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

Rockland County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 62 counties in 2021, at 72%. Yates County had the lowest, at 18.6%. The median was 47.7% and the figure for New York was 57.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72Rockland County
Lowest18.6Yates County
Median47.762 counties
New York57.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 57.4 %Allegany County: 40.8 %Bronx County: 59.9 %Broome County: 45.9 %Cattaraugus County: 42 %Cayuga County: 56.1 %Chautauqua County: 45.9 %Chemung County: 53.5 %Chenango County: 51.6 %Clinton County: 42.6 %Columbia County: 47.3 %Cortland County: 39.1 %Delaware County: 49 %Dutchess County: 54.4 %Erie County: 51.3 %Essex County: 49.8 %Franklin County: 46.4 %Fulton County: 40.8 %Genesee County: 51.7 %Greene County: 54.1 %Hamilton County: 35.3 %Herkimer County: 51.5 %Jefferson County: 36.3 %Kings County: 66.8 %Lewis County: 29.7 %Livingston County: 46 %Madison County: 45.8 %Monroe County: 49.1 %Montgomery County: 33.4 %Nassau County: 60.8 %New York County: 68.7 %Niagara County: 51.5 %Oneida County: 35.1 %Onondaga County: 48.1 %Ontario County: 49.4 %Orange County: 55.7 %Orleans County: 37.4 %Oswego County: 44.3 %Otsego County: 46 %Putnam County: 52.4 %Queens County: 54.3 %Rensselaer County: 46.6 %Richmond County: 63.1 %Rockland County: 72 %St. Lawrence County: 43.5 %Saratoga County: 51.6 %Schenectady County: 42.8 %Schoharie County: 58.4 %Schuyler County: 52.6 %Seneca County: 34.7 %Steuben County: 39 %Suffolk County: 56.7 %Sullivan County: 54.8 %Tioga County: 33.4 %Tompkins County: 70.8 %Ulster County: 44.4 %Warren County: 46.1 %Washington County: 31.7 %Wayne County: 46.4 %Westchester County: 67.7 %Wyoming County: 45.7 %Yates County: 18.6 %
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  • 57 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Rockland County: 72 %Rockland County72Tompkins County: 70.8 %Tompkins County70.8New York County: 68.7 %New York County68.7Westchester County: 67.7 %Westchester County67.7Kings County: 66.8 %Kings County66.8Richmond County: 63.1 %Richmond County63.1Nassau County: 60.8 %Nassau County60.8Bronx County: 59.9 %Bronx County59.9Schoharie County: 58.4 %Schoharie County58.4Albany County: 57.4 %Albany County57.4Suffolk County: 56.7 %Suffolk County56.7Cayuga County: 56.1 %Cayuga County56.1Orange County: 55.7 %Orange County55.7Sullivan County: 54.8 %Sullivan County54.8Dutchess County: 54.4 %Dutchess County54.4Queens County: 54.3 %Queens County54.3Greene County: 54.1 %Greene County54.1Chemung County: 53.5 %Chemung County53.5Schuyler County: 52.6 %Schuyler County52.6Putnam County: 52.4 %Putnam County52.4Genesee County: 51.7 %Genesee County51.7Saratoga County: 51.6 %Saratoga County51.6Chenango County: 51.6 %Chenango County51.6Niagara County: 51.5 %Niagara County51.5Herkimer County: 51.5 %Herkimer County51.5Erie County: 51.3 %Erie County51.3Essex County: 49.8 %Essex County49.8Ontario County: 49.4 %Ontario County49.4Monroe County: 49.1 %Monroe County49.1Delaware County: 49 %Delaware County49Onondaga County: 48.1 %Onondaga County48.1Columbia County: 47.3 %Columbia County47.3Rensselaer County: 46.6 %Rensselaer County46.6Franklin County: 46.4 %Franklin County46.4Wayne County: 46.4 %Wayne County46.4Warren County: 46.1 %Warren County46.1Livingston County: 46 %Livingston County46Otsego County: 46 %Otsego County46Chautauqua County: 45.9 %Chautauqua County45.9Broome County: 45.9 %Broome County45.9Rockland County: 72 %Rockland County72Tompkins County: 70.8 %Tompkins County70.8New York County: 68.7 %New York County68.7Westchester County: 67.7 %Westchester County67.7Kings County: 66.8 %Kings County66.8Richmond County: 63.1 %Richmond County63.1Nassau County: 60.8 %Nassau County60.8Bronx County: 59.9 %Bronx County59.9Schoharie County: 58.4 %Schoharie County58.4Albany County: 57.4 %Albany County57.4Suffolk County: 56.7 %Suffolk County56.7Cayuga County: 56.1 %Cayuga County56.1Orange County: 55.7 %Orange County55.7Sullivan County: 54.8 %Sullivan County54.8Dutchess County: 54.4 %Dutchess County54.4Queens County: 54.3 %Queens County54.3Greene County: 54.1 %Greene County54.1Chemung County: 53.5 %Chemung County53.5Schuyler County: 52.6 %Schuyler County52.6Putnam County: 52.4 %Putnam County52.4Genesee County: 51.7 %Genesee County51.7Saratoga County: 51.6 %Saratoga County51.6Chenango County: 51.6 %Chenango County51.6Niagara County: 51.5 %Niagara County51.5Herkimer County: 51.5 %Herkimer County51.5Erie County: 51.3 %Erie County51.3Essex County: 49.8 %Essex County49.8Ontario County: 49.4 %Ontario County49.4Monroe County: 49.1 %Monroe County49.1Delaware County: 49 %Delaware County49Onondaga County: 48.1 %Onondaga County48.1Columbia County: 47.3 %Columbia County47.3Rensselaer County: 46.6 %Rensselaer County46.6Franklin County: 46.4 %Franklin County46.4Wayne County: 46.4 %Wayne County46.4Warren County: 46.1 %Warren County46.1Livingston County: 46 %Livingston County46Otsego County: 46 %Otsego County46Chautauqua County: 45.9 %Chautauqua County45.9Broome County: 45.9 %Broome County45.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Rockland County72
2Tompkins County70.8
3New York County68.7
4Westchester County67.7
5Kings County66.8
6Richmond County63.1
7Nassau County60.8
8Bronx County59.9
9Schoharie County58.4
10Albany County57.4
11Suffolk County56.7
12Cayuga County56.1
13Orange County55.7
14Sullivan County54.8
15Dutchess County54.4
16Queens County54.3
17Greene County54.1
18Chemung County53.5
19Schuyler County52.6
20Putnam County52.4
21Genesee County51.7
22Saratoga County51.6
23Chenango County51.6
24Niagara County51.5
25Herkimer County51.5
26Erie County51.3
27Essex County49.8
28Ontario County49.4
29Monroe County49.1
30Delaware County49
31Onondaga County48.1
32Columbia County47.3
33Rensselaer County46.6
34Franklin County46.4
34Wayne County46.4
36Warren County46.1
37Livingston County46
38Otsego County46
39Chautauqua County45.9
40Broome County45.9
41Madison County45.8
42Wyoming County45.7
43Ulster County44.4
44Oswego County44.3
45St. Lawrence County43.5
46Schenectady County42.8
47Clinton County42.6
48Cattaraugus County42
49Allegany County40.8
50Fulton County40.8
51Cortland County39.1
52Steuben County39
53Orleans County37.4
54Jefferson County36.3
55Hamilton County35.3
56Oneida County35.1
57Seneca County34.7
58Tioga County33.4
59Montgomery County33.4
60Washington County31.7
61Lewis County29.7
62Yates County18.6

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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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, 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

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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, 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/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Rockland County, with 72% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yates County, with 18.6% in 2021.

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