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 2022, at 82.1%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 41.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.1Bamberg County
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Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 44.1 %Aiken County: 37.1 %Allendale County: 11.4 %Anderson County: 41.1 %Bamberg County: 82.1 %Barnwell County: 55.9 %Beaufort County: 52.8 %Berkeley County: 38.4 %Calhoun County: 32.1 %Charleston County: 54 %Cherokee County: 31.7 %Chester County: 29.1 %Chesterfield County: 32 %Clarendon County: 58.4 %Colleton County: 49.9 %Darlington County: 40 %Dillon County: 52.2 %Dorchester County: 35.3 %Edgefield County: 30 %Fairfield County: 73.3 %Florence County: 57.1 %Georgetown County: 27.2 %Greenville County: 36.9 %Greenwood County: 22.8 %Hampton County: 41.5 %Horry County: 36.3 %Jasper County: 47.3 %Kershaw County: 47.8 %Lancaster County: 38.1 %Laurens County: 39.2 %Lee County: 70.1 %Lexington County: 47.5 %McCormick County: 12.5 %Marion County: 33.9 %Marlboro County: 46.7 %Newberry County: 28.8 %Oconee County: 41.9 %Orangeburg County: 38.1 %Pickens County: 51 %Richland County: 45 %Saluda County: 30 %Spartanburg County: 43.3 %Sumter County: 43.8 %Union County: 35.7 %Williamsburg County: 56.6 %York County: 46.1 %
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  • 31 to 37
  • 37 to 41
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  • 47 to 53
  • 53 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Bamberg County: 82.1 %Bamberg County82.1Fairfield County: 73.3 %Fairfield County73.3Lee County: 70.1 %Lee County70.1Clarendon County: 58.4 %Clarendon County58.4Florence County: 57.1 %Florence County57.1Williamsburg County: 56.6 %Williamsburg County56.6Barnwell County: 55.9 %Barnwell County55.9Charleston County: 54 %Charleston County54Beaufort County: 52.8 %Beaufort County52.8Dillon County: 52.2 %Dillon County52.2Pickens County: 51 %Pickens County51Colleton County: 49.9 %Colleton County49.9Kershaw County: 47.8 %Kershaw County47.8Lexington County: 47.5 %Lexington County47.5Jasper County: 47.3 %Jasper County47.3Marlboro County: 46.7 %Marlboro County46.7York County: 46.1 %York County46.1Richland County: 45 %Richland County45Abbeville County: 44.1 %Abbeville County44.1Sumter County: 43.8 %Sumter County43.8Spartanburg County: 43.3 %Spartanburg County43.3Oconee County: 41.9 %Oconee County41.9Hampton County: 41.5 %Hampton County41.5Anderson County: 41.1 %Anderson County41.1Darlington County: 40 %Darlington County40Laurens County: 39.2 %Laurens County39.2Berkeley County: 38.4 %Berkeley County38.4Lancaster County: 38.1 %Lancaster County38.1Orangeburg County: 38.1 %Orangeburg County38.1Aiken County: 37.1 %Aiken County37.1Greenville County: 36.9 %Greenville County36.9Horry County: 36.3 %Horry County36.3Union County: 35.7 %Union County35.7Dorchester County: 35.3 %Dorchester County35.3Marion County: 33.9 %Marion County33.9Calhoun County: 32.1 %Calhoun County32.1Chesterfield County: 32 %Chesterfield County32Cherokee County: 31.7 %Cherokee County31.7Saluda County: 30 %Saluda County30Edgefield County: 30 %Edgefield County30Chester County: 29.1 %Chester County29.1Newberry County: 28.8 %Newberry County28.8Georgetown County: 27.2 %Georgetown County27.2Greenwood County: 22.8 %Greenwood County22.8McCormick County: 12.5 %McCormick County12.5Allendale County: 11.4 %Allendale County11.4Bamberg County: 82.1 %Bamberg County82.1Fairfield County: 73.3 %Fairfield County73.3Lee County: 70.1 %Lee County70.1Clarendon County: 58.4 %Clarendon County58.4Florence County: 57.1 %Florence County57.1Williamsburg County: 56.6 %Williamsburg County56.6Barnwell County: 55.9 %Barnwell County55.9Charleston County: 54 %Charleston County54Beaufort County: 52.8 %Beaufort County52.8Dillon County: 52.2 %Dillon County52.2Pickens County: 51 %Pickens County51Colleton County: 49.9 %Colleton County49.9Kershaw County: 47.8 %Kershaw County47.8Lexington County: 47.5 %Lexington County47.5Jasper County: 47.3 %Jasper County47.3Marlboro County: 46.7 %Marlboro County46.7York County: 46.1 %York County46.1Richland County: 45 %Richland County45Abbeville County: 44.1 %Abbeville County44.1Sumter County: 43.8 %Sumter County43.8Spartanburg County: 43.3 %Spartanburg County43.3Oconee County: 41.9 %Oconee County41.9Hampton County: 41.5 %Hampton County41.5Anderson County: 41.1 %Anderson County41.1Darlington County: 40 %Darlington County40Laurens County: 39.2 %Laurens County39.2Berkeley County: 38.4 %Berkeley County38.4Lancaster County: 38.1 %Lancaster County38.1Orangeburg County: 38.1 %Orangeburg County38.1Aiken County: 37.1 %Aiken County37.1Greenville County: 36.9 %Greenville County36.9Horry County: 36.3 %Horry County36.3Union County: 35.7 %Union County35.7Dorchester County: 35.3 %Dorchester County35.3Marion County: 33.9 %Marion County33.9Calhoun County: 32.1 %Calhoun County32.1Chesterfield County: 32 %Chesterfield County32Cherokee County: 31.7 %Cherokee County31.7Saluda County: 30 %Saluda County30Edgefield County: 30 %Edgefield County30Chester County: 29.1 %Chester County29.1Newberry County: 28.8 %Newberry County28.8Georgetown County: 27.2 %Georgetown County27.2Greenwood County: 22.8 %Greenwood County22.8McCormick County: 12.5 %McCormick County12.5Allendale County: 11.4 %Allendale County11.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bamberg County82.1-1.8 pts
2Fairfield County73.3-1.6 pts
3Lee County70.1+14.4 pts
4Clarendon County58.4+21.1 pts
5Florence County57.1+9.4 pts
6Williamsburg County56.6+7.1 pts
7Barnwell County55.9+8.3 pts
8Charleston County54+0.6 pts
9Beaufort County52.8-2 pts
10Dillon County52.2+11.9 pts
11Pickens County51-0.2 pts
12Colleton County49.9-5.7 pts
13Kershaw County47.8+1.4 pts
14Lexington County47.5-2.8 pts
15Jasper County47.3-1.7 pts
16Marlboro County46.7-10.4 pts
17York County46.1+1 pts
18Richland County45-0.6 pts
19Abbeville County44.1+11.6 pts
20Sumter County43.8-9.4 pts
21Spartanburg County43.3-0.7 pts
22Oconee County41.9-4 pts
23Hampton County41.5-1.5 pts
24Anderson County41.1-1.6 pts
25Darlington County40+2 pts
26Laurens County39.2-8.9 pts
27Berkeley County38.4+2.1 pts
28Lancaster County38.1+0.2 pts
28Orangeburg County38.1+1.7 pts
30Aiken County37.1+2.2 pts
31Greenville County36.9-1.9 pts
32Horry County36.3-1.3 pts
33Union County35.7+0.9 pts
34Dorchester County35.3-2.1 pts
35Marion County33.9+5.8 pts
36Calhoun County32.1-0.5 pts
37Chesterfield County32-0 pts
38Cherokee County31.70 pts
39Saluda County30+3 pts
40Edgefield County30-5.1 pts
41Chester County29.1-6.8 pts
42Newberry County28.8-3 pts
43Georgetown County27.2-1.8 pts
44Greenwood County22.8-14.7 pts
45McCormick County12.5+1 pts
46Allendale County11.4-14.6 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 South 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 South 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/south-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 South 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/south-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 South 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/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_south_carolina_2022,
  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, 2022}},
  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?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?

Bamberg County, with 82.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allendale County, with 11.4% in 2022.

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