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

Alexander County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 100 counties in 2024, at 68.3%. Washington County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 36.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 39.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.3Alexander County
Lowest0Washington County
Median36.8100 counties
North Carolina39.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Alamance County: 37.4 %Alexander County: 68.3 %Alleghany County: 24.8 %Anson County: 47.4 %Ashe County: 47.2 %Avery County: 16 %Beaufort County: 44.2 %Bertie County: 60.5 %Bladen County: 23.7 %Brunswick County: 39.5 %Buncombe County: 35.3 %Burke County: 31.9 %Cabarrus County: 49.5 %Caldwell County: 30.2 %Camden County: 27.6 %Carteret County: 48.1 %Caswell County: 37.9 %Catawba County: 33.5 %Chatham County: 35.5 %Cherokee County: 43.5 %Chowan County: 41.3 %Clay County: 57.9 %Cleveland County: 27.7 %Columbus County: 20.7 %Craven County: 35 %Cumberland County: 30.5 %Currituck County: 59.2 %Dare County: 40.3 %Davidson County: 31.2 %Davie County: 45.9 %Duplin County: 43.9 %Durham County: 40.2 %Edgecombe County: 34.5 %Forsyth County: 36.1 %Franklin County: 23.9 %Gaston County: 34.3 %Gates County: 39 %Graham County: 50.3 %Granville County: 36.1 %Greene County: 21.2 %Guilford County: 41.2 %Halifax County: 35.4 %Harnett County: 33.5 %Haywood County: 43.6 %Henderson County: 48.7 %Hertford County: 24 %Hoke County: 48 %Hyde County: 0 %Iredell County: 40.8 %Jackson County: 27.9 %Johnston County: 33.1 %Jones County: 31.9 %Lee County: 38.7 %Lenoir County: 39.1 %Lincoln County: 43.9 %McDowell County: 52.2 %Macon County: 41.4 %Madison County: 32.7 %Martin County: 56.3 %Mecklenburg County: 45.2 %Mitchell County: 40.8 %Montgomery County: 34.6 %Moore County: 42.5 %Nash County: 42.6 %New Hanover County: 45.6 %Northampton County: 26.6 %Onslow County: 25.2 %Orange County: 50 %Pamlico County: 50.5 %Pasquotank County: 61.4 %Pender County: 49 %Perquimans County: 52 %Person County: 35.8 %Pitt County: 48.8 %Polk County: 33.6 %Randolph County: 35.5 %Richmond County: 29.5 %Robeson County: 25.3 %Rockingham County: 33.8 %Rowan County: 31.6 %Rutherford County: 31 %Sampson County: 32.4 %Scotland County: 34.7 %Stanly County: 31.8 %Stokes County: 33.4 %Surry County: 40.5 %Swain County: 49.6 %Transylvania County: 53.5 %Tyrrell County: 16.4 %Union County: 37.6 %Vance County: 24.4 %Wake County: 50.3 %Warren County: 44.8 %Washington County: 0 %Watauga County: 43.9 %Wayne County: 35 %Wilkes County: 32.1 %Wilson County: 22.4 %Yadkin County: 41.8 %Yancey County: 30.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Alexander County: 68.3 %Alexander County68.3Pasquotank County: 61.4 %Pasquotank County61.4Bertie County: 60.5 %Bertie County60.5Currituck County: 59.2 %Currituck County59.2Clay County: 57.9 %Clay County57.9Martin County: 56.3 %Martin County56.3Transylvania County: 53.5 %Transylvania County53.5McDowell County: 52.2 %McDowell County52.2Perquimans County: 52 %Perquimans County52Pamlico County: 50.5 %Pamlico County50.5Graham County: 50.3 %Graham County50.3Wake County: 50.3 %Wake County50.3Orange County: 50 %Orange County50Swain County: 49.6 %Swain County49.6Cabarrus County: 49.5 %Cabarrus County49.5Pender County: 49 %Pender County49Pitt County: 48.8 %Pitt County48.8Henderson County: 48.7 %Henderson County48.7Carteret County: 48.1 %Carteret County48.1Hoke County: 48 %Hoke County48Anson County: 47.4 %Anson County47.4Ashe County: 47.2 %Ashe County47.2Davie County: 45.9 %Davie County45.9New Hanover County: 45.6 %New Hanover County45.6Mecklenburg County: 45.2 %Mecklenburg County45.2Warren County: 44.8 %Warren County44.8Beaufort County: 44.2 %Beaufort County44.2Watauga County: 43.9 %Watauga County43.9Duplin County: 43.9 %Duplin County43.9Lincoln County: 43.9 %Lincoln County43.9Haywood County: 43.6 %Haywood County43.6Cherokee County: 43.5 %Cherokee County43.5Nash County: 42.6 %Nash County42.6Moore County: 42.5 %Moore County42.5Yadkin County: 41.8 %Yadkin County41.8Macon County: 41.4 %Macon County41.4Chowan County: 41.3 %Chowan County41.3Guilford County: 41.2 %Guilford County41.2Iredell County: 40.8 %Iredell County40.8Mitchell County: 40.8 %Mitchell County40.8Alexander County: 68.3 %Alexander County68.3Pasquotank County: 61.4 %Pasquotank County61.4Bertie County: 60.5 %Bertie County60.5Currituck County: 59.2 %Currituck County59.2Clay County: 57.9 %Clay County57.9Martin County: 56.3 %Martin County56.3Transylvania County: 53.5 %Transylvania County53.5McDowell County: 52.2 %McDowell County52.2Perquimans County: 52 %Perquimans County52Pamlico County: 50.5 %Pamlico County50.5Graham County: 50.3 %Graham County50.3Wake County: 50.3 %Wake County50.3Orange County: 50 %Orange County50Swain County: 49.6 %Swain County49.6Cabarrus County: 49.5 %Cabarrus County49.5Pender County: 49 %Pender County49Pitt County: 48.8 %Pitt County48.8Henderson County: 48.7 %Henderson County48.7Carteret County: 48.1 %Carteret County48.1Hoke County: 48 %Hoke County48Anson County: 47.4 %Anson County47.4Ashe County: 47.2 %Ashe County47.2Davie County: 45.9 %Davie County45.9New Hanover County: 45.6 %New Hanover County45.6Mecklenburg County: 45.2 %Mecklenburg County45.2Warren County: 44.8 %Warren County44.8Beaufort County: 44.2 %Beaufort County44.2Watauga County: 43.9 %Watauga County43.9Duplin County: 43.9 %Duplin County43.9Lincoln County: 43.9 %Lincoln County43.9Haywood County: 43.6 %Haywood County43.6Cherokee County: 43.5 %Cherokee County43.5Nash County: 42.6 %Nash County42.6Moore County: 42.5 %Moore County42.5Yadkin County: 41.8 %Yadkin County41.8Macon County: 41.4 %Macon County41.4Chowan County: 41.3 %Chowan County41.3Guilford County: 41.2 %Guilford County41.2Iredell County: 40.8 %Iredell County40.8Mitchell County: 40.8 %Mitchell County40.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Alexander County68.3+12.1 pts
2Pasquotank County61.4+5.5 pts
3Bertie County60.5-4.6 pts
4Currituck County59.2+3.6 pts
5Clay County57.9+21.9 pts
6Martin County56.3+6.4 pts
7Transylvania County53.5-13 pts
8McDowell County52.2+8.6 pts
9Perquimans County52+16.9 pts
10Pamlico County50.5+4.9 pts
11Graham County50.3+50.3 pts
11Wake County50.3-2.2 pts
13Orange County50-7.1 pts
14Swain County49.6+0.2 pts
15Cabarrus County49.5+0.4 pts
16Pender County49+7.2 pts
17Pitt County48.8+1 pts
18Henderson County48.7+4.7 pts
19Carteret County48.1-7.2 pts
20Hoke County48+9.5 pts
21Anson County47.4-4.9 pts
22Ashe County47.2+6.3 pts
23Davie County45.9-4 pts
24New Hanover County45.6+4.9 pts
25Mecklenburg County45.2-1.8 pts
26Warren County44.8+14.4 pts
27Beaufort County44.2+3.3 pts
28Watauga County43.9-8.7 pts
29Duplin County43.9+2.5 pts
30Lincoln County43.9-14.9 pts
31Haywood County43.6-3 pts
32Cherokee County43.5-12.2 pts
33Nash County42.6+0.8 pts
34Moore County42.5+5.7 pts
35Yadkin County41.8+1.8 pts
36Macon County41.4+14.1 pts
37Chowan County41.3-10.2 pts
38Guilford County41.2+4.2 pts
39Iredell County40.8+4.3 pts
40Mitchell County40.8+7.3 pts
41Surry County40.5+9.6 pts
42Dare County40.3-6.2 pts
43Durham County40.2-5 pts
44Brunswick County39.5+1.8 pts
45Lenoir County39.1+10.5 pts
46Gates County39-2 pts
47Lee County38.7-2.6 pts
48Caswell County37.9+0.1 pts
49Union County37.6-2.9 pts
50Alamance County37.4-0.9 pts
51Forsyth County36.1+0.7 pts
52Granville County36.1-13.8 pts
53Person County35.8-8.3 pts
54Chatham County35.5-6.2 pts
55Randolph County35.5-0.7 pts
56Halifax County35.4+0.5 pts
57Buncombe County35.3-0.4 pts
58Craven County35-9.5 pts
59Wayne County35+4.4 pts
60Scotland County34.7+1.7 pts
61Montgomery County34.6+8 pts
62Edgecombe County34.5-7.3 pts
63Gaston County34.3+1.9 pts
64Rockingham County33.8+1 pts
65Polk County33.6-8.3 pts
66Harnett County33.5-3.1 pts
67Catawba County33.5+2.2 pts
68Stokes County33.4+9.6 pts
69Johnston County33.1-1 pts
70Madison County32.7+1.7 pts
71Sampson County32.4-4.5 pts
72Wilkes County32.1-4.9 pts
73Jones County31.9+2.1 pts
74Burke County31.9+1.9 pts
75Stanly County31.8-8.6 pts
76Rowan County31.6-8.1 pts
77Davidson County31.2-1.7 pts
78Rutherford County31-1.9 pts
79Cumberland County30.5-2.6 pts
80Caldwell County30.2+6.4 pts
80Yancey County30.2+8.3 pts
82Richmond County29.5+9.6 pts
83Jackson County27.9-4.8 pts
84Cleveland County27.7-2.1 pts
85Camden County27.6-2.1 pts
86Northampton County26.6-11.4 pts
87Robeson County25.3+3.4 pts
88Onslow County25.2-3.4 pts
89Alleghany County24.8-1.1 pts
90Vance County24.4-6.4 pts
91Hertford County24-0.4 pts
92Franklin County23.9-5.3 pts
93Bladen County23.7-7.4 pts
94Wilson County22.4-4.2 pts
95Greene County21.2+3.9 pts
96Columbus County20.7-8.2 pts
97Tyrrell County16.4+4.4 pts
98Avery County16-5.8 pts
99Hyde County00 pts
99Washington County0-6.4 pts

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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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties. 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties.

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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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alexander County, with 68.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 0% in 2024.

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