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

Putnam County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 115 counties in 2021, at 69.6%. Ralls County had the lowest, at 8.7%. The median was 37% and the figure for Missouri was 44.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.6Putnam County
Lowest8.7Ralls County
Median37115 counties
Missouri44.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 45.6 %Andrew County: 37.3 %Atchison County: 47.5 %Audrain County: 26.1 %Barry County: 52.2 %Barton County: 20.1 %Bates County: 24.4 %Benton County: 33.8 %Bollinger County: 38.7 %Boone County: 46.7 %Buchanan County: 47.3 %Butler County: 28.3 %Caldwell County: 20.7 %Callaway County: 45.3 %Camden County: 32.9 %Cape Girardeau County: 45.2 %Carroll County: 48.8 %Carter County: 65.1 %Cass County: 37 %Cedar County: 43.7 %Chariton County: 31.3 %Christian County: 53.5 %Clark County: 55.6 %Clay County: 42.7 %Clinton County: 44 %Cole County: 24.7 %Cooper County: 34.1 %Crawford County: 41 %Dade County: 28.1 %Dallas County: 30.3 %Daviess County: 28.1 %DeKalb County: 38.5 %Dent County: 40.1 %Douglas County: 24.2 %Dunklin County: 39.4 %Franklin County: 48.8 %Gasconade County: 35 %Gentry County: 41.4 %Greene County: 42.7 %Grundy County: 56 %Harrison County: 69.3 %Henry County: 34.9 %Hickory County: 39.2 %Holt County: 26 %Howard County: 30.9 %Howell County: 28.6 %Iron County: 33.9 %Jackson County: 42.7 %Jasper County: 35.3 %Jefferson County: 46.9 %Johnson County: 40 %Knox County: 36.9 %Laclede County: 32.4 %Lafayette County: 38.7 %Lawrence County: 37.9 %Lewis County: 42.3 %Lincoln County: 35.8 %Linn County: 51 %Livingston County: 24.7 %McDonald County: 37.5 %Macon County: 57.5 %Madison County: 36.7 %Maries County: 33.5 %Marion County: 50.4 %Mercer County: 32.1 %Miller County: 44.5 %Mississippi County: 42.2 %Moniteau County: 20.9 %Monroe County: 31.1 %Montgomery County: 34.8 %Morgan County: 20.3 %New Madrid County: 44.8 %Newton County: 27.2 %Nodaway County: 41.2 %Oregon County: 36.7 %Osage County: 26 %Ozark County: 19 %Pemiscot County: 36.1 %Perry County: 37 %Pettis County: 31.6 %Phelps County: 61.6 %Pike County: 38.1 %Platte County: 47.8 %Polk County: 17.7 %Pulaski County: 33.7 %Putnam County: 69.6 %Ralls County: 8.7 %Randolph County: 36.1 %Ray County: 34.6 %Reynolds County: 53.9 %Ripley County: 45.2 %St. Charles County: 54.7 %St. Clair County: 48.2 %Ste. Genevieve County: 24.5 %St. Francois County: 32.1 %St. Louis County: 58.6 %Saline County: 54.6 %Schuyler County: 18.1 %Scotland County: 13.6 %Scott County: 34.3 %Shannon County: 31.3 %Shelby County: 30.3 %Stoddard County: 39.5 %Stone County: 24.5 %Sullivan County: 48.1 %Taney County: 31.2 %Texas County: 28 %Vernon County: 25.4 %Warren County: 45.5 %Washington County: 40.3 %Wayne County: 45.5 %Webster County: 35.3 %Worth County: 46.4 %Wright County: 25.2 %St. Louis city: 52 %
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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

Putnam County: 69.6 %Putnam County69.6Harrison County: 69.3 %Harrison County69.3Carter County: 65.1 %Carter County65.1Phelps County: 61.6 %Phelps County61.6St. Louis County: 58.6 %St. Louis County58.6Macon County: 57.5 %Macon County57.5Grundy County: 56 %Grundy County56Clark County: 55.6 %Clark County55.6St. Charles County: 54.7 %St. Charles County54.7Saline County: 54.6 %Saline County54.6Reynolds County: 53.9 %Reynolds County53.9Christian County: 53.5 %Christian County53.5Barry County: 52.2 %Barry County52.2St. Louis city: 52 %St. Louis city52Linn County: 51 %Linn County51Marion County: 50.4 %Marion County50.4Franklin County: 48.8 %Franklin County48.8Carroll County: 48.8 %Carroll County48.8St. Clair County: 48.2 %St. Clair County48.2Sullivan County: 48.1 %Sullivan County48.1Platte County: 47.8 %Platte County47.8Atchison County: 47.5 %Atchison County47.5Buchanan County: 47.3 %Buchanan County47.3Jefferson County: 46.9 %Jefferson County46.9Boone County: 46.7 %Boone County46.7Worth County: 46.4 %Worth County46.4Adair County: 45.6 %Adair County45.6Wayne County: 45.5 %Wayne County45.5Warren County: 45.5 %Warren County45.5Callaway County: 45.3 %Callaway County45.3Cape Girardeau County: 45.2 %Cape Girardeau County45.2Ripley County: 45.2 %Ripley County45.2New Madrid County: 44.8 %New Madrid County44.8Miller County: 44.5 %Miller County44.5Clinton County: 44 %Clinton County44Cedar County: 43.7 %Cedar County43.7Greene County: 42.7 %Greene County42.7Jackson County: 42.7 %Jackson County42.7Clay County: 42.7 %Clay County42.7Lewis County: 42.3 %Lewis County42.3Putnam County: 69.6 %Putnam County69.6Harrison County: 69.3 %Harrison County69.3Carter County: 65.1 %Carter County65.1Phelps County: 61.6 %Phelps County61.6St. Louis County: 58.6 %St. Louis County58.6Macon County: 57.5 %Macon County57.5Grundy County: 56 %Grundy County56Clark County: 55.6 %Clark County55.6St. Charles County: 54.7 %St. Charles County54.7Saline County: 54.6 %Saline County54.6Reynolds County: 53.9 %Reynolds County53.9Christian County: 53.5 %Christian County53.5Barry County: 52.2 %Barry County52.2St. Louis city: 52 %St. Louis city52Linn County: 51 %Linn County51Marion County: 50.4 %Marion County50.4Franklin County: 48.8 %Franklin County48.8Carroll County: 48.8 %Carroll County48.8St. Clair County: 48.2 %St. Clair County48.2Sullivan County: 48.1 %Sullivan County48.1Platte County: 47.8 %Platte County47.8Atchison County: 47.5 %Atchison County47.5Buchanan County: 47.3 %Buchanan County47.3Jefferson County: 46.9 %Jefferson County46.9Boone County: 46.7 %Boone County46.7Worth County: 46.4 %Worth County46.4Adair County: 45.6 %Adair County45.6Wayne County: 45.5 %Wayne County45.5Warren County: 45.5 %Warren County45.5Callaway County: 45.3 %Callaway County45.3Cape Girardeau County: 45.2 %Cape Girardeau County45.2Ripley County: 45.2 %Ripley County45.2New Madrid County: 44.8 %New Madrid County44.8Miller County: 44.5 %Miller County44.5Clinton County: 44 %Clinton County44Cedar County: 43.7 %Cedar County43.7Greene County: 42.7 %Greene County42.7Jackson County: 42.7 %Jackson County42.7Clay County: 42.7 %Clay County42.7Lewis County: 42.3 %Lewis County42.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Putnam County69.6
2Harrison County69.3
3Carter County65.1
4Phelps County61.6
5St. Louis County58.6
6Macon County57.5
7Grundy County56
8Clark County55.6
9St. Charles County54.7
10Saline County54.6
11Reynolds County53.9
12Christian County53.5
13Barry County52.2
14St. Louis city52
15Linn County51
16Marion County50.4
17Franklin County48.8
18Carroll County48.8
19St. Clair County48.2
20Sullivan County48.1
21Platte County47.8
22Atchison County47.5
23Buchanan County47.3
24Jefferson County46.9
25Boone County46.7
26Worth County46.4
27Adair County45.6
28Wayne County45.5
29Warren County45.5
30Callaway County45.3
31Cape Girardeau County45.2
32Ripley County45.2
33New Madrid County44.8
34Miller County44.5
35Clinton County44
36Cedar County43.7
37Greene County42.7
38Jackson County42.7
39Clay County42.7
40Lewis County42.3
41Mississippi County42.2
42Gentry County41.4
43Nodaway County41.2
44Crawford County41
45Washington County40.3
46Dent County40.1
47Johnson County40
48Stoddard County39.5
49Dunklin County39.4
50Hickory County39.2
51Lafayette County38.7
52Bollinger County38.7
53DeKalb County38.5
54Pike County38.1
55Lawrence County37.9
56McDonald County37.5
57Andrew County37.3
58Perry County37
59Cass County37
60Knox County36.9
61Oregon County36.7
62Madison County36.7
63Randolph County36.1
64Pemiscot County36.1
65Lincoln County35.8
66Webster County35.3
67Jasper County35.3
68Gasconade County35
69Henry County34.9
70Montgomery County34.8
71Ray County34.6
72Scott County34.3
73Cooper County34.1
74Iron County33.9
75Benton County33.8
76Pulaski County33.7
77Maries County33.5
78Camden County32.9
79Laclede County32.4
80Mercer County32.1
81St. Francois County32.1
82Pettis County31.6
83Chariton County31.3
84Shannon County31.3
85Taney County31.2
86Monroe County31.1
87Howard County30.9
88Dallas County30.3
89Shelby County30.3
90Howell County28.6
91Butler County28.3
92Daviess County28.1
93Dade County28.1
94Texas County28
95Newton County27.2
96Audrain County26.1
97Holt County26
98Osage County26
99Vernon County25.4
100Wright County25.2
101Cole County24.7
102Livingston County24.7
103Stone County24.5
104Ste. Genevieve County24.5
105Bates County24.4
106Douglas County24.2
107Moniteau County20.9
108Caldwell County20.7
109Morgan County20.3
110Barton County20.1
111Ozark County19
112Schuyler County18.1
113Polk County17.7
114Scotland County13.6
115Ralls County8.7

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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Putnam County, with 69.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ralls County, with 8.7% 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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