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

Claiborne County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 81 counties in 2024, at 97.9%. Smith County had the lowest, at 13.5%. The median was 44.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 49.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.9Claiborne County
Lowest13.5Smith County
Median44.881 counties
Mississippi49.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 42 %Alcorn County: 40.5 %Amite County: 19.5 %Attala County: 63.8 %Benton County: 61.8 %Bolivar County: 66.7 %Calhoun County: 22 %Carroll County: 14.6 %Chickasaw County: 35.7 %Choctaw County: 21.9 %Claiborne County: 97.9 %Clarke County: 31 %Clay County: 46.8 %Coahoma County: 31.1 %Copiah County: 55.9 %Covington County: 28.1 %DeSoto County: 53.3 %Forrest County: 51.1 %Franklin County: 38.5 %George County: 22.2 %Greene County: 44.2 %Grenada County: 37.1 %Hancock County: 26 %Harrison County: 46.6 %Hinds County: 68 %Holmes County: 76.5 %Humphreys County: 53.8 %Itawamba County: 33.5 %Jackson County: 49 %Jasper County: 78.9 %Jefferson County: 82.1 %Jefferson Davis County: 18.5 %Jones County: 54.6 %Kemper County: 55.8 %Lafayette County: 50.3 %Lamar County: 48.3 %Lauderdale County: 41.8 %Lawrence County: 36.5 %Leake County: 53.4 %Lee County: 47.3 %Leflore County: 84 %Lincoln County: 55.5 %Lowndes County: 68.2 %Madison County: 49.1 %Marion County: 77.3 %Marshall County: 40.8 %Monroe County: 60.6 %Montgomery County: 73.6 %Neshoba County: 47.1 %Newton County: 32.8 %Noxubee County: 20.1 %Oktibbeha County: 40.8 %Panola County: 44.8 %Pearl River County: 30.3 %Perry County: 57 %Pike County: 33.9 %Pontotoc County: 39.8 %Prentiss County: 31.8 %Quitman County: 22.7 %Rankin County: 50.3 %Scott County: 27.2 %Sharkey County: 81.5 %Simpson County: 55.2 %Smith County: 13.5 %Stone County: 34.4 %Sunflower County: 81.7 %Tallahatchie County: 84.6 %Tate County: 37.4 %Tippah County: 62 %Tishomingo County: 33.9 %Tunica County: 76.3 %Union County: 25.4 %Walthall County: 47.4 %Warren County: 63.7 %Washington County: 75.8 %Wayne County: 17.8 %Webster County: 37.5 %Wilkinson County: 17.1 %Winston County: 36.9 %Yalobusha County: 18.9 %Yazoo County: 43.7 %
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%, 2024. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Claiborne County: 97.9 %Claiborne County97.9Tallahatchie County: 84.6 %Tallahatchie County84.6Leflore County: 84 %Leflore County84Jefferson County: 82.1 %Jefferson County82.1Sunflower County: 81.7 %Sunflower County81.7Sharkey County: 81.5 %Sharkey County81.5Jasper County: 78.9 %Jasper County78.9Marion County: 77.3 %Marion County77.3Holmes County: 76.5 %Holmes County76.5Tunica County: 76.3 %Tunica County76.3Washington County: 75.8 %Washington County75.8Montgomery County: 73.6 %Montgomery County73.6Lowndes County: 68.2 %Lowndes County68.2Hinds County: 68 %Hinds County68Bolivar County: 66.7 %Bolivar County66.7Attala County: 63.8 %Attala County63.8Warren County: 63.7 %Warren County63.7Tippah County: 62 %Tippah County62Benton County: 61.8 %Benton County61.8Monroe County: 60.6 %Monroe County60.6Perry County: 57 %Perry County57Copiah County: 55.9 %Copiah County55.9Kemper County: 55.8 %Kemper County55.8Lincoln County: 55.5 %Lincoln County55.5Simpson County: 55.2 %Simpson County55.2Jones County: 54.6 %Jones County54.6Humphreys County: 53.8 %Humphreys County53.8Leake County: 53.4 %Leake County53.4DeSoto County: 53.3 %DeSoto County53.3Forrest County: 51.1 %Forrest County51.1Rankin County: 50.3 %Rankin County50.3Lafayette County: 50.3 %Lafayette County50.3Madison County: 49.1 %Madison County49.1Jackson County: 49 %Jackson County49Lamar County: 48.3 %Lamar County48.3Walthall County: 47.4 %Walthall County47.4Lee County: 47.3 %Lee County47.3Neshoba County: 47.1 %Neshoba County47.1Clay County: 46.8 %Clay County46.8Harrison County: 46.6 %Harrison County46.6Claiborne County: 97.9 %Claiborne County97.9Tallahatchie County: 84.6 %Tallahatchie County84.6Leflore County: 84 %Leflore County84Jefferson County: 82.1 %Jefferson County82.1Sunflower County: 81.7 %Sunflower County81.7Sharkey County: 81.5 %Sharkey County81.5Jasper County: 78.9 %Jasper County78.9Marion County: 77.3 %Marion County77.3Holmes County: 76.5 %Holmes County76.5Tunica County: 76.3 %Tunica County76.3Washington County: 75.8 %Washington County75.8Montgomery County: 73.6 %Montgomery County73.6Lowndes County: 68.2 %Lowndes County68.2Hinds County: 68 %Hinds County68Bolivar County: 66.7 %Bolivar County66.7Attala County: 63.8 %Attala County63.8Warren County: 63.7 %Warren County63.7Tippah County: 62 %Tippah County62Benton County: 61.8 %Benton County61.8Monroe County: 60.6 %Monroe County60.6Perry County: 57 %Perry County57Copiah County: 55.9 %Copiah County55.9Kemper County: 55.8 %Kemper County55.8Lincoln County: 55.5 %Lincoln County55.5Simpson County: 55.2 %Simpson County55.2Jones County: 54.6 %Jones County54.6Humphreys County: 53.8 %Humphreys County53.8Leake County: 53.4 %Leake County53.4DeSoto County: 53.3 %DeSoto County53.3Forrest County: 51.1 %Forrest County51.1Rankin County: 50.3 %Rankin County50.3Lafayette County: 50.3 %Lafayette County50.3Madison County: 49.1 %Madison County49.1Jackson County: 49 %Jackson County49Lamar County: 48.3 %Lamar County48.3Walthall County: 47.4 %Walthall County47.4Lee County: 47.3 %Lee County47.3Neshoba County: 47.1 %Neshoba County47.1Clay County: 46.8 %Clay County46.8Harrison County: 46.6 %Harrison County46.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Claiborne County97.9-1.3 pts
2Tallahatchie County84.6+0.2 pts
3Leflore County84+10 pts
4Jefferson County82.1-10 pts
5Sunflower County81.7+5.1 pts
6Sharkey County81.5+5.6 pts
7Jasper County78.9+3.2 pts
8Marion County77.3+5.2 pts
9Holmes County76.5+6.6 pts
10Tunica County76.3+9.7 pts
11Washington County75.8+1.7 pts
12Montgomery County73.6+9.5 pts
13Lowndes County68.20 pts
14Hinds County68-1.8 pts
15Bolivar County66.7-6.1 pts
16Attala County63.8-1 pts
17Warren County63.7+3.8 pts
18Tippah County62+26 pts
19Benton County61.8+17.4 pts
20Monroe County60.6+0.1 pts
21Perry County57-3.2 pts
22Copiah County55.9-7.7 pts
23Kemper County55.8-9.3 pts
24Lincoln County55.5-14.7 pts
25Simpson County55.2+1.1 pts
26Jones County54.6+5.8 pts
27Humphreys County53.8-3 pts
28Leake County53.4+2.9 pts
29DeSoto County53.3+3.6 pts
30Forrest County51.1-2.1 pts
31Rankin County50.3+2.6 pts
32Lafayette County50.3-5.7 pts
33Madison County49.1-6.6 pts
34Jackson County49+1.4 pts
35Lamar County48.3+2.4 pts
36Walthall County47.4-26.9 pts
37Lee County47.3+1.8 pts
38Neshoba County47.1-0.8 pts
39Clay County46.8-8.9 pts
40Harrison County46.6+5.5 pts
41Panola County44.8-11.6 pts
42Greene County44.2+10.9 pts
43Yazoo County43.7-9.9 pts
44Adams County42-8.4 pts
45Lauderdale County41.8-1.4 pts
46Oktibbeha County40.8-7.4 pts
47Marshall County40.8+5.2 pts
48Alcorn County40.5+24.1 pts
49Pontotoc County39.8-1.2 pts
50Franklin County38.5-5.8 pts
51Webster County37.5-1.5 pts
52Tate County37.4+7 pts
53Grenada County37.1+2.2 pts
54Winston County36.9+7.5 pts
55Lawrence County36.5+2.4 pts
56Chickasaw County35.7-17.7 pts
57Stone County34.4-20.5 pts
58Pike County33.9-6.1 pts
59Tishomingo County33.9-10.6 pts
60Itawamba County33.5+1.6 pts
61Newton County32.8-13 pts
62Prentiss County31.8+10.9 pts
63Coahoma County31.1-4.9 pts
64Clarke County31-20.8 pts
65Pearl River County30.3-5.9 pts
66Covington County28.1-12.4 pts
67Scott County27.2-0.8 pts
68Hancock County26+2.9 pts
69Union County25.4-4.3 pts
70Quitman County22.7+2 pts
71George County22.2-1.3 pts
72Calhoun County22-2.7 pts
73Choctaw County21.9+6.3 pts
74Noxubee County20.1+7.5 pts
75Amite County19.5-17.7 pts
76Yalobusha County18.9-3.1 pts
77Jefferson Davis County18.5-18.5 pts
78Wayne County17.8-3.6 pts
79Wilkinson County17.1-36.9 pts
80Carroll County14.6-0.5 pts
81Smith County13.5-7.7 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Claiborne County, with 97.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Smith County, with 13.5% in 2024.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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