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

Bamberg County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 46 counties in 2024, at 74%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 11%. The median was 44% and the figure for South Carolina was 44.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Abbeville County: 32.3 %Aiken County: 45.1 %Allendale County: 22 %Anderson County: 39.6 %Bamberg County: 74 %Barnwell County: 51.9 %Beaufort County: 47.8 %Berkeley County: 41.3 %Calhoun County: 44.6 %Charleston County: 55.9 %Cherokee County: 27.6 %Chester County: 25.9 %Chesterfield County: 20.5 %Clarendon County: 58.7 %Colleton County: 37.7 %Darlington County: 40.6 %Dillon County: 47.4 %Dorchester County: 33.5 %Edgefield County: 46 %Fairfield County: 60.1 %Florence County: 44.6 %Georgetown County: 23.5 %Greenville County: 41.7 %Greenwood County: 34.2 %Hampton County: 23.9 %Horry County: 38.7 %Jasper County: 57.9 %Kershaw County: 55.8 %Lancaster County: 47.7 %Laurens County: 42.5 %Lee County: 59 %Lexington County: 48.4 %McCormick County: 11 %Marion County: 51.2 %Marlboro County: 31 %Newberry County: 34.4 %Oconee County: 47 %Orangeburg County: 45.5 %Pickens County: 54.2 %Richland County: 50.4 %Saluda County: 45.4 %Spartanburg County: 43 %Sumter County: 39.8 %Union County: 35 %Williamsburg County: 54.2 %York County: 43.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Bamberg County: 74 %Bamberg County74Fairfield County: 60.1 %Fairfield County60.1Lee County: 59 %Lee County59Clarendon County: 58.7 %Clarendon County58.7Jasper County: 57.9 %Jasper County57.9Charleston County: 55.9 %Charleston County55.9Kershaw County: 55.8 %Kershaw County55.8Pickens County: 54.2 %Pickens County54.2Williamsburg County: 54.2 %Williamsburg County54.2Barnwell County: 51.9 %Barnwell County51.9Marion County: 51.2 %Marion County51.2Richland County: 50.4 %Richland County50.4Lexington County: 48.4 %Lexington County48.4Beaufort County: 47.8 %Beaufort County47.8Lancaster County: 47.7 %Lancaster County47.7Dillon County: 47.4 %Dillon County47.4Oconee County: 47 %Oconee County47Edgefield County: 46 %Edgefield County46Orangeburg County: 45.5 %Orangeburg County45.5Saluda County: 45.4 %Saluda County45.4Aiken County: 45.1 %Aiken County45.1Calhoun County: 44.6 %Calhoun County44.6Florence County: 44.6 %Florence County44.6York County: 43.4 %York County43.4Spartanburg County: 43 %Spartanburg County43Laurens County: 42.5 %Laurens County42.5Greenville County: 41.7 %Greenville County41.7Berkeley County: 41.3 %Berkeley County41.3Darlington County: 40.6 %Darlington County40.6Sumter County: 39.8 %Sumter County39.8Anderson County: 39.6 %Anderson County39.6Horry County: 38.7 %Horry County38.7Colleton County: 37.7 %Colleton County37.7Union County: 35 %Union County35Newberry County: 34.4 %Newberry County34.4Greenwood County: 34.2 %Greenwood County34.2Dorchester County: 33.5 %Dorchester County33.5Abbeville County: 32.3 %Abbeville County32.3Marlboro County: 31 %Marlboro County31Cherokee County: 27.6 %Cherokee County27.6Chester County: 25.9 %Chester County25.9Hampton County: 23.9 %Hampton County23.9Georgetown County: 23.5 %Georgetown County23.5Allendale County: 22 %Allendale County22Chesterfield County: 20.5 %Chesterfield County20.5McCormick County: 11 %McCormick County11Bamberg County: 74 %Bamberg County74Fairfield County: 60.1 %Fairfield County60.1Lee County: 59 %Lee County59Clarendon County: 58.7 %Clarendon County58.7Jasper County: 57.9 %Jasper County57.9Charleston County: 55.9 %Charleston County55.9Kershaw County: 55.8 %Kershaw County55.8Pickens County: 54.2 %Pickens County54.2Williamsburg County: 54.2 %Williamsburg County54.2Barnwell County: 51.9 %Barnwell County51.9Marion County: 51.2 %Marion County51.2Richland County: 50.4 %Richland County50.4Lexington County: 48.4 %Lexington County48.4Beaufort County: 47.8 %Beaufort County47.8Lancaster County: 47.7 %Lancaster County47.7Dillon County: 47.4 %Dillon County47.4Oconee County: 47 %Oconee County47Edgefield County: 46 %Edgefield County46Orangeburg County: 45.5 %Orangeburg County45.5Saluda County: 45.4 %Saluda County45.4Aiken County: 45.1 %Aiken County45.1Calhoun County: 44.6 %Calhoun County44.6Florence County: 44.6 %Florence County44.6York County: 43.4 %York County43.4Spartanburg County: 43 %Spartanburg County43Laurens County: 42.5 %Laurens County42.5Greenville County: 41.7 %Greenville County41.7Berkeley County: 41.3 %Berkeley County41.3Darlington County: 40.6 %Darlington County40.6Sumter County: 39.8 %Sumter County39.8Anderson County: 39.6 %Anderson County39.6Horry County: 38.7 %Horry County38.7Colleton County: 37.7 %Colleton County37.7Union County: 35 %Union County35Newberry County: 34.4 %Newberry County34.4Greenwood County: 34.2 %Greenwood County34.2Dorchester County: 33.5 %Dorchester County33.5Abbeville County: 32.3 %Abbeville County32.3Marlboro County: 31 %Marlboro County31Cherokee County: 27.6 %Cherokee County27.6Chester County: 25.9 %Chester County25.9Hampton County: 23.9 %Hampton County23.9Georgetown County: 23.5 %Georgetown County23.5Allendale County: 22 %Allendale County22Chesterfield County: 20.5 %Chesterfield County20.5McCormick County: 11 %McCormick County11
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bamberg County74-6.5 pts
2Fairfield County60.1-6.1 pts
3Lee County59-2.5 pts
4Clarendon County58.7+0.8 pts
5Jasper County57.9+3.5 pts
6Charleston County55.9+0.4 pts
7Kershaw County55.8+1.8 pts
8Pickens County54.2+8 pts
9Williamsburg County54.2+5.6 pts
10Barnwell County51.9-4.2 pts
11Marion County51.2+5.8 pts
12Richland County50.40 pts
13Lexington County48.4-0.2 pts
14Beaufort County47.8-0.9 pts
15Lancaster County47.7+6.7 pts
16Dillon County47.4+1.6 pts
17Oconee County47+4.4 pts
18Edgefield County46+11.6 pts
19Orangeburg County45.5+1.7 pts
20Saluda County45.4+7.3 pts
21Aiken County45.1+2.2 pts
22Calhoun County44.6-10.5 pts
23Florence County44.6-3.8 pts
24York County43.4-1.7 pts
25Spartanburg County43-1.8 pts
26Laurens County42.5+5 pts
27Greenville County41.7+4 pts
28Berkeley County41.3-1.4 pts
29Darlington County40.6+0.1 pts
30Sumter County39.8-4.4 pts
31Anderson County39.6+0.4 pts
32Horry County38.7+1.3 pts
33Colleton County37.7-2.6 pts
34Union County35-5.2 pts
35Newberry County34.4-2.7 pts
36Greenwood County34.2+6 pts
37Dorchester County33.5-2.7 pts
38Abbeville County32.3-4.7 pts
39Marlboro County31-5.1 pts
40Cherokee County27.6-5.7 pts
41Chester County25.9-9.5 pts
42Hampton County23.9-7.3 pts
43Georgetown County23.5-1.9 pts
44Allendale County22-3.9 pts
45Chesterfield County20.5-5.7 pts
46McCormick County11-2.5 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/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 South 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 South 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/south-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 South 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/south-carolina-counties.

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 South 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/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 South Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-counties. 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Bamberg County, with 74% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCormick County, with 11% in 2024.

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