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

Montour County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 67 counties in 2023, at 60.6%. Forest County had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 38.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 44%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.6Montour County
Lowest14.3Forest County
Median38.267 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 46 %Allegheny County: 47.3 %Armstrong County: 35.5 %Beaver County: 42.9 %Bedford County: 31.4 %Berks County: 40.8 %Blair County: 50.8 %Bradford County: 37.2 %Bucks County: 53.9 %Butler County: 52.3 %Cambria County: 35.7 %Cameron County: 41.9 %Carbon County: 33.4 %Centre County: 48.1 %Chester County: 58 %Clarion County: 50.1 %Clearfield County: 47.8 %Clinton County: 19.8 %Columbia County: 42.9 %Crawford County: 39.7 %Cumberland County: 39.6 %Dauphin County: 38.2 %Delaware County: 50.3 %Elk County: 48.2 %Erie County: 43.8 %Fayette County: 35.5 %Forest County: 14.3 %Franklin County: 30.7 %Fulton County: 27.6 %Greene County: 33.9 %Huntingdon County: 47.7 %Indiana County: 39.2 %Jefferson County: 29.6 %Juniata County: 17.4 %Lackawanna County: 47.6 %Lancaster County: 34.7 %Lawrence County: 44.6 %Lebanon County: 31.7 %Lehigh County: 37.3 %Luzerne County: 34.3 %Lycoming County: 37.1 %McKean County: 37.5 %Mercer County: 33 %Mifflin County: 19.7 %Monroe County: 32.3 %Montgomery County: 55.1 %Montour County: 60.6 %Northampton County: 42.8 %Northumberland County: 24.8 %Perry County: 21 %Philadelphia County: 46.8 %Pike County: 53.9 %Potter County: 30.1 %Schuylkill County: 37.5 %Snyder County: 34.4 %Somerset County: 40.6 %Sullivan County: 35.5 %Susquehanna County: 36.3 %Tioga County: 57.5 %Union County: 25.1 %Venango County: 33 %Warren County: 37.3 %Washington County: 53.1 %Wayne County: 32.7 %Westmoreland County: 44.4 %Wyoming County: 47.5 %York County: 40.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Montour County: 60.6 %Montour County60.6Chester County: 58 %Chester County58Tioga County: 57.5 %Tioga County57.5Montgomery County: 55.1 %Montgomery County55.1Pike County: 53.9 %Pike County53.9Bucks County: 53.9 %Bucks County53.9Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Butler County: 52.3 %Butler County52.3Blair County: 50.8 %Blair County50.8Delaware County: 50.3 %Delaware County50.3Clarion County: 50.1 %Clarion County50.1Elk County: 48.2 %Elk County48.2Centre County: 48.1 %Centre County48.1Clearfield County: 47.8 %Clearfield County47.8Huntingdon County: 47.7 %Huntingdon County47.7Lackawanna County: 47.6 %Lackawanna County47.6Wyoming County: 47.5 %Wyoming County47.5Allegheny County: 47.3 %Allegheny County47.3Philadelphia County: 46.8 %Philadelphia County46.8Adams County: 46 %Adams County46Lawrence County: 44.6 %Lawrence County44.6Westmoreland County: 44.4 %Westmoreland County44.4Erie County: 43.8 %Erie County43.8Beaver County: 42.9 %Beaver County42.9Columbia County: 42.9 %Columbia County42.9Northampton County: 42.8 %Northampton County42.8Cameron County: 41.9 %Cameron County41.9Berks County: 40.8 %Berks County40.8Somerset County: 40.6 %Somerset County40.6York County: 40.2 %York County40.2Crawford County: 39.7 %Crawford County39.7Cumberland County: 39.6 %Cumberland County39.6Indiana County: 39.2 %Indiana County39.2Dauphin County: 38.2 %Dauphin County38.2McKean County: 37.5 %McKean County37.5Schuylkill County: 37.5 %Schuylkill County37.5Warren County: 37.3 %Warren County37.3Lehigh County: 37.3 %Lehigh County37.3Bradford County: 37.2 %Bradford County37.2Lycoming County: 37.1 %Lycoming County37.1Montour County: 60.6 %Montour County60.6Chester County: 58 %Chester County58Tioga County: 57.5 %Tioga County57.5Montgomery County: 55.1 %Montgomery County55.1Pike County: 53.9 %Pike County53.9Bucks County: 53.9 %Bucks County53.9Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Butler County: 52.3 %Butler County52.3Blair County: 50.8 %Blair County50.8Delaware County: 50.3 %Delaware County50.3Clarion County: 50.1 %Clarion County50.1Elk County: 48.2 %Elk County48.2Centre County: 48.1 %Centre County48.1Clearfield County: 47.8 %Clearfield County47.8Huntingdon County: 47.7 %Huntingdon County47.7Lackawanna County: 47.6 %Lackawanna County47.6Wyoming County: 47.5 %Wyoming County47.5Allegheny County: 47.3 %Allegheny County47.3Philadelphia County: 46.8 %Philadelphia County46.8Adams County: 46 %Adams County46Lawrence County: 44.6 %Lawrence County44.6Westmoreland County: 44.4 %Westmoreland County44.4Erie County: 43.8 %Erie County43.8Beaver County: 42.9 %Beaver County42.9Columbia County: 42.9 %Columbia County42.9Northampton County: 42.8 %Northampton County42.8Cameron County: 41.9 %Cameron County41.9Berks County: 40.8 %Berks County40.8Somerset County: 40.6 %Somerset County40.6York County: 40.2 %York County40.2Crawford County: 39.7 %Crawford County39.7Cumberland County: 39.6 %Cumberland County39.6Indiana County: 39.2 %Indiana County39.2Dauphin County: 38.2 %Dauphin County38.2McKean County: 37.5 %McKean County37.5Schuylkill County: 37.5 %Schuylkill County37.5Warren County: 37.3 %Warren County37.3Lehigh County: 37.3 %Lehigh County37.3Bradford County: 37.2 %Bradford County37.2Lycoming County: 37.1 %Lycoming County37.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Montour County60.6+4.1 pts
2Chester County58-0.1 pts
3Tioga County57.5+5.3 pts
4Montgomery County55.1-1.6 pts
5Pike County53.9+7.5 pts
6Bucks County53.9+4.1 pts
7Washington County53.1+2.7 pts
8Butler County52.3+5.4 pts
9Blair County50.8-2.3 pts
10Delaware County50.3+0.3 pts
11Clarion County50.1+4.4 pts
12Elk County48.2+5 pts
13Centre County48.1+2.9 pts
14Clearfield County47.8-1.2 pts
15Huntingdon County47.7+2 pts
16Lackawanna County47.6+1.8 pts
17Wyoming County47.5+0.4 pts
18Allegheny County47.3-0.3 pts
19Philadelphia County46.8-2.5 pts
20Adams County46+5 pts
21Lawrence County44.6-3.9 pts
22Westmoreland County44.4+0.9 pts
23Erie County43.8+0.6 pts
24Beaver County42.9+4.9 pts
25Columbia County42.9-4.5 pts
26Northampton County42.8-2.1 pts
27Cameron County41.9-8.5 pts
28Berks County40.8-1.1 pts
29Somerset County40.6-1.3 pts
30York County40.2+0.9 pts
31Crawford County39.7+7.1 pts
32Cumberland County39.6+1.2 pts
33Indiana County39.2+1 pts
34Dauphin County38.2-3.9 pts
35McKean County37.5-0.1 pts
36Schuylkill County37.5+5.3 pts
37Warren County37.3+3.2 pts
38Lehigh County37.3-1.6 pts
39Bradford County37.2+1.8 pts
40Lycoming County37.1-0.1 pts
41Susquehanna County36.3+0.7 pts
42Cambria County35.7+0.7 pts
43Fayette County35.5-6.5 pts
44Sullivan County35.5-12.7 pts
45Armstrong County35.5+1.1 pts
46Lancaster County34.7-0.5 pts
47Snyder County34.4+1.1 pts
48Luzerne County34.3-1.5 pts
49Greene County33.9-2.5 pts
50Carbon County33.4-2.6 pts
51Venango County33-7.3 pts
52Mercer County33-0.1 pts
53Wayne County32.7-6.8 pts
54Monroe County32.3+5.9 pts
55Lebanon County31.7-3.8 pts
56Bedford County31.4+1.4 pts
57Franklin County30.7+0.3 pts
58Potter County30.1+4 pts
59Jefferson County29.6-1.7 pts
60Fulton County27.6-0.2 pts
61Union County25.1-7.3 pts
62Northumberland County24.8+2.2 pts
63Perry County21+1.7 pts
64Clinton County19.8-5.4 pts
65Mifflin County19.7-1.1 pts
66Juniata County17.4-0.1 pts
67Forest County14.3+9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Montour County, with 60.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest County, with 14.3% in 2023.

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