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

Bertie County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 100 counties in 2022, at 84.5%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 38.2% and the figure for North Carolina was 41.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84.5Bertie County
Lowest0Hyde County
Median38.2100 counties
North Carolina41.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 43.4 %Alexander County: 46.2 %Alleghany County: 31.9 %Anson County: 57.3 %Ashe County: 57.7 %Avery County: 17.5 %Beaufort County: 46 %Bertie County: 84.5 %Bladen County: 18.1 %Brunswick County: 39.5 %Buncombe County: 34.8 %Burke County: 33.4 %Cabarrus County: 55 %Caldwell County: 31.8 %Camden County: 28.7 %Carteret County: 56.8 %Caswell County: 30.2 %Catawba County: 37.9 %Chatham County: 42 %Cherokee County: 64 %Chowan County: 52.6 %Clay County: 21.4 %Cleveland County: 28.5 %Columbus County: 31 %Craven County: 42 %Cumberland County: 38.1 %Currituck County: 50.9 %Dare County: 51.5 %Davidson County: 32.1 %Davie County: 44.7 %Duplin County: 43.5 %Durham County: 46.8 %Edgecombe County: 28.4 %Forsyth County: 37.5 %Franklin County: 34.5 %Gaston County: 34.1 %Gates County: 49 %Graham County: 33.3 %Granville County: 36.3 %Greene County: 33.3 %Guilford County: 37 %Halifax County: 46.3 %Harnett County: 35 %Haywood County: 47.6 %Henderson County: 43.2 %Hertford County: 21.6 %Hoke County: 37.6 %Hyde County: 0 %Iredell County: 40.3 %Jackson County: 32.9 %Johnston County: 28.4 %Jones County: 24.1 %Lee County: 38.3 %Lenoir County: 35.4 %Lincoln County: 48.8 %McDowell County: 44.8 %Macon County: 22.3 %Madison County: 34.3 %Martin County: 44.3 %Mecklenburg County: 45.9 %Mitchell County: 32.2 %Montgomery County: 26 %Moore County: 39.6 %Nash County: 42.9 %New Hanover County: 44.8 %Northampton County: 35.3 %Onslow County: 31.5 %Orange County: 53.7 %Pamlico County: 41.6 %Pasquotank County: 52.4 %Pender County: 40.4 %Perquimans County: 39.2 %Person County: 53.9 %Pitt County: 52.5 %Polk County: 44.2 %Randolph County: 36.8 %Richmond County: 28.5 %Robeson County: 22.1 %Rockingham County: 36.6 %Rowan County: 44.9 %Rutherford County: 28.6 %Sampson County: 38.1 %Scotland County: 41.6 %Stanly County: 39.7 %Stokes County: 39.3 %Surry County: 30.1 %Swain County: 42.1 %Transylvania County: 71.6 %Tyrrell County: 15 %Union County: 44.4 %Vance County: 38.6 %Wake County: 54.2 %Warren County: 42.4 %Washington County: 4.7 %Watauga County: 50.7 %Wayne County: 28.7 %Wilkes County: 29 %Wilson County: 35.8 %Yadkin County: 35.3 %Yancey County: 24.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Bertie County: 84.5 %Bertie County84.5Transylvania County: 71.6 %Transylvania County71.6Cherokee County: 64 %Cherokee County64Ashe County: 57.7 %Ashe County57.7Anson County: 57.3 %Anson County57.3Carteret County: 56.8 %Carteret County56.8Cabarrus County: 55 %Cabarrus County55Wake County: 54.2 %Wake County54.2Person County: 53.9 %Person County53.9Orange County: 53.7 %Orange County53.7Chowan County: 52.6 %Chowan County52.6Pitt County: 52.5 %Pitt County52.5Pasquotank County: 52.4 %Pasquotank County52.4Dare County: 51.5 %Dare County51.5Currituck County: 50.9 %Currituck County50.9Watauga County: 50.7 %Watauga County50.7Gates County: 49 %Gates County49Lincoln County: 48.8 %Lincoln County48.8Haywood County: 47.6 %Haywood County47.6Durham County: 46.8 %Durham County46.8Halifax County: 46.3 %Halifax County46.3Alexander County: 46.2 %Alexander County46.2Beaufort County: 46 %Beaufort County46Mecklenburg County: 45.9 %Mecklenburg County45.9Rowan County: 44.9 %Rowan County44.9New Hanover County: 44.8 %New Hanover County44.8McDowell County: 44.8 %McDowell County44.8Davie County: 44.7 %Davie County44.7Union County: 44.4 %Union County44.4Martin County: 44.3 %Martin County44.3Polk County: 44.2 %Polk County44.2Duplin County: 43.5 %Duplin County43.5Alamance County: 43.4 %Alamance County43.4Henderson County: 43.2 %Henderson County43.2Nash County: 42.9 %Nash County42.9Warren County: 42.4 %Warren County42.4Swain County: 42.1 %Swain County42.1Craven County: 42 %Craven County42Chatham County: 42 %Chatham County42Pamlico County: 41.6 %Pamlico County41.6Bertie County: 84.5 %Bertie County84.5Transylvania County: 71.6 %Transylvania County71.6Cherokee County: 64 %Cherokee County64Ashe County: 57.7 %Ashe County57.7Anson County: 57.3 %Anson County57.3Carteret County: 56.8 %Carteret County56.8Cabarrus County: 55 %Cabarrus County55Wake County: 54.2 %Wake County54.2Person County: 53.9 %Person County53.9Orange County: 53.7 %Orange County53.7Chowan County: 52.6 %Chowan County52.6Pitt County: 52.5 %Pitt County52.5Pasquotank County: 52.4 %Pasquotank County52.4Dare County: 51.5 %Dare County51.5Currituck County: 50.9 %Currituck County50.9Watauga County: 50.7 %Watauga County50.7Gates County: 49 %Gates County49Lincoln County: 48.8 %Lincoln County48.8Haywood County: 47.6 %Haywood County47.6Durham County: 46.8 %Durham County46.8Halifax County: 46.3 %Halifax County46.3Alexander County: 46.2 %Alexander County46.2Beaufort County: 46 %Beaufort County46Mecklenburg County: 45.9 %Mecklenburg County45.9Rowan County: 44.9 %Rowan County44.9New Hanover County: 44.8 %New Hanover County44.8McDowell County: 44.8 %McDowell County44.8Davie County: 44.7 %Davie County44.7Union County: 44.4 %Union County44.4Martin County: 44.3 %Martin County44.3Polk County: 44.2 %Polk County44.2Duplin County: 43.5 %Duplin County43.5Alamance County: 43.4 %Alamance County43.4Henderson County: 43.2 %Henderson County43.2Nash County: 42.9 %Nash County42.9Warren County: 42.4 %Warren County42.4Swain County: 42.1 %Swain County42.1Craven County: 42 %Craven County42Chatham County: 42 %Chatham County42Pamlico County: 41.6 %Pamlico County41.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bertie County84.5+21.2 pts
2Transylvania County71.6-5.9 pts
3Cherokee County64+23.8 pts
4Ashe County57.7+2.2 pts
5Anson County57.3+0.4 pts
6Carteret County56.8-0.1 pts
7Cabarrus County55+3.6 pts
8Wake County54.2+1.2 pts
9Person County53.9-2 pts
10Orange County53.7-2.5 pts
11Chowan County52.6-15.6 pts
12Pitt County52.5+1.5 pts
13Pasquotank County52.4+6.3 pts
14Dare County51.5+2.2 pts
15Currituck County50.9+6.7 pts
16Watauga County50.7+5.1 pts
17Gates County49+7.5 pts
18Lincoln County48.8+3.7 pts
19Haywood County47.6-3.2 pts
20Durham County46.8+0.4 pts
21Halifax County46.3+14.4 pts
22Alexander County46.2+5.6 pts
23Beaufort County46+1.1 pts
24Mecklenburg County45.9-0.5 pts
25Rowan County44.9+5.9 pts
26New Hanover County44.8+0.7 pts
27McDowell County44.8+14.9 pts
28Davie County44.7-1.8 pts
29Union County44.4-1.1 pts
30Martin County44.3-4.6 pts
31Polk County44.2+7.2 pts
32Duplin County43.50 pts
33Alamance County43.4+4.1 pts
34Henderson County43.2+3.7 pts
35Nash County42.9+3.4 pts
36Warren County42.4+8.9 pts
37Swain County42.1-11.1 pts
38Craven County42+1.4 pts
39Chatham County42-6 pts
40Pamlico County41.6+7.9 pts
41Scotland County41.6+1.1 pts
42Pender County40.4-1.9 pts
43Iredell County40.3-2.7 pts
44Stanly County39.7-6.9 pts
45Moore County39.6-1.6 pts
46Brunswick County39.5-7.5 pts
47Stokes County39.3-0.5 pts
48Perquimans County39.2+4.6 pts
49Vance County38.6+10.2 pts
50Lee County38.3+2.5 pts
51Sampson County38.1+0.7 pts
52Cumberland County38.1+0.8 pts
53Catawba County37.9-2.9 pts
54Hoke County37.6-0.2 pts
55Forsyth County37.5-2.7 pts
56Guilford County37-0.4 pts
57Randolph County36.8+1.9 pts
58Rockingham County36.6-3.6 pts
59Granville County36.3-4.8 pts
60Wilson County35.8-9.9 pts
61Lenoir County35.4+4.9 pts
62Northampton County35.3+10.3 pts
63Yadkin County35.3+3.9 pts
64Harnett County35-0.2 pts
65Buncombe County34.8-1.6 pts
66Franklin County34.5-0 pts
67Madison County34.3-2.7 pts
68Gaston County34.1-1.3 pts
69Burke County33.4-5.1 pts
70Graham County33.3-3.4 pts
70Greene County33.3-10.2 pts
72Jackson County32.9-8.1 pts
73Mitchell County32.2-6.1 pts
74Davidson County32.1-4.7 pts
75Alleghany County31.9-7 pts
76Caldwell County31.8-1.9 pts
77Onslow County31.5+2.6 pts
78Columbus County31+4.4 pts
79Caswell County30.2-3.9 pts
80Surry County30.1+0.6 pts
81Wilkes County29-8.1 pts
82Camden County28.7+4.1 pts
83Wayne County28.7+0.1 pts
84Rutherford County28.6+1.5 pts
85Richmond County28.5-13.6 pts
86Cleveland County28.5+2.4 pts
87Johnston County28.4-1.3 pts
88Edgecombe County28.4-15.7 pts
89Montgomery County26-0.5 pts
90Yancey County24.2+3.4 pts
91Jones County24.1+6.2 pts
92Macon County22.3-2.9 pts
93Robeson County22.1-6.5 pts
94Hertford County21.6-6.6 pts
95Clay County21.4-24 pts
96Bladen County18.1-8.9 pts
97Avery County17.5+3.4 pts
98Tyrrell County15+1.3 pts
99Washington County4.7-9.1 pts
100Hyde County0-33.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-carolina-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-carolina-counties?period=2022.

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 North Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bertie County, with 84.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hyde County, with 0% in 2022.

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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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