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

Rockland County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 62 counties in 2024, at 73.6%. Yates County had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 47.9% and the figure for New York was 59.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.6Rockland County
Lowest10.7Yates County
Median47.962 counties
New York59.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 59.1 %Allegany County: 41.4 %Bronx County: 62.1 %Broome County: 49.5 %Cattaraugus County: 45 %Cayuga County: 50.1 %Chautauqua County: 53.8 %Chemung County: 49.8 %Chenango County: 51.1 %Clinton County: 38.6 %Columbia County: 39.1 %Cortland County: 36.7 %Delaware County: 39.6 %Dutchess County: 54.8 %Erie County: 52.3 %Essex County: 40.9 %Franklin County: 47.8 %Fulton County: 46.9 %Genesee County: 36.6 %Greene County: 52.9 %Hamilton County: 26.8 %Herkimer County: 46.7 %Jefferson County: 39 %Kings County: 70.9 %Lewis County: 27.6 %Livingston County: 39.7 %Madison County: 48 %Monroe County: 48.8 %Montgomery County: 37.8 %Nassau County: 61.5 %New York County: 71.6 %Niagara County: 48.3 %Oneida County: 45.3 %Onondaga County: 48.7 %Ontario County: 49.3 %Orange County: 56.7 %Orleans County: 41.2 %Oswego County: 39.1 %Otsego County: 40.3 %Putnam County: 58.3 %Queens County: 62.3 %Rensselaer County: 35 %Richmond County: 70.4 %Rockland County: 73.6 %St. Lawrence County: 47.9 %Saratoga County: 49.7 %Schenectady County: 53.9 %Schoharie County: 58.6 %Schuyler County: 38.5 %Seneca County: 31.4 %Steuben County: 43.9 %Suffolk County: 53 %Sullivan County: 53.6 %Tioga County: 35.5 %Tompkins County: 66.4 %Ulster County: 43.5 %Warren County: 36.8 %Washington County: 39.9 %Wayne County: 42.4 %Westchester County: 65.5 %Wyoming County: 46.3 %Yates County: 10.7 %
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  • 59 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

Rockland County: 73.6 %Rockland County73.6New York County: 71.6 %New York County71.6Kings County: 70.9 %Kings County70.9Richmond County: 70.4 %Richmond County70.4Tompkins County: 66.4 %Tompkins County66.4Westchester County: 65.5 %Westchester County65.5Queens County: 62.3 %Queens County62.3Bronx County: 62.1 %Bronx County62.1Nassau County: 61.5 %Nassau County61.5Albany County: 59.1 %Albany County59.1Schoharie County: 58.6 %Schoharie County58.6Putnam County: 58.3 %Putnam County58.3Orange County: 56.7 %Orange County56.7Dutchess County: 54.8 %Dutchess County54.8Schenectady County: 53.9 %Schenectady County53.9Chautauqua County: 53.8 %Chautauqua County53.8Sullivan County: 53.6 %Sullivan County53.6Suffolk County: 53 %Suffolk County53Greene County: 52.9 %Greene County52.9Erie County: 52.3 %Erie County52.3Chenango County: 51.1 %Chenango County51.1Cayuga County: 50.1 %Cayuga County50.1Chemung County: 49.8 %Chemung County49.8Saratoga County: 49.7 %Saratoga County49.7Broome County: 49.5 %Broome County49.5Ontario County: 49.3 %Ontario County49.3Monroe County: 48.8 %Monroe County48.8Onondaga County: 48.7 %Onondaga County48.7Niagara County: 48.3 %Niagara County48.3Madison County: 48 %Madison County48St. Lawrence County: 47.9 %St. Lawrence County47.9Franklin County: 47.8 %Franklin County47.8Fulton County: 46.9 %Fulton County46.9Herkimer County: 46.7 %Herkimer County46.7Wyoming County: 46.3 %Wyoming County46.3Oneida County: 45.3 %Oneida County45.3Cattaraugus County: 45 %Cattaraugus County45Steuben County: 43.9 %Steuben County43.9Ulster County: 43.5 %Ulster County43.5Wayne County: 42.4 %Wayne County42.4Rockland County: 73.6 %Rockland County73.6New York County: 71.6 %New York County71.6Kings County: 70.9 %Kings County70.9Richmond County: 70.4 %Richmond County70.4Tompkins County: 66.4 %Tompkins County66.4Westchester County: 65.5 %Westchester County65.5Queens County: 62.3 %Queens County62.3Bronx County: 62.1 %Bronx County62.1Nassau County: 61.5 %Nassau County61.5Albany County: 59.1 %Albany County59.1Schoharie County: 58.6 %Schoharie County58.6Putnam County: 58.3 %Putnam County58.3Orange County: 56.7 %Orange County56.7Dutchess County: 54.8 %Dutchess County54.8Schenectady County: 53.9 %Schenectady County53.9Chautauqua County: 53.8 %Chautauqua County53.8Sullivan County: 53.6 %Sullivan County53.6Suffolk County: 53 %Suffolk County53Greene County: 52.9 %Greene County52.9Erie County: 52.3 %Erie County52.3Chenango County: 51.1 %Chenango County51.1Cayuga County: 50.1 %Cayuga County50.1Chemung County: 49.8 %Chemung County49.8Saratoga County: 49.7 %Saratoga County49.7Broome County: 49.5 %Broome County49.5Ontario County: 49.3 %Ontario County49.3Monroe County: 48.8 %Monroe County48.8Onondaga County: 48.7 %Onondaga County48.7Niagara County: 48.3 %Niagara County48.3Madison County: 48 %Madison County48St. Lawrence County: 47.9 %St. Lawrence County47.9Franklin County: 47.8 %Franklin County47.8Fulton County: 46.9 %Fulton County46.9Herkimer County: 46.7 %Herkimer County46.7Wyoming County: 46.3 %Wyoming County46.3Oneida County: 45.3 %Oneida County45.3Cattaraugus County: 45 %Cattaraugus County45Steuben County: 43.9 %Steuben County43.9Ulster County: 43.5 %Ulster County43.5Wayne County: 42.4 %Wayne County42.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Rockland County73.6+3.3 pts
2New York County71.6+3.2 pts
3Kings County70.9+1 pts
4Richmond County70.4+0.3 pts
5Tompkins County66.4-5.6 pts
6Westchester County65.5+1 pts
7Queens County62.3+3.2 pts
8Bronx County62.1+1.2 pts
9Nassau County61.5+0.7 pts
10Albany County59.1-0.3 pts
11Schoharie County58.6+5.4 pts
12Putnam County58.3+5.2 pts
13Orange County56.7+3.3 pts
14Dutchess County54.8+0.2 pts
15Schenectady County53.9+1.9 pts
16Chautauqua County53.8+5.3 pts
17Sullivan County53.6+4.5 pts
18Suffolk County53-1.7 pts
19Greene County52.9-4 pts
20Erie County52.3-0.4 pts
21Chenango County51.1+4.5 pts
22Cayuga County50.1-5.8 pts
23Chemung County49.8-3.7 pts
24Saratoga County49.7-2.7 pts
25Broome County49.5+2 pts
26Ontario County49.3+4 pts
27Monroe County48.8-2.4 pts
28Onondaga County48.7-1.1 pts
29Niagara County48.3-2 pts
30Madison County48-0.6 pts
31St. Lawrence County47.9+1.2 pts
32Franklin County47.8+9.9 pts
33Fulton County46.9+0.5 pts
34Herkimer County46.7+1.5 pts
35Wyoming County46.3+1.8 pts
36Oneida County45.3+0.8 pts
37Cattaraugus County45+1.9 pts
38Steuben County43.9+0.8 pts
39Ulster County43.5-2 pts
40Wayne County42.4-1.5 pts
41Allegany County41.4-0.7 pts
42Orleans County41.2+4.6 pts
43Essex County40.9-7.4 pts
44Otsego County40.3+0.8 pts
45Washington County39.9+5.9 pts
46Livingston County39.7-5 pts
47Delaware County39.6-0.6 pts
48Oswego County39.1-1.2 pts
49Columbia County39.1-1.4 pts
50Jefferson County39-2.3 pts
51Clinton County38.6-1.7 pts
52Schuyler County38.5-2.8 pts
53Montgomery County37.8-3.3 pts
54Warren County36.8-9.4 pts
55Cortland County36.7+0.2 pts
56Genesee County36.6-10.3 pts
57Tioga County35.5+1.6 pts
58Rensselaer County35-3 pts
59Seneca County31.4-11.7 pts
60Lewis County27.6-4.8 pts
61Hamilton County26.8+8.4 pts
62Yates County10.7-1 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 New York 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

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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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Rockland County, with 73.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yates County, with 10.7% in 2024.

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