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

Nantucket County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 14 counties in 2024, at 82.8%. Berkshire County had the lowest, at 43.5%. The median was 58.1% and the figure for Massachusetts was 55.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.8Nantucket County
Lowest43.5Berkshire County
Median58.114 counties
Massachusetts55.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Barnstable County: 53.5 %Berkshire County: 43.5 %Bristol County: 47.4 %Dukes County: 63.9 %Essex County: 52.3 %Franklin County: 66.2 %Hampden County: 56.4 %Hampshire County: 63.3 %Middlesex County: 59.7 %Nantucket County: 82.8 %Norfolk County: 63.7 %Plymouth County: 54.4 %Suffolk County: 59.9 %Worcester County: 45 %
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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

Nantucket County: 82.8 %Nantucket County82.8Franklin County: 66.2 %Franklin County66.2Dukes County: 63.9 %Dukes County63.9Norfolk County: 63.7 %Norfolk County63.7Hampshire County: 63.3 %Hampshire County63.3Suffolk County: 59.9 %Suffolk County59.9Middlesex County: 59.7 %Middlesex County59.7Hampden County: 56.4 %Hampden County56.4Plymouth County: 54.4 %Plymouth County54.4Barnstable County: 53.5 %Barnstable County53.5Essex County: 52.3 %Essex County52.3Bristol County: 47.4 %Bristol County47.4Worcester County: 45 %Worcester County45Berkshire County: 43.5 %Berkshire County43.5Nantucket County: 82.8 %Nantucket County82.8Franklin County: 66.2 %Franklin County66.2Dukes County: 63.9 %Dukes County63.9Norfolk County: 63.7 %Norfolk County63.7Hampshire County: 63.3 %Hampshire County63.3Suffolk County: 59.9 %Suffolk County59.9Middlesex County: 59.7 %Middlesex County59.7Hampden County: 56.4 %Hampden County56.4Plymouth County: 54.4 %Plymouth County54.4Barnstable County: 53.5 %Barnstable County53.5Essex County: 52.3 %Essex County52.3Bristol County: 47.4 %Bristol County47.4Worcester County: 45 %Worcester County45Berkshire County: 43.5 %Berkshire County43.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nantucket County82.8+3.6 pts
2Franklin County66.2+4.5 pts
3Dukes County63.9-3.5 pts
4Norfolk County63.7+1.3 pts
5Hampshire County63.3-1.6 pts
6Suffolk County59.90 pts
7Middlesex County59.7-0.3 pts
8Hampden County56.4+0.5 pts
9Plymouth County54.4-1 pts
10Barnstable County53.5+5.7 pts
11Essex County52.3-0.7 pts
12Bristol County47.4-1.1 pts
13Worcester County45-1.1 pts
14Berkshire County43.5+2.1 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nantucket County, with 82.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Berkshire County, with 43.5% in 2024.

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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