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

Koochiching County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 87 counties in 2021, at 82%. Rock County had the lowest, at 28.4%. The median was 44.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 45.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82Koochiching County
Lowest28.4Rock County
Median44.987 counties
Minnesota45.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 54.4 %Anoka County: 38.1 %Becker County: 45.2 %Beltrami County: 44.5 %Benton County: 40.8 %Big Stone County: 51.4 %Blue Earth County: 47.9 %Brown County: 62.2 %Carlton County: 43.3 %Carver County: 58.2 %Cass County: 52 %Chippewa County: 42.7 %Chisago County: 41.4 %Clay County: 39.8 %Clearwater County: 46.6 %Cook County: 48.6 %Cottonwood County: 54.2 %Crow Wing County: 41.1 %Dakota County: 45.5 %Dodge County: 56.4 %Douglas County: 35.8 %Faribault County: 47.3 %Fillmore County: 40.3 %Freeborn County: 44.9 %Goodhue County: 42.9 %Grant County: 71 %Hennepin County: 54 %Houston County: 44.5 %Hubbard County: 46.8 %Isanti County: 35.8 %Itasca County: 42.2 %Jackson County: 61.8 %Kanabec County: 59.7 %Kandiyohi County: 36.7 %Kittson County: 69.4 %Koochiching County: 82 %Lac qui Parle County: 45.5 %Lake County: 32.9 %Lake of the Woods County: 41.2 %Le Sueur County: 42.6 %Lincoln County: 57.1 %Lyon County: 55.5 %McLeod County: 47.7 %Mahnomen County: 60.2 %Marshall County: 31.4 %Martin County: 42.7 %Meeker County: 33.5 %Mille Lacs County: 39.7 %Morrison County: 32.2 %Mower County: 53.2 %Murray County: 66.9 %Nicollet County: 41.9 %Nobles County: 54.6 %Norman County: 57.1 %Olmsted County: 44.9 %Otter Tail County: 45.5 %Pennington County: 36 %Pine County: 31.3 %Pipestone County: 63 %Polk County: 32.5 %Pope County: 39.4 %Ramsey County: 40.9 %Red Lake County: 57.4 %Redwood County: 55.2 %Renville County: 49.6 %Rice County: 51.3 %Rock County: 28.4 %Roseau County: 50.1 %St. Louis County: 43.1 %Scott County: 51.4 %Sherburne County: 32.4 %Sibley County: 36.2 %Stearns County: 39.1 %Steele County: 46.5 %Stevens County: 50 %Swift County: 44 %Todd County: 34.6 %Traverse County: 40.6 %Wabasha County: 49 %Wadena County: 37.6 %Waseca County: 32.4 %Washington County: 43.6 %Watonwan County: 50.5 %Wilkin County: 45 %Winona County: 42.1 %Wright County: 42.4 %Yellow Medicine County: 48.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Koochiching County: 82 %Koochiching County82Grant County: 71 %Grant County71Kittson County: 69.4 %Kittson County69.4Murray County: 66.9 %Murray County66.9Pipestone County: 63 %Pipestone County63Brown County: 62.2 %Brown County62.2Jackson County: 61.8 %Jackson County61.8Mahnomen County: 60.2 %Mahnomen County60.2Kanabec County: 59.7 %Kanabec County59.7Carver County: 58.2 %Carver County58.2Red Lake County: 57.4 %Red Lake County57.4Lincoln County: 57.1 %Lincoln County57.1Norman County: 57.1 %Norman County57.1Dodge County: 56.4 %Dodge County56.4Lyon County: 55.5 %Lyon County55.5Redwood County: 55.2 %Redwood County55.2Nobles County: 54.6 %Nobles County54.6Aitkin County: 54.4 %Aitkin County54.4Cottonwood County: 54.2 %Cottonwood County54.2Hennepin County: 54 %Hennepin County54Mower County: 53.2 %Mower County53.2Cass County: 52 %Cass County52Big Stone County: 51.4 %Big Stone County51.4Scott County: 51.4 %Scott County51.4Rice County: 51.3 %Rice County51.3Watonwan County: 50.5 %Watonwan County50.5Roseau County: 50.1 %Roseau County50.1Stevens County: 50 %Stevens County50Renville County: 49.6 %Renville County49.6Wabasha County: 49 %Wabasha County49Yellow Medicine County: 48.6 %Yellow Medicine County48.6Cook County: 48.6 %Cook County48.6Blue Earth County: 47.9 %Blue Earth County47.9McLeod County: 47.7 %McLeod County47.7Faribault County: 47.3 %Faribault County47.3Hubbard County: 46.8 %Hubbard County46.8Clearwater County: 46.6 %Clearwater County46.6Steele County: 46.5 %Steele County46.5Lac qui Parle County: 45.5 %Lac qui Parle County45.5Otter Tail County: 45.5 %Otter Tail County45.5Koochiching County: 82 %Koochiching County82Grant County: 71 %Grant County71Kittson County: 69.4 %Kittson County69.4Murray County: 66.9 %Murray County66.9Pipestone County: 63 %Pipestone County63Brown County: 62.2 %Brown County62.2Jackson County: 61.8 %Jackson County61.8Mahnomen County: 60.2 %Mahnomen County60.2Kanabec County: 59.7 %Kanabec County59.7Carver County: 58.2 %Carver County58.2Red Lake County: 57.4 %Red Lake County57.4Lincoln County: 57.1 %Lincoln County57.1Norman County: 57.1 %Norman County57.1Dodge County: 56.4 %Dodge County56.4Lyon County: 55.5 %Lyon County55.5Redwood County: 55.2 %Redwood County55.2Nobles County: 54.6 %Nobles County54.6Aitkin County: 54.4 %Aitkin County54.4Cottonwood County: 54.2 %Cottonwood County54.2Hennepin County: 54 %Hennepin County54Mower County: 53.2 %Mower County53.2Cass County: 52 %Cass County52Big Stone County: 51.4 %Big Stone County51.4Scott County: 51.4 %Scott County51.4Rice County: 51.3 %Rice County51.3Watonwan County: 50.5 %Watonwan County50.5Roseau County: 50.1 %Roseau County50.1Stevens County: 50 %Stevens County50Renville County: 49.6 %Renville County49.6Wabasha County: 49 %Wabasha County49Yellow Medicine County: 48.6 %Yellow Medicine County48.6Cook County: 48.6 %Cook County48.6Blue Earth County: 47.9 %Blue Earth County47.9McLeod County: 47.7 %McLeod County47.7Faribault County: 47.3 %Faribault County47.3Hubbard County: 46.8 %Hubbard County46.8Clearwater County: 46.6 %Clearwater County46.6Steele County: 46.5 %Steele County46.5Lac qui Parle County: 45.5 %Lac qui Parle County45.5Otter Tail County: 45.5 %Otter Tail County45.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Koochiching County82
2Grant County71
3Kittson County69.4
4Murray County66.9
5Pipestone County63
6Brown County62.2
7Jackson County61.8
8Mahnomen County60.2
9Kanabec County59.7
10Carver County58.2
11Red Lake County57.4
12Lincoln County57.1
13Norman County57.1
14Dodge County56.4
15Lyon County55.5
16Redwood County55.2
17Nobles County54.6
18Aitkin County54.4
19Cottonwood County54.2
20Hennepin County54
21Mower County53.2
22Cass County52
23Big Stone County51.4
24Scott County51.4
25Rice County51.3
26Watonwan County50.5
27Roseau County50.1
28Stevens County50
29Renville County49.6
30Wabasha County49
31Yellow Medicine County48.6
32Cook County48.6
33Blue Earth County47.9
34McLeod County47.7
35Faribault County47.3
36Hubbard County46.8
37Clearwater County46.6
38Steele County46.5
39Lac qui Parle County45.5
40Otter Tail County45.5
41Dakota County45.5
42Becker County45.2
43Wilkin County45
44Freeborn County44.9
44Olmsted County44.9
46Beltrami County44.5
46Houston County44.5
48Swift County44
49Washington County43.6
50Carlton County43.3
51St. Louis County43.1
52Goodhue County42.9
53Martin County42.7
54Chippewa County42.7
55Le Sueur County42.6
56Wright County42.4
57Itasca County42.2
58Winona County42.1
59Nicollet County41.9
60Chisago County41.4
61Lake of the Woods County41.2
62Crow Wing County41.1
63Ramsey County40.9
64Benton County40.8
65Traverse County40.6
66Fillmore County40.3
67Clay County39.8
68Mille Lacs County39.7
69Pope County39.4
70Stearns County39.1
71Anoka County38.1
72Wadena County37.6
73Kandiyohi County36.7
74Sibley County36.2
75Pennington County36
76Douglas County35.8
77Isanti County35.8
78Todd County34.6
79Meeker County33.5
80Lake County32.9
81Polk County32.5
82Waseca County32.4
83Sherburne County32.4
84Morrison County32.2
85Marshall County31.4
86Pine County31.3
87Rock County28.4

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Minnesota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Minnesota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/minnesota-counties?period=2021. 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 Minnesota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/minnesota-counties?period=2021.

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 Minnesota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Koochiching County, with 82% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rock County, with 28.4% in 2021.

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