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

Saline County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 115 counties in 2022, at 65.6%. Holt County had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 36.7% and the figure for Missouri was 43.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.6Saline County
Lowest7.6Holt County
Median36.7115 counties
Missouri43.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 49 %Andrew County: 36.4 %Atchison County: 49.3 %Audrain County: 23 %Barry County: 46.6 %Barton County: 18.1 %Bates County: 15.6 %Benton County: 35.6 %Bollinger County: 15.4 %Boone County: 44.8 %Buchanan County: 42 %Butler County: 29.4 %Caldwell County: 22.3 %Callaway County: 45.5 %Camden County: 31.3 %Cape Girardeau County: 46.3 %Carroll County: 42.8 %Carter County: 26.7 %Cass County: 35.7 %Cedar County: 45.7 %Chariton County: 19.4 %Christian County: 50.3 %Clark County: 46.7 %Clay County: 39 %Clinton County: 44.3 %Cole County: 30.4 %Cooper County: 32 %Crawford County: 41.9 %Dade County: 17.6 %Dallas County: 36.7 %Daviess County: 43 %DeKalb County: 27.6 %Dent County: 54.1 %Douglas County: 21.2 %Dunklin County: 52.5 %Franklin County: 41 %Gasconade County: 36.5 %Gentry County: 35.3 %Greene County: 41.6 %Grundy County: 57.6 %Harrison County: 50.4 %Henry County: 38.3 %Hickory County: 24.1 %Holt County: 7.6 %Howard County: 30.6 %Howell County: 30.8 %Iron County: 43 %Jackson County: 40.2 %Jasper County: 38.6 %Jefferson County: 47.4 %Johnson County: 46.3 %Knox County: 28.6 %Laclede County: 29.3 %Lafayette County: 37.1 %Lawrence County: 45 %Lewis County: 29.3 %Lincoln County: 35 %Linn County: 38.2 %Livingston County: 29.9 %McDonald County: 34.9 %Macon County: 62.2 %Madison County: 41 %Maries County: 45.5 %Marion County: 47.2 %Mercer County: 33.8 %Miller County: 38.9 %Mississippi County: 39 %Moniteau County: 20.8 %Monroe County: 27 %Montgomery County: 32.2 %Morgan County: 20.3 %New Madrid County: 40.7 %Newton County: 22.9 %Nodaway County: 45.1 %Oregon County: 49.6 %Osage County: 22.2 %Ozark County: 24.8 %Pemiscot County: 34.5 %Perry County: 39.5 %Pettis County: 34.4 %Phelps County: 54.1 %Pike County: 27.8 %Platte County: 45.3 %Polk County: 21.1 %Pulaski County: 36.6 %Putnam County: 57.7 %Ralls County: 14.2 %Randolph County: 29.9 %Ray County: 31.1 %Reynolds County: 64.8 %Ripley County: 44.6 %St. Charles County: 53.9 %St. Clair County: 50.7 %Ste. Genevieve County: 34.5 %St. Francois County: 43.4 %St. Louis County: 57.1 %Saline County: 65.6 %Schuyler County: 11.4 %Scotland County: 29.4 %Scott County: 34 %Shannon County: 55.7 %Shelby County: 25.5 %Stoddard County: 29.4 %Stone County: 30.7 %Sullivan County: 31.6 %Taney County: 25.2 %Texas County: 37.7 %Vernon County: 28.9 %Warren County: 35.1 %Washington County: 40.7 %Wayne County: 45.9 %Webster County: 39.5 %Worth County: 44 %Wright County: 27.7 %St. Louis city: 50.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Saline County: 65.6 %Saline County65.6Reynolds County: 64.8 %Reynolds County64.8Macon County: 62.2 %Macon County62.2Putnam County: 57.7 %Putnam County57.7Grundy County: 57.6 %Grundy County57.6St. Louis County: 57.1 %St. Louis County57.1Shannon County: 55.7 %Shannon County55.7Dent County: 54.1 %Dent County54.1Phelps County: 54.1 %Phelps County54.1St. Charles County: 53.9 %St. Charles County53.9Dunklin County: 52.5 %Dunklin County52.5St. Clair County: 50.7 %St. Clair County50.7St. Louis city: 50.6 %St. Louis city50.6Harrison County: 50.4 %Harrison County50.4Christian County: 50.3 %Christian County50.3Oregon County: 49.6 %Oregon County49.6Atchison County: 49.3 %Atchison County49.3Adair County: 49 %Adair County49Jefferson County: 47.4 %Jefferson County47.4Marion County: 47.2 %Marion County47.2Clark County: 46.7 %Clark County46.7Barry County: 46.6 %Barry County46.6Cape Girardeau County: 46.3 %Cape Girardeau County46.3Johnson County: 46.3 %Johnson County46.3Wayne County: 45.9 %Wayne County45.9Cedar County: 45.7 %Cedar County45.7Callaway County: 45.5 %Callaway County45.5Maries County: 45.5 %Maries County45.5Platte County: 45.3 %Platte County45.3Nodaway County: 45.1 %Nodaway County45.1Lawrence County: 45 %Lawrence County45Boone County: 44.8 %Boone County44.8Ripley County: 44.6 %Ripley County44.6Clinton County: 44.3 %Clinton County44.3Worth County: 44 %Worth County44St. Francois County: 43.4 %St. Francois County43.4Iron County: 43 %Iron County43Daviess County: 43 %Daviess County43Carroll County: 42.8 %Carroll County42.8Buchanan County: 42 %Buchanan County42Saline County: 65.6 %Saline County65.6Reynolds County: 64.8 %Reynolds County64.8Macon County: 62.2 %Macon County62.2Putnam County: 57.7 %Putnam County57.7Grundy County: 57.6 %Grundy County57.6St. Louis County: 57.1 %St. Louis County57.1Shannon County: 55.7 %Shannon County55.7Dent County: 54.1 %Dent County54.1Phelps County: 54.1 %Phelps County54.1St. Charles County: 53.9 %St. Charles County53.9Dunklin County: 52.5 %Dunklin County52.5St. Clair County: 50.7 %St. Clair County50.7St. Louis city: 50.6 %St. Louis city50.6Harrison County: 50.4 %Harrison County50.4Christian County: 50.3 %Christian County50.3Oregon County: 49.6 %Oregon County49.6Atchison County: 49.3 %Atchison County49.3Adair County: 49 %Adair County49Jefferson County: 47.4 %Jefferson County47.4Marion County: 47.2 %Marion County47.2Clark County: 46.7 %Clark County46.7Barry County: 46.6 %Barry County46.6Cape Girardeau County: 46.3 %Cape Girardeau County46.3Johnson County: 46.3 %Johnson County46.3Wayne County: 45.9 %Wayne County45.9Cedar County: 45.7 %Cedar County45.7Callaway County: 45.5 %Callaway County45.5Maries County: 45.5 %Maries County45.5Platte County: 45.3 %Platte County45.3Nodaway County: 45.1 %Nodaway County45.1Lawrence County: 45 %Lawrence County45Boone County: 44.8 %Boone County44.8Ripley County: 44.6 %Ripley County44.6Clinton County: 44.3 %Clinton County44.3Worth County: 44 %Worth County44St. Francois County: 43.4 %St. Francois County43.4Iron County: 43 %Iron County43Daviess County: 43 %Daviess County43Carroll County: 42.8 %Carroll County42.8Buchanan County: 42 %Buchanan County42
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Saline County65.6+11 pts
2Reynolds County64.8+10.9 pts
3Macon County62.2+4.7 pts
4Putnam County57.7-12 pts
5Grundy County57.6+1.6 pts
6St. Louis County57.1-1.4 pts
7Shannon County55.7+24.4 pts
8Dent County54.1+14 pts
9Phelps County54.1-7.5 pts
10St. Charles County53.9-0.7 pts
11Dunklin County52.5+13.1 pts
12St. Clair County50.7+2.5 pts
13St. Louis city50.6-1.4 pts
14Harrison County50.4-18.9 pts
15Christian County50.3-3.1 pts
16Oregon County49.6+12.9 pts
17Atchison County49.3+1.8 pts
18Adair County49+3.4 pts
19Jefferson County47.4+0.5 pts
20Marion County47.2-3.2 pts
21Clark County46.7-8.8 pts
22Barry County46.6-5.7 pts
23Cape Girardeau County46.3+1 pts
23Johnson County46.3+6.3 pts
25Wayne County45.9+0.4 pts
26Cedar County45.7+2 pts
27Callaway County45.5+0.3 pts
28Maries County45.5+12 pts
29Platte County45.3-2.5 pts
30Nodaway County45.1+3.9 pts
31Lawrence County45+7 pts
32Boone County44.8-1.9 pts
33Ripley County44.6-0.6 pts
34Clinton County44.3+0.3 pts
35Worth County44-2.4 pts
36St. Francois County43.4+11.3 pts
37Iron County43+9.1 pts
38Daviess County43+14.8 pts
39Carroll County42.8-6 pts
40Buchanan County42-5.3 pts
41Crawford County41.9+0.8 pts
42Greene County41.6-1.1 pts
43Madison County41+4.3 pts
44Franklin County41-7.9 pts
45New Madrid County40.7-4.1 pts
46Washington County40.7+0.3 pts
47Jackson County40.2-2.5 pts
48Perry County39.5+2.5 pts
49Webster County39.5+4.1 pts
50Mississippi County39-3.2 pts
51Clay County39-3.7 pts
52Miller County38.9-5.6 pts
53Jasper County38.6+3.3 pts
54Henry County38.3+3.4 pts
55Linn County38.2-12.8 pts
56Texas County37.7+9.8 pts
57Lafayette County37.1-1.6 pts
58Dallas County36.7+6.4 pts
59Pulaski County36.6+2.9 pts
60Gasconade County36.5+1.5 pts
61Andrew County36.4-0.9 pts
62Cass County35.7-1.3 pts
63Benton County35.6+1.9 pts
64Gentry County35.3-6.1 pts
65Warren County35.1-10.4 pts
66Lincoln County35-0.8 pts
67McDonald County34.9-2.6 pts
68Ste. Genevieve County34.5+10 pts
69Pemiscot County34.5-1.5 pts
70Pettis County34.4+2.8 pts
71Scott County34-0.3 pts
72Mercer County33.8+1.6 pts
73Montgomery County32.2-2.6 pts
74Cooper County32-2.1 pts
75Sullivan County31.6-16.5 pts
76Camden County31.3-1.6 pts
77Ray County31.1-3.6 pts
78Howell County30.8+2.1 pts
79Stone County30.7+6.2 pts
80Howard County30.6-0.3 pts
81Cole County30.4+5.6 pts
82Livingston County29.9+5.2 pts
83Randolph County29.9-6.2 pts
84Butler County29.4+1.2 pts
85Stoddard County29.4-10.1 pts
86Scotland County29.4+15.7 pts
87Laclede County29.3-3 pts
88Lewis County29.3-13 pts
89Vernon County28.9+3.5 pts
90Knox County28.6-8.4 pts
91Pike County27.8-10.3 pts
92Wright County27.7+2.6 pts
93DeKalb County27.6-10.9 pts
94Monroe County27-4 pts
95Carter County26.7-38.4 pts
96Shelby County25.5-4.7 pts
97Taney County25.2-6 pts
98Ozark County24.8+5.8 pts
99Hickory County24.1-15.1 pts
100Audrain County23-3.1 pts
101Newton County22.9-4.3 pts
102Caldwell County22.3+1.6 pts
103Osage County22.2-3.8 pts
104Douglas County21.2-3 pts
105Polk County21.1+3.4 pts
106Moniteau County20.8-0.1 pts
107Morgan County20.3-0 pts
108Chariton County19.4-11.9 pts
109Barton County18.1-2 pts
110Dade County17.6-10.5 pts
111Bates County15.6-8.8 pts
112Bollinger County15.4-23.3 pts
113Ralls County14.2+5.4 pts
114Schuyler County11.4-6.7 pts
115Holt County7.6-18.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Missouri by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Missouri by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-counties?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saline County, with 65.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Holt County, with 7.6% in 2022.

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