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

Van Buren County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 95 counties in 2021, at 69.5%. Lewis County had the lowest, at 11.1%. The median was 32.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 37.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.5Van Buren County
Lowest11.1Lewis County
Median32.195 counties
Tennessee37.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 46.2 %Bedford County: 26.2 %Benton County: 36.9 %Bledsoe County: 27.9 %Blount County: 35.2 %Bradley County: 33 %Campbell County: 37.8 %Cannon County: 32.1 %Carroll County: 46.2 %Carter County: 23.2 %Cheatham County: 39.2 %Chester County: 19.9 %Claiborne County: 51.2 %Clay County: 29.9 %Cocke County: 26.4 %Coffee County: 50.8 %Crockett County: 66.5 %Cumberland County: 35.9 %Davidson County: 35.7 %Decatur County: 22.8 %DeKalb County: 30.2 %Dickson County: 38.5 %Dyer County: 43.2 %Fayette County: 25.4 %Fentress County: 66.2 %Franklin County: 30.7 %Gibson County: 38.1 %Giles County: 21.4 %Grainger County: 16.8 %Greene County: 17.1 %Grundy County: 28.2 %Hamblen County: 39.2 %Hamilton County: 41.5 %Hancock County: 28 %Hardeman County: 21.6 %Hardin County: 28.3 %Hawkins County: 25 %Haywood County: 30 %Henderson County: 27.8 %Henry County: 39.6 %Hickman County: 36.5 %Houston County: 31.3 %Humphreys County: 13.6 %Jackson County: 26.7 %Jefferson County: 37.5 %Johnson County: 22.4 %Knox County: 41.6 %Lake County: 43.5 %Lauderdale County: 33.1 %Lawrence County: 49.8 %Lewis County: 11.1 %Lincoln County: 37.7 %Loudon County: 36.4 %McMinn County: 24 %McNairy County: 29.3 %Macon County: 41.8 %Madison County: 46.5 %Marion County: 40.5 %Marshall County: 27.2 %Maury County: 44.4 %Meigs County: 20.9 %Monroe County: 18.7 %Montgomery County: 28.8 %Moore County: 27.1 %Morgan County: 37.1 %Obion County: 26.1 %Overton County: 36.8 %Perry County: 56.1 %Pickett County: 16.7 %Polk County: 19.1 %Putnam County: 32.1 %Rhea County: 14.4 %Roane County: 11.6 %Robertson County: 35.4 %Rutherford County: 41.3 %Scott County: 21.7 %Sequatchie County: 19.9 %Sevier County: 26.9 %Shelby County: 41.9 %Smith County: 36.8 %Stewart County: 21.3 %Sullivan County: 34 %Sumner County: 38.3 %Tipton County: 36.2 %Trousdale County: 24.7 %Unicoi County: 34.2 %Union County: 36.7 %Van Buren County: 69.5 %Warren County: 31 %Washington County: 26.1 %Wayne County: 25 %Weakley County: 35 %White County: 22.5 %Williamson County: 65.7 %Wilson County: 49.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Van Buren County: 69.5 %Van Buren County69.5Crockett County: 66.5 %Crockett County66.5Fentress County: 66.2 %Fentress County66.2Williamson County: 65.7 %Williamson County65.7Perry County: 56.1 %Perry County56.1Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Coffee County: 50.8 %Coffee County50.8Lawrence County: 49.8 %Lawrence County49.8Wilson County: 49.8 %Wilson County49.8Madison County: 46.5 %Madison County46.5Anderson County: 46.2 %Anderson County46.2Carroll County: 46.2 %Carroll County46.2Maury County: 44.4 %Maury County44.4Lake County: 43.5 %Lake County43.5Dyer County: 43.2 %Dyer County43.2Shelby County: 41.9 %Shelby County41.9Macon County: 41.8 %Macon County41.8Knox County: 41.6 %Knox County41.6Hamilton County: 41.5 %Hamilton County41.5Rutherford County: 41.3 %Rutherford County41.3Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Henry County: 39.6 %Henry County39.6Cheatham County: 39.2 %Cheatham County39.2Hamblen County: 39.2 %Hamblen County39.2Dickson County: 38.5 %Dickson County38.5Sumner County: 38.3 %Sumner County38.3Gibson County: 38.1 %Gibson County38.1Campbell County: 37.8 %Campbell County37.8Lincoln County: 37.7 %Lincoln County37.7Jefferson County: 37.5 %Jefferson County37.5Morgan County: 37.1 %Morgan County37.1Benton County: 36.9 %Benton County36.9Smith County: 36.8 %Smith County36.8Overton County: 36.8 %Overton County36.8Union County: 36.7 %Union County36.7Hickman County: 36.5 %Hickman County36.5Loudon County: 36.4 %Loudon County36.4Tipton County: 36.2 %Tipton County36.2Cumberland County: 35.9 %Cumberland County35.9Davidson County: 35.7 %Davidson County35.7Van Buren County: 69.5 %Van Buren County69.5Crockett County: 66.5 %Crockett County66.5Fentress County: 66.2 %Fentress County66.2Williamson County: 65.7 %Williamson County65.7Perry County: 56.1 %Perry County56.1Claiborne County: 51.2 %Claiborne County51.2Coffee County: 50.8 %Coffee County50.8Lawrence County: 49.8 %Lawrence County49.8Wilson County: 49.8 %Wilson County49.8Madison County: 46.5 %Madison County46.5Anderson County: 46.2 %Anderson County46.2Carroll County: 46.2 %Carroll County46.2Maury County: 44.4 %Maury County44.4Lake County: 43.5 %Lake County43.5Dyer County: 43.2 %Dyer County43.2Shelby County: 41.9 %Shelby County41.9Macon County: 41.8 %Macon County41.8Knox County: 41.6 %Knox County41.6Hamilton County: 41.5 %Hamilton County41.5Rutherford County: 41.3 %Rutherford County41.3Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Henry County: 39.6 %Henry County39.6Cheatham County: 39.2 %Cheatham County39.2Hamblen County: 39.2 %Hamblen County39.2Dickson County: 38.5 %Dickson County38.5Sumner County: 38.3 %Sumner County38.3Gibson County: 38.1 %Gibson County38.1Campbell County: 37.8 %Campbell County37.8Lincoln County: 37.7 %Lincoln County37.7Jefferson County: 37.5 %Jefferson County37.5Morgan County: 37.1 %Morgan County37.1Benton County: 36.9 %Benton County36.9Smith County: 36.8 %Smith County36.8Overton County: 36.8 %Overton County36.8Union County: 36.7 %Union County36.7Hickman County: 36.5 %Hickman County36.5Loudon County: 36.4 %Loudon County36.4Tipton County: 36.2 %Tipton County36.2Cumberland County: 35.9 %Cumberland County35.9Davidson County: 35.7 %Davidson County35.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Van Buren County69.5
2Crockett County66.5
3Fentress County66.2
4Williamson County65.7
5Perry County56.1
6Claiborne County51.2
7Coffee County50.8
8Lawrence County49.8
9Wilson County49.8
10Madison County46.5
11Anderson County46.2
12Carroll County46.2
13Maury County44.4
14Lake County43.5
15Dyer County43.2
16Shelby County41.9
17Macon County41.8
18Knox County41.6
19Hamilton County41.5
20Rutherford County41.3
21Marion County40.5
22Henry County39.6
23Cheatham County39.2
24Hamblen County39.2
25Dickson County38.5
26Sumner County38.3
27Gibson County38.1
28Campbell County37.8
29Lincoln County37.7
30Jefferson County37.5
31Morgan County37.1
32Benton County36.9
33Smith County36.8
34Overton County36.8
35Union County36.7
36Hickman County36.5
37Loudon County36.4
38Tipton County36.2
39Cumberland County35.9
40Davidson County35.7
41Robertson County35.4
42Blount County35.2
43Weakley County35
44Unicoi County34.2
45Sullivan County34
46Lauderdale County33.1
47Bradley County33
48Putnam County32.1
49Cannon County32.1
50Houston County31.3
51Warren County31
52Franklin County30.7
53DeKalb County30.2
54Haywood County30
55Clay County29.9
56McNairy County29.3
57Montgomery County28.8
58Hardin County28.3
59Grundy County28.2
60Hancock County28
61Bledsoe County27.9
62Henderson County27.8
63Marshall County27.2
64Moore County27.1
65Sevier County26.9
66Jackson County26.7
67Cocke County26.4
68Bedford County26.2
69Obion County26.1
69Washington County26.1
71Fayette County25.4
72Hawkins County25
73Wayne County25
74Trousdale County24.7
75McMinn County24
76Carter County23.2
77Decatur County22.8
78White County22.5
79Johnson County22.4
80Scott County21.7
81Hardeman County21.6
82Giles County21.4
83Stewart County21.3
84Meigs County20.9
85Chester County19.9
86Sequatchie County19.9
87Polk County19.1
88Monroe County18.7
89Greene County17.1
90Grainger County16.8
91Pickett County16.7
92Rhea County14.4
93Humphreys County13.6
94Roane County11.6
95Lewis County11.1

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 Tennessee 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

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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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Van Buren County, with 69.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lewis County, with 11.1% in 2021.

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