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

Chester County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 67 counties in 2022, at 58.1%. Forest County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 39.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 44.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.1Chester County
Lowest5.3Forest County
Median39.267 counties
Pennsylvania44.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 41 %Allegheny County: 47.6 %Armstrong County: 34.3 %Beaver County: 38 %Bedford County: 30 %Berks County: 41.8 %Blair County: 53.1 %Bradford County: 35.4 %Bucks County: 49.8 %Butler County: 46.9 %Cambria County: 35.1 %Cameron County: 50.5 %Carbon County: 35.9 %Centre County: 45.1 %Chester County: 58.1 %Clarion County: 45.7 %Clearfield County: 49 %Clinton County: 25.2 %Columbia County: 47.4 %Crawford County: 32.7 %Cumberland County: 38.4 %Dauphin County: 42.1 %Delaware County: 50 %Elk County: 43.2 %Erie County: 43.2 %Fayette County: 42 %Forest County: 5.3 %Franklin County: 30.4 %Fulton County: 27.8 %Greene County: 36.4 %Huntingdon County: 45.7 %Indiana County: 38.2 %Jefferson County: 31.4 %Juniata County: 17.4 %Lackawanna County: 45.8 %Lancaster County: 35.2 %Lawrence County: 48.5 %Lebanon County: 35.5 %Lehigh County: 38.9 %Luzerne County: 35.7 %Lycoming County: 37.2 %McKean County: 37.6 %Mercer County: 33 %Mifflin County: 20.7 %Monroe County: 26.4 %Montgomery County: 56.8 %Montour County: 56.5 %Northampton County: 44.9 %Northumberland County: 22.6 %Perry County: 19.3 %Philadelphia County: 49.2 %Pike County: 46.4 %Potter County: 26.1 %Schuylkill County: 32.2 %Snyder County: 33.3 %Somerset County: 41.9 %Sullivan County: 48.2 %Susquehanna County: 35.6 %Tioga County: 52.2 %Union County: 32.4 %Venango County: 40.3 %Warren County: 34.1 %Washington County: 50.3 %Wayne County: 39.5 %Westmoreland County: 43.5 %Wyoming County: 47.1 %York County: 39.2 %
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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

Chester County: 58.1 %Chester County58.1Montgomery County: 56.8 %Montgomery County56.8Montour County: 56.5 %Montour County56.5Blair County: 53.1 %Blair County53.1Tioga County: 52.2 %Tioga County52.2Cameron County: 50.5 %Cameron County50.5Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Delaware County: 50 %Delaware County50Bucks County: 49.8 %Bucks County49.8Philadelphia County: 49.2 %Philadelphia County49.2Clearfield County: 49 %Clearfield County49Lawrence County: 48.5 %Lawrence County48.5Sullivan County: 48.2 %Sullivan County48.2Allegheny County: 47.6 %Allegheny County47.6Columbia County: 47.4 %Columbia County47.4Wyoming County: 47.1 %Wyoming County47.1Butler County: 46.9 %Butler County46.9Pike County: 46.4 %Pike County46.4Lackawanna County: 45.8 %Lackawanna County45.8Clarion County: 45.7 %Clarion County45.7Huntingdon County: 45.7 %Huntingdon County45.7Centre County: 45.1 %Centre County45.1Northampton County: 44.9 %Northampton County44.9Westmoreland County: 43.5 %Westmoreland County43.5Elk County: 43.2 %Elk County43.2Erie County: 43.2 %Erie County43.2Dauphin County: 42.1 %Dauphin County42.1Fayette County: 42 %Fayette County42Somerset County: 41.9 %Somerset County41.9Berks County: 41.8 %Berks County41.8Adams County: 41 %Adams County41Venango County: 40.3 %Venango County40.3Wayne County: 39.5 %Wayne County39.5York County: 39.2 %York County39.2Lehigh County: 38.9 %Lehigh County38.9Cumberland County: 38.4 %Cumberland County38.4Indiana County: 38.2 %Indiana County38.2Beaver County: 38 %Beaver County38McKean County: 37.6 %McKean County37.6Lycoming County: 37.2 %Lycoming County37.2Chester County: 58.1 %Chester County58.1Montgomery County: 56.8 %Montgomery County56.8Montour County: 56.5 %Montour County56.5Blair County: 53.1 %Blair County53.1Tioga County: 52.2 %Tioga County52.2Cameron County: 50.5 %Cameron County50.5Washington County: 50.3 %Washington County50.3Delaware County: 50 %Delaware County50Bucks County: 49.8 %Bucks County49.8Philadelphia County: 49.2 %Philadelphia County49.2Clearfield County: 49 %Clearfield County49Lawrence County: 48.5 %Lawrence County48.5Sullivan County: 48.2 %Sullivan County48.2Allegheny County: 47.6 %Allegheny County47.6Columbia County: 47.4 %Columbia County47.4Wyoming County: 47.1 %Wyoming County47.1Butler County: 46.9 %Butler County46.9Pike County: 46.4 %Pike County46.4Lackawanna County: 45.8 %Lackawanna County45.8Clarion County: 45.7 %Clarion County45.7Huntingdon County: 45.7 %Huntingdon County45.7Centre County: 45.1 %Centre County45.1Northampton County: 44.9 %Northampton County44.9Westmoreland County: 43.5 %Westmoreland County43.5Elk County: 43.2 %Elk County43.2Erie County: 43.2 %Erie County43.2Dauphin County: 42.1 %Dauphin County42.1Fayette County: 42 %Fayette County42Somerset County: 41.9 %Somerset County41.9Berks County: 41.8 %Berks County41.8Adams County: 41 %Adams County41Venango County: 40.3 %Venango County40.3Wayne County: 39.5 %Wayne County39.5York County: 39.2 %York County39.2Lehigh County: 38.9 %Lehigh County38.9Cumberland County: 38.4 %Cumberland County38.4Indiana County: 38.2 %Indiana County38.2Beaver County: 38 %Beaver County38McKean County: 37.6 %McKean County37.6Lycoming County: 37.2 %Lycoming County37.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chester County58.1+0.1 pts
2Montgomery County56.8+0.9 pts
3Montour County56.5+11.6 pts
4Blair County53.1-4 pts
5Tioga County52.2+6.8 pts
6Cameron County50.5-2.5 pts
7Washington County50.3-0.6 pts
8Delaware County50-1.4 pts
9Bucks County49.8+0.1 pts
10Philadelphia County49.2-0.3 pts
11Clearfield County49+1 pts
12Lawrence County48.5+6.4 pts
13Sullivan County48.2+11.6 pts
14Allegheny County47.6-1.1 pts
15Columbia County47.4+2.8 pts
16Wyoming County47.1+6.3 pts
17Butler County46.9-1 pts
18Pike County46.4-5 pts
19Lackawanna County45.8-1.9 pts
20Clarion County45.7+8.9 pts
21Huntingdon County45.7-3.4 pts
22Centre County45.1+0.6 pts
23Northampton County44.9-0.4 pts
24Westmoreland County43.5-2.8 pts
25Elk County43.2-5.8 pts
26Erie County43.2-0.5 pts
27Dauphin County42.1-1.1 pts
28Fayette County42+1.3 pts
29Somerset County41.9+1.7 pts
30Berks County41.8+1.8 pts
31Adams County41-0.3 pts
32Venango County40.3+1.7 pts
33Wayne County39.5-0.3 pts
34York County39.2-0.5 pts
35Lehigh County38.9-3.4 pts
36Cumberland County38.4-2.7 pts
37Indiana County38.2+0.4 pts
38Beaver County38-4.9 pts
39McKean County37.6-1.3 pts
40Lycoming County37.2+4.5 pts
41Greene County36.4-10.5 pts
42Carbon County35.9-8.6 pts
43Luzerne County35.7-0.5 pts
44Susquehanna County35.6+1.1 pts
45Lebanon County35.50 pts
46Bradford County35.4+0.1 pts
47Lancaster County35.2+1.2 pts
48Cambria County35.1-1.4 pts
49Armstrong County34.3+0.5 pts
50Warren County34.1-4.7 pts
51Snyder County33.3+7.1 pts
52Mercer County33-4.8 pts
53Crawford County32.7+3.1 pts
54Union County32.4+6.1 pts
55Schuylkill County32.2-2.3 pts
56Jefferson County31.4-0.7 pts
57Franklin County30.4+2.3 pts
58Bedford County30-3.6 pts
59Fulton County27.8-6.3 pts
60Monroe County26.4-1.4 pts
61Potter County26.1-3.1 pts
62Clinton County25.2-0.2 pts
63Northumberland County22.6-3.1 pts
64Mifflin County20.7-3.4 pts
65Perry County19.3-3.9 pts
66Juniata County17.4-0.9 pts
67Forest County5.3-11.4 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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 Pennsylvania by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Chester County, with 58.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with 5.3% in 2022.

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