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

Issaquena County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 82 counties in 2021, at 100%. Smith County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 50.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Issaquena County
Lowest13.4Smith County
Median49.782 counties
Mississippi50.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 43.4 %Alcorn County: 29.2 %Amite County: 29.6 %Attala County: 49 %Benton County: 53.2 %Bolivar County: 67.7 %Calhoun County: 52.1 %Carroll County: 26.6 %Chickasaw County: 40.7 %Choctaw County: 33.5 %Claiborne County: 84.4 %Clarke County: 58.5 %Clay County: 55.2 %Coahoma County: 52.2 %Copiah County: 41.1 %Covington County: 25.9 %DeSoto County: 54.3 %Forrest County: 51.3 %Franklin County: 47.3 %George County: 40.1 %Greene County: 36.9 %Grenada County: 61.6 %Hancock County: 27.1 %Harrison County: 41.4 %Hinds County: 63.9 %Holmes County: 66.2 %Humphreys County: 81.8 %Issaquena County: 100 %Itawamba County: 30.3 %Jackson County: 51.3 %Jasper County: 55.8 %Jefferson County: 88.7 %Jefferson Davis County: 39.2 %Jones County: 47.5 %Kemper County: 54.2 %Lafayette County: 56.9 %Lamar County: 33.5 %Lauderdale County: 41.3 %Lawrence County: 45.5 %Leake County: 66.2 %Lee County: 44.9 %Leflore County: 66 %Lincoln County: 62.8 %Lowndes County: 70.2 %Madison County: 59.4 %Marion County: 69 %Marshall County: 42.5 %Monroe County: 46.7 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Neshoba County: 55.3 %Newton County: 39.6 %Noxubee County: 39.7 %Oktibbeha County: 54.5 %Panola County: 55.8 %Pearl River County: 39.6 %Perry County: 65.6 %Pike County: 55.8 %Pontotoc County: 42.9 %Prentiss County: 44.8 %Quitman County: 31.1 %Rankin County: 49.1 %Scott County: 22.5 %Sharkey County: 50.9 %Simpson County: 50.2 %Smith County: 13.4 %Stone County: 38.3 %Sunflower County: 56.6 %Tallahatchie County: 64 %Tate County: 42.8 %Tippah County: 41.4 %Tishomingo County: 31.5 %Tunica County: 64.6 %Union County: 36.8 %Walthall County: 79 %Warren County: 52.4 %Washington County: 53.1 %Wayne County: 54 %Webster County: 40.9 %Wilkinson County: 18 %Winston County: 37.9 %Yalobusha County: 22.9 %Yazoo County: 64.8 %
  • Under 35
  • 35 to 41
  • 41 to 50
  • 50 to 54
  • 54 to 64
  • 64 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Issaquena County: 100 %Issaquena County100Jefferson County: 88.7 %Jefferson County88.7Claiborne County: 84.4 %Claiborne County84.4Humphreys County: 81.8 %Humphreys County81.8Walthall County: 79 %Walthall County79Lowndes County: 70.2 %Lowndes County70.2Marion County: 69 %Marion County69Bolivar County: 67.7 %Bolivar County67.7Leake County: 66.2 %Leake County66.2Holmes County: 66.2 %Holmes County66.2Leflore County: 66 %Leflore County66Perry County: 65.6 %Perry County65.6Yazoo County: 64.8 %Yazoo County64.8Tunica County: 64.6 %Tunica County64.6Tallahatchie County: 64 %Tallahatchie County64Hinds County: 63.9 %Hinds County63.9Lincoln County: 62.8 %Lincoln County62.8Grenada County: 61.6 %Grenada County61.6Madison County: 59.4 %Madison County59.4Clarke County: 58.5 %Clarke County58.5Lafayette County: 56.9 %Lafayette County56.9Sunflower County: 56.6 %Sunflower County56.6Panola County: 55.8 %Panola County55.8Jasper County: 55.8 %Jasper County55.8Pike County: 55.8 %Pike County55.8Neshoba County: 55.3 %Neshoba County55.3Clay County: 55.2 %Clay County55.2Oktibbeha County: 54.5 %Oktibbeha County54.5DeSoto County: 54.3 %DeSoto County54.3Kemper County: 54.2 %Kemper County54.2Wayne County: 54 %Wayne County54Benton County: 53.2 %Benton County53.2Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Coahoma County: 52.2 %Coahoma County52.2Calhoun County: 52.1 %Calhoun County52.1Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Forrest County: 51.3 %Forrest County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Sharkey County: 50.9 %Sharkey County50.9Issaquena County: 100 %Issaquena County100Jefferson County: 88.7 %Jefferson County88.7Claiborne County: 84.4 %Claiborne County84.4Humphreys County: 81.8 %Humphreys County81.8Walthall County: 79 %Walthall County79Lowndes County: 70.2 %Lowndes County70.2Marion County: 69 %Marion County69Bolivar County: 67.7 %Bolivar County67.7Leake County: 66.2 %Leake County66.2Holmes County: 66.2 %Holmes County66.2Leflore County: 66 %Leflore County66Perry County: 65.6 %Perry County65.6Yazoo County: 64.8 %Yazoo County64.8Tunica County: 64.6 %Tunica County64.6Tallahatchie County: 64 %Tallahatchie County64Hinds County: 63.9 %Hinds County63.9Lincoln County: 62.8 %Lincoln County62.8Grenada County: 61.6 %Grenada County61.6Madison County: 59.4 %Madison County59.4Clarke County: 58.5 %Clarke County58.5Lafayette County: 56.9 %Lafayette County56.9Sunflower County: 56.6 %Sunflower County56.6Panola County: 55.8 %Panola County55.8Jasper County: 55.8 %Jasper County55.8Pike County: 55.8 %Pike County55.8Neshoba County: 55.3 %Neshoba County55.3Clay County: 55.2 %Clay County55.2Oktibbeha County: 54.5 %Oktibbeha County54.5DeSoto County: 54.3 %DeSoto County54.3Kemper County: 54.2 %Kemper County54.2Wayne County: 54 %Wayne County54Benton County: 53.2 %Benton County53.2Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Warren County: 52.4 %Warren County52.4Coahoma County: 52.2 %Coahoma County52.2Calhoun County: 52.1 %Calhoun County52.1Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Forrest County: 51.3 %Forrest County51.3Jackson County: 51.3 %Jackson County51.3Sharkey County: 50.9 %Sharkey County50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Issaquena County100
2Jefferson County88.7
3Claiborne County84.4
4Humphreys County81.8
5Walthall County79
6Lowndes County70.2
7Marion County69
8Bolivar County67.7
9Leake County66.2
10Holmes County66.2
11Leflore County66
12Perry County65.6
13Yazoo County64.8
14Tunica County64.6
15Tallahatchie County64
16Hinds County63.9
17Lincoln County62.8
18Grenada County61.6
19Madison County59.4
20Clarke County58.5
21Lafayette County56.9
22Sunflower County56.6
23Panola County55.8
24Jasper County55.8
24Pike County55.8
26Neshoba County55.3
27Clay County55.2
28Oktibbeha County54.5
29DeSoto County54.3
30Kemper County54.2
31Wayne County54
32Benton County53.2
33Washington County53.1
34Warren County52.4
35Coahoma County52.2
36Calhoun County52.1
37Montgomery County51.4
38Forrest County51.3
39Jackson County51.3
40Sharkey County50.9
41Simpson County50.2
42Rankin County49.1
43Attala County49
44Jones County47.5
45Franklin County47.3
46Monroe County46.7
47Lawrence County45.5
48Lee County44.9
49Prentiss County44.8
50Adams County43.4
51Pontotoc County42.9
52Tate County42.8
53Marshall County42.5
54Harrison County41.4
55Tippah County41.4
56Lauderdale County41.3
57Copiah County41.1
58Webster County40.9
59Chickasaw County40.7
60George County40.1
61Noxubee County39.7
62Pearl River County39.6
63Newton County39.6
64Jefferson Davis County39.2
65Stone County38.3
66Winston County37.9
67Greene County36.9
68Union County36.8
69Choctaw County33.5
69Lamar County33.5
71Tishomingo County31.5
72Quitman County31.1
73Itawamba County30.3
74Amite County29.6
75Alcorn County29.2
76Hancock County27.1
77Carroll County26.6
78Covington County25.9
79Yalobusha County22.9
80Scott County22.5
81Wilkinson County18
82Smith County13.4

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 Mississippi 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

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, 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Issaquena County, with 100% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Smith County, with 13.4% in 2021.

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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.

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