %Anne Arundel County54.5Howard County: 54.5 %Howard County54.5Montgomery County: 51.7 %Montgomery County51.7Carroll County: 50.8 %Carroll County50.8Caroline County: 49.4 %Caroline County49.4Worcester County: 46.3 %Worcester County46.3Baltimore County: 45.9 %Baltimore County45.9Wicomico County: 45.1 %Wicomico County45.1Harford County: 44.6 %Harford County44.6Baltimore city: 44.3 %Baltimore city44.3Frederick County: 43.7 %Frederick County43.7Calvert County: 43.2 %Calvert County43.2Kent County: 42.4 %Kent County42.4Charles County: 42.4 %Charles County42.4Prince George's County: 38.6 %Prince George's County38.6Dorchester County: 37.5 %Dorchester County37.5St. Mary's County: 36.3 %St. Mary's County36.3Cecil County: 36 %Cecil County36Allegany County: 35.4 %Allegany County35.4Washington County: 34.9 %Washington County34.9Garrett County: 33 %Garrett County33
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Somerset County62.7+12.1 pts
2Talbot County62.6+3.1 pts
3Queen Anne's County55.2+10 pts
4Anne Arundel County54.5+1 pts
5Howard County54.5+4.2 pts
6Montgomery County51.7+2 pts
7Carroll County50.8-0.3 pts
8Caroline County49.4+7.2 pts
9Worcester County46.3+2.5 pts
10Baltimore County45.9+0.8 pts
11Wicomico County45.1+2.3 pts
12Harford County44.6-1.7 pts
13Baltimore city44.3-5.1 pts
14Frederick County43.7+1.4 pts
15Calvert County43.2+2.8 pts
16Kent County42.4-3.3 pts
17Charles County42.4+1 pts
18Prince George's County38.6-0.5 pts
19Dorchester County37.5-3.4 pts
20St. Mary's County36.3-2.4 pts
21Cecil County36-0.2 pts
22Allegany County35.4-3.8 pts
23Washington County34.9-2.2 pts
24Garrett County33+0.9 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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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, 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

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, 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/maryland-counties?period=2023. 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, 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/maryland-counties?period=2023.

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, 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/maryland-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Somerset County, with 62.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Garrett County, with 33% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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