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

Bamberg County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 46 counties in 2021, at 83.9%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 39.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 43.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.9Bamberg County
Lowest11.5McCormick County
Median39.546 counties
South Carolina43.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 32.5 %Aiken County: 34.9 %Allendale County: 26 %Anderson County: 42.7 %Bamberg County: 83.9 %Barnwell County: 47.6 %Beaufort County: 54.8 %Berkeley County: 36.3 %Calhoun County: 32.6 %Charleston County: 53.4 %Cherokee County: 31.6 %Chester County: 35.9 %Chesterfield County: 32 %Clarendon County: 37.3 %Colleton County: 55.6 %Darlington County: 38 %Dillon County: 40.3 %Dorchester County: 37.4 %Edgefield County: 35.1 %Fairfield County: 74.9 %Florence County: 47.7 %Georgetown County: 29 %Greenville County: 38.8 %Greenwood County: 37.5 %Hampton County: 43 %Horry County: 37.6 %Jasper County: 49 %Kershaw County: 46.4 %Lancaster County: 37.8 %Laurens County: 48.1 %Lee County: 55.7 %Lexington County: 50.3 %McCormick County: 11.5 %Marion County: 28.2 %Marlboro County: 57.1 %Newberry County: 31.8 %Oconee County: 45.9 %Orangeburg County: 36.3 %Pickens County: 51.1 %Richland County: 45.6 %Saluda County: 27 %Spartanburg County: 44 %Sumter County: 53.2 %Union County: 34.9 %Williamsburg County: 49.5 %York County: 45.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Bamberg County: 83.9 %Bamberg County83.9Fairfield County: 74.9 %Fairfield County74.9Marlboro County: 57.1 %Marlboro County57.1Lee County: 55.7 %Lee County55.7Colleton County: 55.6 %Colleton County55.6Beaufort County: 54.8 %Beaufort County54.8Charleston County: 53.4 %Charleston County53.4Sumter County: 53.2 %Sumter County53.2Pickens County: 51.1 %Pickens County51.1Lexington County: 50.3 %Lexington County50.3Williamsburg County: 49.5 %Williamsburg County49.5Jasper County: 49 %Jasper County49Laurens County: 48.1 %Laurens County48.1Florence County: 47.7 %Florence County47.7Barnwell County: 47.6 %Barnwell County47.6Kershaw County: 46.4 %Kershaw County46.4Oconee County: 45.9 %Oconee County45.9Richland County: 45.6 %Richland County45.6York County: 45.2 %York County45.2Spartanburg County: 44 %Spartanburg County44Hampton County: 43 %Hampton County43Anderson County: 42.7 %Anderson County42.7Dillon County: 40.3 %Dillon County40.3Greenville County: 38.8 %Greenville County38.8Darlington County: 38 %Darlington County38Lancaster County: 37.8 %Lancaster County37.8Horry County: 37.6 %Horry County37.6Greenwood County: 37.5 %Greenwood County37.5Dorchester County: 37.4 %Dorchester County37.4Clarendon County: 37.3 %Clarendon County37.3Orangeburg County: 36.3 %Orangeburg County36.3Berkeley County: 36.3 %Berkeley County36.3Chester County: 35.9 %Chester County35.9Edgefield County: 35.1 %Edgefield County35.1Aiken County: 34.9 %Aiken County34.9Union County: 34.9 %Union County34.9Calhoun County: 32.6 %Calhoun County32.6Abbeville County: 32.5 %Abbeville County32.5Chesterfield County: 32 %Chesterfield County32Newberry County: 31.8 %Newberry County31.8Cherokee County: 31.6 %Cherokee County31.6Georgetown County: 29 %Georgetown County29Marion County: 28.2 %Marion County28.2Saluda County: 27 %Saluda County27Allendale County: 26 %Allendale County26McCormick County: 11.5 %McCormick County11.5Bamberg County: 83.9 %Bamberg County83.9Fairfield County: 74.9 %Fairfield County74.9Marlboro County: 57.1 %Marlboro County57.1Lee County: 55.7 %Lee County55.7Colleton County: 55.6 %Colleton County55.6Beaufort County: 54.8 %Beaufort County54.8Charleston County: 53.4 %Charleston County53.4Sumter County: 53.2 %Sumter County53.2Pickens County: 51.1 %Pickens County51.1Lexington County: 50.3 %Lexington County50.3Williamsburg County: 49.5 %Williamsburg County49.5Jasper County: 49 %Jasper County49Laurens County: 48.1 %Laurens County48.1Florence County: 47.7 %Florence County47.7Barnwell County: 47.6 %Barnwell County47.6Kershaw County: 46.4 %Kershaw County46.4Oconee County: 45.9 %Oconee County45.9Richland County: 45.6 %Richland County45.6York County: 45.2 %York County45.2Spartanburg County: 44 %Spartanburg County44Hampton County: 43 %Hampton County43Anderson County: 42.7 %Anderson County42.7Dillon County: 40.3 %Dillon County40.3Greenville County: 38.8 %Greenville County38.8Darlington County: 38 %Darlington County38Lancaster County: 37.8 %Lancaster County37.8Horry County: 37.6 %Horry County37.6Greenwood County: 37.5 %Greenwood County37.5Dorchester County: 37.4 %Dorchester County37.4Clarendon County: 37.3 %Clarendon County37.3Orangeburg County: 36.3 %Orangeburg County36.3Berkeley County: 36.3 %Berkeley County36.3Chester County: 35.9 %Chester County35.9Edgefield County: 35.1 %Edgefield County35.1Aiken County: 34.9 %Aiken County34.9Union County: 34.9 %Union County34.9Calhoun County: 32.6 %Calhoun County32.6Abbeville County: 32.5 %Abbeville County32.5Chesterfield County: 32 %Chesterfield County32Newberry County: 31.8 %Newberry County31.8Cherokee County: 31.6 %Cherokee County31.6Georgetown County: 29 %Georgetown County29Marion County: 28.2 %Marion County28.2Saluda County: 27 %Saluda County27Allendale County: 26 %Allendale County26McCormick County: 11.5 %McCormick County11.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bamberg County83.9
2Fairfield County74.9
3Marlboro County57.1
4Lee County55.7
5Colleton County55.6
6Beaufort County54.8
7Charleston County53.4
8Sumter County53.2
9Pickens County51.1
10Lexington County50.3
11Williamsburg County49.5
12Jasper County49
13Laurens County48.1
14Florence County47.7
15Barnwell County47.6
16Kershaw County46.4
17Oconee County45.9
18Richland County45.6
19York County45.2
20Spartanburg County44
21Hampton County43
22Anderson County42.7
23Dillon County40.3
24Greenville County38.8
25Darlington County38
26Lancaster County37.8
27Horry County37.6
28Greenwood County37.5
29Dorchester County37.4
30Clarendon County37.3
31Orangeburg County36.3
32Berkeley County36.3
33Chester County35.9
34Edgefield County35.1
35Aiken County34.9
36Union County34.9
37Calhoun County32.6
38Abbeville County32.5
39Chesterfield County32
40Newberry County31.8
41Cherokee County31.6
42Georgetown County29
43Marion County28.2
44Saluda County27
45Allendale County26
46McCormick County11.5

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat

MLA 9

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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bamberg County, with 83.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 11.5% in 2021.

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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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