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 2023, at 69.2%. Sherburne County had the lowest, at 24.9%. The median was 44.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 44.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 49.3 %Anoka County: 39.1 %Becker County: 44.4 %Beltrami County: 35.3 %Benton County: 37 %Big Stone County: 49 %Blue Earth County: 47.9 %Brown County: 56.6 %Carlton County: 47 %Carver County: 58.6 %Cass County: 44.7 %Chippewa County: 30 %Chisago County: 38.3 %Clay County: 42.3 %Clearwater County: 34.2 %Cook County: 37 %Cottonwood County: 64 %Crow Wing County: 46.6 %Dakota County: 45.3 %Dodge County: 52.2 %Douglas County: 40.1 %Faribault County: 47.4 %Fillmore County: 43.9 %Freeborn County: 48.9 %Goodhue County: 45 %Grant County: 67.1 %Hennepin County: 53.6 %Houston County: 50.8 %Hubbard County: 31.2 %Isanti County: 40.7 %Itasca County: 37.2 %Jackson County: 56 %Kanabec County: 49.6 %Kandiyohi County: 43.3 %Kittson County: 46.2 %Koochiching County: 69.2 %Lac qui Parle County: 36.2 %Lake County: 55.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 51.7 %Le Sueur County: 39.8 %Lincoln County: 63.6 %Lyon County: 50.1 %McLeod County: 55.5 %Mahnomen County: 50.3 %Marshall County: 37.3 %Martin County: 45.8 %Meeker County: 33.5 %Mille Lacs County: 30.2 %Morrison County: 39.1 %Mower County: 47.8 %Murray County: 66.5 %Nicollet County: 47.4 %Nobles County: 34.1 %Norman County: 60.5 %Olmsted County: 42.6 %Otter Tail County: 50.1 %Pennington County: 34.6 %Pine County: 44.9 %Pipestone County: 58.8 %Polk County: 37.9 %Pope County: 40.6 %Ramsey County: 41.2 %Red Lake County: 59.4 %Redwood County: 58.8 %Renville County: 49.1 %Rice County: 49.6 %Rock County: 33.7 %Roseau County: 33.8 %St. Louis County: 47.5 %Scott County: 41.3 %Sherburne County: 24.9 %Sibley County: 35.1 %Stearns County: 32.9 %Steele County: 43.7 %Stevens County: 61.1 %Swift County: 50.4 %Todd County: 35.9 %Traverse County: 32.1 %Wabasha County: 41 %Wadena County: 42.2 %Waseca County: 31.3 %Washington County: 40.4 %Watonwan County: 29.9 %Wilkin County: 33.6 %Winona County: 46.4 %Wright County: 37.4 %Yellow Medicine County: 43.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Koochiching County: 69.2 %Koochiching County69.2Grant County: 67.1 %Grant County67.1Murray County: 66.5 %Murray County66.5Cottonwood County: 64 %Cottonwood County64Lincoln County: 63.6 %Lincoln County63.6Stevens County: 61.1 %Stevens County61.1Norman County: 60.5 %Norman County60.5Red Lake County: 59.4 %Red Lake County59.4Pipestone County: 58.8 %Pipestone County58.8Redwood County: 58.8 %Redwood County58.8Carver County: 58.6 %Carver County58.6Brown County: 56.6 %Brown County56.6Jackson County: 56 %Jackson County56Lake County: 55.8 %Lake County55.8McLeod County: 55.5 %McLeod County55.5Hennepin County: 53.6 %Hennepin County53.6Dodge County: 52.2 %Dodge County52.2Lake of the Woods County: 51.7 %Lake of the Woods County51.7Houston County: 50.8 %Houston County50.8Swift County: 50.4 %Swift County50.4Mahnomen County: 50.3 %Mahnomen County50.3Otter Tail County: 50.1 %Otter Tail County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Kanabec County: 49.6 %Kanabec County49.6Rice County: 49.6 %Rice County49.6Aitkin County: 49.3 %Aitkin County49.3Renville County: 49.1 %Renville County49.1Big Stone County: 49 %Big Stone County49Freeborn County: 48.9 %Freeborn County48.9Blue Earth County: 47.9 %Blue Earth County47.9Mower County: 47.8 %Mower County47.8St. Louis County: 47.5 %St. Louis County47.5Faribault County: 47.4 %Faribault County47.4Nicollet County: 47.4 %Nicollet County47.4Carlton County: 47 %Carlton County47Crow Wing County: 46.6 %Crow Wing County46.6Winona County: 46.4 %Winona County46.4Kittson County: 46.2 %Kittson County46.2Martin County: 45.8 %Martin County45.8Dakota County: 45.3 %Dakota County45.3Koochiching County: 69.2 %Koochiching County69.2Grant County: 67.1 %Grant County67.1Murray County: 66.5 %Murray County66.5Cottonwood County: 64 %Cottonwood County64Lincoln County: 63.6 %Lincoln County63.6Stevens County: 61.1 %Stevens County61.1Norman County: 60.5 %Norman County60.5Red Lake County: 59.4 %Red Lake County59.4Pipestone County: 58.8 %Pipestone County58.8Redwood County: 58.8 %Redwood County58.8Carver County: 58.6 %Carver County58.6Brown County: 56.6 %Brown County56.6Jackson County: 56 %Jackson County56Lake County: 55.8 %Lake County55.8McLeod County: 55.5 %McLeod County55.5Hennepin County: 53.6 %Hennepin County53.6Dodge County: 52.2 %Dodge County52.2Lake of the Woods County: 51.7 %Lake of the Woods County51.7Houston County: 50.8 %Houston County50.8Swift County: 50.4 %Swift County50.4Mahnomen County: 50.3 %Mahnomen County50.3Otter Tail County: 50.1 %Otter Tail County50.1Lyon County: 50.1 %Lyon County50.1Kanabec County: 49.6 %Kanabec County49.6Rice County: 49.6 %Rice County49.6Aitkin County: 49.3 %Aitkin County49.3Renville County: 49.1 %Renville County49.1Big Stone County: 49 %Big Stone County49Freeborn County: 48.9 %Freeborn County48.9Blue Earth County: 47.9 %Blue Earth County47.9Mower County: 47.8 %Mower County47.8St. Louis County: 47.5 %St. Louis County47.5Faribault County: 47.4 %Faribault County47.4Nicollet County: 47.4 %Nicollet County47.4Carlton County: 47 %Carlton County47Crow Wing County: 46.6 %Crow Wing County46.6Winona County: 46.4 %Winona County46.4Kittson County: 46.2 %Kittson County46.2Martin County: 45.8 %Martin County45.8Dakota County: 45.3 %Dakota County45.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Koochiching County69.2-3.7 pts
2Grant County67.1-2.1 pts
3Murray County66.5+2.6 pts
4Cottonwood County64+3.9 pts
5Lincoln County63.6+13 pts
6Stevens County61.1+7.7 pts
7Norman County60.5-5.9 pts
8Red Lake County59.4+0.3 pts
9Pipestone County58.8-3.6 pts
9Redwood County58.80 pts
11Carver County58.6-3 pts
12Brown County56.6-2.8 pts
13Jackson County56-4.7 pts
14Lake County55.8+26.4 pts
15McLeod County55.5-3.6 pts
16Hennepin County53.60 pts
17Dodge County52.2-1.3 pts
18Lake of the Woods County51.7+10.3 pts
19Houston County50.8+7.8 pts
20Swift County50.4-5.5 pts
21Mahnomen County50.3-11 pts
22Otter Tail County50.1+5 pts
23Lyon County50.1-10.2 pts
24Kanabec County49.6-5.4 pts
25Rice County49.60 pts
26Aitkin County49.3-7.1 pts
27Renville County49.1-5.4 pts
28Big Stone County49+0.1 pts
29Freeborn County48.9+0.5 pts
30Blue Earth County47.9-1.2 pts
31Mower County47.8-2.3 pts
32St. Louis County47.5+2.4 pts
33Faribault County47.4+3.3 pts
34Nicollet County47.4-0.7 pts
35Carlton County47+2.1 pts
36Crow Wing County46.6-3.5 pts
37Winona County46.4-0.7 pts
38Kittson County46.2-23.5 pts
39Martin County45.8+3.2 pts
40Dakota County45.3-0.1 pts
41Goodhue County45+1.9 pts
42Pine County44.9+1.7 pts
43Cass County44.7-2.7 pts
44Becker County44.4-1.3 pts
45Fillmore County43.9-2.4 pts
46Steele County43.7-2.5 pts
47Yellow Medicine County43.6-0.8 pts
48Kandiyohi County43.3-4.5 pts
49Olmsted County42.6-3.8 pts
50Clay County42.3+1.6 pts
51Wadena County42.2+1.4 pts
52Scott County41.3-6.2 pts
53Ramsey County41.2+0.1 pts
54Wabasha County41-4.7 pts
55Isanti County40.7+2.1 pts
56Pope County40.6-0.5 pts
57Washington County40.4-3.3 pts
58Douglas County40.1+2.5 pts
59Le Sueur County39.8+2.2 pts
60Morrison County39.1+0.1 pts
61Anoka County39.1-1.3 pts
62Chisago County38.3+1.5 pts
63Polk County37.9+0.3 pts
64Wright County37.4-0.4 pts
65Marshall County37.3+7.6 pts
66Itasca County37.2+0.5 pts
67Cook County37-9.1 pts
68Benton County37+2.1 pts
69Lac qui Parle County36.2-3.3 pts
70Todd County35.9-2.6 pts
71Beltrami County35.3-2.1 pts
72Sibley County35.1-0.3 pts
73Pennington County34.6+6.4 pts
74Clearwater County34.2-9.3 pts
75Nobles County34.1-13.5 pts
76Roseau County33.8-7.2 pts
77Rock County33.7+5.2 pts
78Wilkin County33.6+0.3 pts
79Meeker County33.5+2.7 pts
80Stearns County32.9-2.3 pts
81Traverse County32.1+5.3 pts
82Waseca County31.3-5 pts
83Hubbard County31.2-16.8 pts
84Mille Lacs County30.2-2.8 pts
85Chippewa County30-4.7 pts
86Watonwan County29.9-14 pts
87Sherburne County24.9-5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 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

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/minnesota-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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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Koochiching County, with 69.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sherburne County, with 24.9% in 2023.

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