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

Thomas County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 93 counties in 2024, at 100%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 47.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 43.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Thomas County
Lowest0Sioux County
Median47.293 counties
Nebraska43.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 54.4 %Antelope County: 47.7 %Arthur County: 60 %Banner County: 34.8 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 70.7 %Box Butte County: 39.9 %Boyd County: 85 %Brown County: 77.6 %Buffalo County: 39.2 %Burt County: 23.7 %Butler County: 56.1 %Cass County: 61.3 %Cedar County: 50.6 %Chase County: 92.2 %Cherry County: 31.1 %Cheyenne County: 28 %Clay County: 44.5 %Colfax County: 31.8 %Cuming County: 45.2 %Custer County: 37.4 %Dakota County: 31.2 %Dawes County: 38.8 %Dawson County: 38.6 %Deuel County: 51.1 %Dixon County: 13.3 %Dodge County: 18.8 %Douglas County: 38 %Dundy County: 64.3 %Fillmore County: 50.4 %Franklin County: 61.5 %Frontier County: 51.2 %Furnas County: 37.1 %Gage County: 61.8 %Garden County: 81.5 %Garfield County: 66.7 %Gosper County: 28.6 %Grant County: 37.5 %Greeley County: 63.3 %Hall County: 47.3 %Hamilton County: 55.8 %Harlan County: 52 %Hayes County: 8 %Hitchcock County: 60.9 %Holt County: 64.8 %Hooker County: 0 %Howard County: 62.2 %Jefferson County: 38 %Johnson County: 71.3 %Kearney County: 49.2 %Keith County: 70.4 %Keya Paha County: 53.9 %Kimball County: 22 %Knox County: 48.3 %Lancaster County: 42.3 %Lincoln County: 39 %Logan County: 0 %Loup County: 33.3 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 56.7 %Merrick County: 46.8 %Morrill County: 60 %Nance County: 76.5 %Nemaha County: 39.4 %Nuckolls County: 79.5 %Otoe County: 40.5 %Pawnee County: 89.2 %Perkins County: 34.2 %Phelps County: 41.6 %Pierce County: 22.4 %Platte County: 49.4 %Polk County: 20 %Red Willow County: 83.3 %Richardson County: 54.7 %Rock County: 25 %Saline County: 42.7 %Sarpy County: 46.6 %Saunders County: 36.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 62.5 %Seward County: 52.1 %Sheridan County: 47.1 %Sherman County: 29.1 %Sioux County: 0 %Stanton County: 88 %Thayer County: 67.3 %Thomas County: 100 %Thurston County: 82.6 %Valley County: 37.2 %Washington County: 51.8 %Wayne County: 34.6 %Webster County: 52.1 %Wheeler County: 47.2 %York County: 45.1 %
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 39
  • 39 to 47
  • 47 to 55
  • 55 to 66
  • 66 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Thomas County: 100 %Thomas County100Chase County: 92.2 %Chase County92.2Pawnee County: 89.2 %Pawnee County89.2Stanton County: 88 %Stanton County88Boyd County: 85 %Boyd County85Red Willow County: 83.3 %Red Willow County83.3Thurston County: 82.6 %Thurston County82.6Garden County: 81.5 %Garden County81.5Nuckolls County: 79.5 %Nuckolls County79.5Brown County: 77.6 %Brown County77.6Nance County: 76.5 %Nance County76.5Johnson County: 71.3 %Johnson County71.3Boone County: 70.7 %Boone County70.7Keith County: 70.4 %Keith County70.4Thayer County: 67.3 %Thayer County67.3Garfield County: 66.7 %Garfield County66.7Holt County: 64.8 %Holt County64.8Dundy County: 64.3 %Dundy County64.3Greeley County: 63.3 %Greeley County63.3Scotts Bluff County: 62.5 %Scotts Bluff County62.5Howard County: 62.2 %Howard County62.2Gage County: 61.8 %Gage County61.8Franklin County: 61.5 %Franklin County61.5Cass County: 61.3 %Cass County61.3Hitchcock County: 60.9 %Hitchcock County60.9Arthur County: 60 %Arthur County60Morrill County: 60 %Morrill County60Madison County: 56.7 %Madison County56.7Butler County: 56.1 %Butler County56.1Hamilton County: 55.8 %Hamilton County55.8Richardson County: 54.7 %Richardson County54.7Adams County: 54.4 %Adams County54.4Keya Paha County: 53.9 %Keya Paha County53.9Seward County: 52.1 %Seward County52.1Webster County: 52.1 %Webster County52.1Harlan County: 52 %Harlan County52Washington County: 51.8 %Washington County51.8Frontier County: 51.2 %Frontier County51.2Deuel County: 51.1 %Deuel County51.1Cedar County: 50.6 %Cedar County50.6Thomas County: 100 %Thomas County100Chase County: 92.2 %Chase County92.2Pawnee County: 89.2 %Pawnee County89.2Stanton County: 88 %Stanton County88Boyd County: 85 %Boyd County85Red Willow County: 83.3 %Red Willow County83.3Thurston County: 82.6 %Thurston County82.6Garden County: 81.5 %Garden County81.5Nuckolls County: 79.5 %Nuckolls County79.5Brown County: 77.6 %Brown County77.6Nance County: 76.5 %Nance County76.5Johnson County: 71.3 %Johnson County71.3Boone County: 70.7 %Boone County70.7Keith County: 70.4 %Keith County70.4Thayer County: 67.3 %Thayer County67.3Garfield County: 66.7 %Garfield County66.7Holt County: 64.8 %Holt County64.8Dundy County: 64.3 %Dundy County64.3Greeley County: 63.3 %Greeley County63.3Scotts Bluff County: 62.5 %Scotts Bluff County62.5Howard County: 62.2 %Howard County62.2Gage County: 61.8 %Gage County61.8Franklin County: 61.5 %Franklin County61.5Cass County: 61.3 %Cass County61.3Hitchcock County: 60.9 %Hitchcock County60.9Arthur County: 60 %Arthur County60Morrill County: 60 %Morrill County60Madison County: 56.7 %Madison County56.7Butler County: 56.1 %Butler County56.1Hamilton County: 55.8 %Hamilton County55.8Richardson County: 54.7 %Richardson County54.7Adams County: 54.4 %Adams County54.4Keya Paha County: 53.9 %Keya Paha County53.9Seward County: 52.1 %Seward County52.1Webster County: 52.1 %Webster County52.1Harlan County: 52 %Harlan County52Washington County: 51.8 %Washington County51.8Frontier County: 51.2 %Frontier County51.2Deuel County: 51.1 %Deuel County51.1Cedar County: 50.6 %Cedar County50.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Thomas County100+14.3 pts
2Chase County92.2+3.4 pts
3Pawnee County89.2+11.6 pts
4Stanton County88+22.7 pts
5Boyd County85+28.8 pts
6Red Willow County83.3+25.4 pts
7Thurston County82.6-1.9 pts
8Garden County81.5+5.5 pts
9Nuckolls County79.5+2.3 pts
10Brown County77.6-10 pts
11Nance County76.5+13.8 pts
12Johnson County71.3+3.4 pts
13Boone County70.7+23.8 pts
14Keith County70.4-12.6 pts
15Thayer County67.3+6.7 pts
16Garfield County66.7-11.1 pts
17Holt County64.8+1.8 pts
18Dundy County64.3+11.7 pts
19Greeley County63.3+11.3 pts
20Scotts Bluff County62.5+3.9 pts
21Howard County62.2+3.1 pts
22Gage County61.8+11.1 pts
23Franklin County61.5-18.8 pts
24Cass County61.3+2 pts
25Hitchcock County60.9-4.1 pts
26Arthur County60+22.5 pts
26Morrill County60+4.3 pts
28Madison County56.7-1.8 pts
29Butler County56.1-2.6 pts
30Hamilton County55.8+3.8 pts
31Richardson County54.7+22.5 pts
32Adams County54.4+4 pts
33Keya Paha County53.9+30.3 pts
34Seward County52.1+2.8 pts
35Webster County52.1-10.2 pts
36Harlan County52+7.1 pts
37Washington County51.8-1.8 pts
38Frontier County51.2+6.1 pts
39Deuel County51.1+11.1 pts
40Cedar County50.6+5.2 pts
41Fillmore County50.4-13.7 pts
42Platte County49.4+2.8 pts
43Kearney County49.2-23.2 pts
44Knox County48.3+3 pts
45Antelope County47.7+9.3 pts
46Hall County47.3+2.6 pts
47Wheeler County47.2-0.7 pts
48Sheridan County47.1+10.2 pts
49Merrick County46.8+11.7 pts
50Sarpy County46.6+1.3 pts
51Cuming County45.2+15.8 pts
52York County45.1+2.2 pts
53Clay County44.5-19.3 pts
54Saline County42.7-1 pts
55Lancaster County42.3-1.4 pts
56Phelps County41.6-2.8 pts
57Otoe County40.5-3.6 pts
58Box Butte County39.9-1.1 pts
59Nemaha County39.4+0.5 pts
60Buffalo County39.2+1.6 pts
61Lincoln County39+7.9 pts
62Dawes County38.8+13.2 pts
63Dawson County38.6+4.1 pts
64Jefferson County38-8.4 pts
65Douglas County38-0 pts
66Grant County37.5+12.5 pts
67Custer County37.4-7.8 pts
68Valley County37.2+2.3 pts
69Furnas County37.1+6 pts
70Saunders County36.2-8.3 pts
71Banner County34.8+34.8 pts
72Wayne County34.6+14.6 pts
73Perkins County34.2-9.9 pts
74Loup County33.3-6.7 pts
75Colfax County31.8-3.3 pts
76Dakota County31.2+0.4 pts
77Cherry County31.1-16.4 pts
78Sherman County29.1-14.6 pts
79Gosper County28.6+1.8 pts
80Cheyenne County28+1.5 pts
81Rock County25+1.1 pts
82Burt County23.7-2 pts
83Pierce County22.4-9.8 pts
84Kimball County22+18.7 pts
85Polk County20+3.1 pts
86Dodge County18.8-7.5 pts
87Dixon County13.3-2.9 pts
88Hayes County8-1.1 pts
89Blaine County00 pts
89Hooker County00 pts
89Logan County0-15.4 pts
89McPherson County00 pts
89Sioux County00 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/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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Thomas County, with 100% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 0% 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.

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