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

Garden County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 93 counties in 2021, at 100%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 43.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 43.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Garden County
Lowest0Sioux County
Median43.193 counties
Nebraska43.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 55 %Antelope County: 43.1 %Arthur County: 38.5 %Banner County: 19.2 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 31.4 %Box Butte County: 64.4 %Boyd County: 11.1 %Brown County: 75.7 %Buffalo County: 43.3 %Burt County: 41.6 %Butler County: 48.9 %Cass County: 58.4 %Cedar County: 57.8 %Chase County: 60 %Cherry County: 61.5 %Cheyenne County: 30.8 %Clay County: 51.3 %Colfax County: 44.5 %Cuming County: 43 %Custer County: 47 %Dakota County: 28.1 %Dawes County: 23.5 %Dawson County: 35.9 %Deuel County: 53.5 %Dixon County: 21.3 %Dodge County: 32.4 %Douglas County: 40.9 %Dundy County: 25 %Fillmore County: 51.5 %Franklin County: 58 %Frontier County: 21.1 %Furnas County: 32 %Gage County: 39.2 %Garden County: 100 %Garfield County: 60 %Gosper County: 12 %Grant County: 20.8 %Greeley County: 53.3 %Hall County: 42.2 %Hamilton County: 38.6 %Harlan County: 42.2 %Hayes County: 3.9 %Hitchcock County: 57.1 %Holt County: 53.4 %Hooker County: 0 %Howard County: 61.8 %Jefferson County: 52.4 %Johnson County: 68 %Kearney County: 36.7 %Keith County: 58.6 %Keya Paha County: 21.4 %Kimball County: 4.4 %Knox County: 46.6 %Lancaster County: 43.9 %Lincoln County: 32.6 %Logan County: 12.5 %Loup County: 17.2 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 59.7 %Merrick County: 32.3 %Morrill County: 59.4 %Nance County: 63.5 %Nemaha County: 45 %Nuckolls County: 59.8 %Otoe County: 41.3 %Pawnee County: 92.1 %Perkins County: 41 %Phelps County: 22 %Pierce County: 30.9 %Platte County: 42.7 %Polk County: 44.7 %Red Willow County: 67.7 %Richardson County: 42.3 %Rock County: 26 %Saline County: 50.5 %Sarpy County: 43.2 %Saunders County: 40.2 %Scotts Bluff County: 58.8 %Seward County: 43.1 %Sheridan County: 33.3 %Sherman County: 49.1 %Sioux County: 0 %Stanton County: 49.6 %Thayer County: 48.6 %Thomas County: 66.7 %Thurston County: 69.9 %Valley County: 22.7 %Washington County: 54.3 %Wayne County: 50 %Webster County: 60 %Wheeler County: 27.3 %York County: 53.6 %
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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

Garden County: 100 %Garden County100Pawnee County: 92.1 %Pawnee County92.1Brown County: 75.7 %Brown County75.7Thurston County: 69.9 %Thurston County69.9Johnson County: 68 %Johnson County68Red Willow County: 67.7 %Red Willow County67.7Thomas County: 66.7 %Thomas County66.7Box Butte County: 64.4 %Box Butte County64.4Nance County: 63.5 %Nance County63.5Howard County: 61.8 %Howard County61.8Cherry County: 61.5 %Cherry County61.5Chase County: 60 %Chase County60Garfield County: 60 %Garfield County60Webster County: 60 %Webster County60Nuckolls County: 59.8 %Nuckolls County59.8Madison County: 59.7 %Madison County59.7Morrill County: 59.4 %Morrill County59.4Scotts Bluff County: 58.8 %Scotts Bluff County58.8Keith County: 58.6 %Keith County58.6Cass County: 58.4 %Cass County58.4Franklin County: 58 %Franklin County58Cedar County: 57.8 %Cedar County57.8Hitchcock County: 57.1 %Hitchcock County57.1Adams County: 55 %Adams County55Washington County: 54.3 %Washington County54.3York County: 53.6 %York County53.6Deuel County: 53.5 %Deuel County53.5Holt County: 53.4 %Holt County53.4Greeley County: 53.3 %Greeley County53.3Jefferson County: 52.4 %Jefferson County52.4Fillmore County: 51.5 %Fillmore County51.5Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Wayne County: 50 %Wayne County50Stanton County: 49.6 %Stanton County49.6Sherman County: 49.1 %Sherman County49.1Butler County: 48.9 %Butler County48.9Thayer County: 48.6 %Thayer County48.6Custer County: 47 %Custer County47Knox County: 46.6 %Knox County46.6Garden County: 100 %Garden County100Pawnee County: 92.1 %Pawnee County92.1Brown County: 75.7 %Brown County75.7Thurston County: 69.9 %Thurston County69.9Johnson County: 68 %Johnson County68Red Willow County: 67.7 %Red Willow County67.7Thomas County: 66.7 %Thomas County66.7Box Butte County: 64.4 %Box Butte County64.4Nance County: 63.5 %Nance County63.5Howard County: 61.8 %Howard County61.8Cherry County: 61.5 %Cherry County61.5Chase County: 60 %Chase County60Garfield County: 60 %Garfield County60Webster County: 60 %Webster County60Nuckolls County: 59.8 %Nuckolls County59.8Madison County: 59.7 %Madison County59.7Morrill County: 59.4 %Morrill County59.4Scotts Bluff County: 58.8 %Scotts Bluff County58.8Keith County: 58.6 %Keith County58.6Cass County: 58.4 %Cass County58.4Franklin County: 58 %Franklin County58Cedar County: 57.8 %Cedar County57.8Hitchcock County: 57.1 %Hitchcock County57.1Adams County: 55 %Adams County55Washington County: 54.3 %Washington County54.3York County: 53.6 %York County53.6Deuel County: 53.5 %Deuel County53.5Holt County: 53.4 %Holt County53.4Greeley County: 53.3 %Greeley County53.3Jefferson County: 52.4 %Jefferson County52.4Fillmore County: 51.5 %Fillmore County51.5Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Wayne County: 50 %Wayne County50Stanton County: 49.6 %Stanton County49.6Sherman County: 49.1 %Sherman County49.1Butler County: 48.9 %Butler County48.9Thayer County: 48.6 %Thayer County48.6Custer County: 47 %Custer County47Knox County: 46.6 %Knox County46.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Garden County100
2Pawnee County92.1
3Brown County75.7
4Thurston County69.9
5Johnson County68
6Red Willow County67.7
7Thomas County66.7
8Box Butte County64.4
9Nance County63.5
10Howard County61.8
11Cherry County61.5
12Chase County60
12Garfield County60
12Webster County60
15Nuckolls County59.8
16Madison County59.7
17Morrill County59.4
18Scotts Bluff County58.8
19Keith County58.6
20Cass County58.4
21Franklin County58
22Cedar County57.8
23Hitchcock County57.1
24Adams County55
25Washington County54.3
26York County53.6
27Deuel County53.5
28Holt County53.4
29Greeley County53.3
30Jefferson County52.4
31Fillmore County51.5
32Clay County51.3
33Saline County50.5
34Wayne County50
35Stanton County49.6
36Sherman County49.1
37Butler County48.9
38Thayer County48.6
39Custer County47
40Knox County46.6
41Nemaha County45
42Polk County44.7
43Colfax County44.5
44Lancaster County43.9
45Buffalo County43.3
46Sarpy County43.2
47Seward County43.1
48Antelope County43.1
49Cuming County43
50Platte County42.7
51Richardson County42.3
52Harlan County42.2
53Hall County42.2
54Burt County41.6
55Otoe County41.3
56Perkins County41
57Douglas County40.9
58Saunders County40.2
59Gage County39.2
60Hamilton County38.6
61Arthur County38.5
62Kearney County36.7
63Dawson County35.9
64Sheridan County33.3
65Lincoln County32.6
66Dodge County32.4
67Merrick County32.3
68Furnas County32
69Boone County31.4
70Pierce County30.9
71Cheyenne County30.8
72Dakota County28.1
73Wheeler County27.3
74Rock County26
75Dundy County25
76Dawes County23.5
77Valley County22.7
78Phelps County22
79Keya Paha County21.4
80Dixon County21.3
81Frontier County21.1
82Grant County20.8
83Banner County19.2
84Loup County17.2
85Logan County12.5
86Gosper County12
87Boyd County11.1
88Kimball County4.4
89Hayes County3.9
90Blaine County0
90Hooker County0
90McPherson County0
90Sioux County0

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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

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

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

Sioux County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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