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

Nantucket County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 14 counties in 2022, at 79.6%. Berkshire County had the lowest, at 41.4%. The median was 58% and the figure for Massachusetts was 56.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.6Nantucket County
Lowest41.4Berkshire County
Median5814 counties
Massachusetts56.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Barnstable County: 51.7 %Berkshire County: 41.4 %Bristol County: 48.8 %Dukes County: 76.2 %Essex County: 52.6 %Franklin County: 61.8 %Hampden County: 51.7 %Hampshire County: 64.5 %Middlesex County: 62.3 %Nantucket County: 79.6 %Norfolk County: 63.7 %Plymouth County: 57.1 %Suffolk County: 58.9 %Worcester County: 49.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Nantucket County: 79.6 %Nantucket County79.6Dukes County: 76.2 %Dukes County76.2Hampshire County: 64.5 %Hampshire County64.5Norfolk County: 63.7 %Norfolk County63.7Middlesex County: 62.3 %Middlesex County62.3Franklin County: 61.8 %Franklin County61.8Suffolk County: 58.9 %Suffolk County58.9Plymouth County: 57.1 %Plymouth County57.1Essex County: 52.6 %Essex County52.6Hampden County: 51.7 %Hampden County51.7Barnstable County: 51.7 %Barnstable County51.7Worcester County: 49.2 %Worcester County49.2Bristol County: 48.8 %Bristol County48.8Berkshire County: 41.4 %Berkshire County41.4Nantucket County: 79.6 %Nantucket County79.6Dukes County: 76.2 %Dukes County76.2Hampshire County: 64.5 %Hampshire County64.5Norfolk County: 63.7 %Norfolk County63.7Middlesex County: 62.3 %Middlesex County62.3Franklin County: 61.8 %Franklin County61.8Suffolk County: 58.9 %Suffolk County58.9Plymouth County: 57.1 %Plymouth County57.1Essex County: 52.6 %Essex County52.6Hampden County: 51.7 %Hampden County51.7Barnstable County: 51.7 %Barnstable County51.7Worcester County: 49.2 %Worcester County49.2Bristol County: 48.8 %Bristol County48.8Berkshire County: 41.4 %Berkshire County41.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nantucket County79.6+5 pts
2Dukes County76.2+5.6 pts
3Hampshire County64.5+3.6 pts
4Norfolk County63.7+1.2 pts
5Middlesex County62.3-0.2 pts
6Franklin County61.8-1.6 pts
7Suffolk County58.9+0.2 pts
8Plymouth County57.1+1.1 pts
9Essex County52.6+3.2 pts
10Hampden County51.7+1.8 pts
11Barnstable County51.7+3.3 pts
12Worcester County49.2-1.5 pts
13Bristol County48.8+0.8 pts
14Berkshire County41.4-3.6 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/massachusetts-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/massachusetts-counties?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/massachusetts-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nantucket County, with 79.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Berkshire County, with 41.4% in 2022.

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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