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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 2023, at 70.6%. Pickett County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 33.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 38%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.6Van Buren County
Lowest0Pickett County
Median33.895 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 36.2 %Bedford County: 19.7 %Benton County: 37.5 %Bledsoe County: 51.5 %Blount County: 39.7 %Bradley County: 28.5 %Campbell County: 43 %Cannon County: 48.6 %Carroll County: 51.7 %Carter County: 32.2 %Cheatham County: 46.7 %Chester County: 33.6 %Claiborne County: 49 %Clay County: 27.7 %Cocke County: 23.9 %Coffee County: 54.2 %Crockett County: 42.6 %Cumberland County: 29.7 %Davidson County: 35.1 %Decatur County: 29.9 %DeKalb County: 25.8 %Dickson County: 34.9 %Dyer County: 33 %Fayette County: 32.8 %Fentress County: 31.6 %Franklin County: 33.8 %Gibson County: 37.6 %Giles County: 34 %Grainger County: 29.7 %Greene County: 24.8 %Grundy County: 42.9 %Hamblen County: 37.2 %Hamilton County: 38.2 %Hancock County: 20.7 %Hardeman County: 34.6 %Hardin County: 40.4 %Hawkins County: 31.5 %Haywood County: 28.6 %Henderson County: 34.1 %Henry County: 21.3 %Hickman County: 37.5 %Houston County: 41.1 %Humphreys County: 12 %Jackson County: 28 %Jefferson County: 52.2 %Johnson County: 42.5 %Knox County: 40.3 %Lake County: 45.2 %Lauderdale County: 37.5 %Lawrence County: 45.1 %Lewis County: 26.2 %Lincoln County: 51.4 %Loudon County: 25.6 %McMinn County: 32 %McNairy County: 31.5 %Macon County: 32.9 %Madison County: 40.3 %Marion County: 28 %Marshall County: 19.5 %Maury County: 32.8 %Meigs County: 34 %Monroe County: 21.2 %Montgomery County: 34.5 %Moore County: 37.2 %Morgan County: 27.3 %Obion County: 36.2 %Overton County: 51.9 %Perry County: 46.2 %Pickett County: 0 %Polk County: 28.4 %Putnam County: 42.7 %Rhea County: 33.5 %Roane County: 19.5 %Robertson County: 47.9 %Rutherford County: 39.7 %Scott County: 29 %Sequatchie County: 14.7 %Sevier County: 33.5 %Shelby County: 41.5 %Smith County: 25.5 %Stewart County: 2.5 %Sullivan County: 30.6 %Sumner County: 39.4 %Tipton County: 33.1 %Trousdale County: 23.9 %Unicoi County: 39.4 %Union County: 27 %Van Buren County: 70.6 %Warren County: 30.8 %Washington County: 26.3 %Wayne County: 50 %Weakley County: 26.2 %White County: 20.9 %Williamson County: 65.5 %Wilson County: 45.8 %
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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

Van Buren County: 70.6 %Van Buren County70.6Williamson County: 65.5 %Williamson County65.5Coffee County: 54.2 %Coffee County54.2Jefferson County: 52.2 %Jefferson County52.2Overton County: 51.9 %Overton County51.9Carroll County: 51.7 %Carroll County51.7Bledsoe County: 51.5 %Bledsoe County51.5Lincoln County: 51.4 %Lincoln County51.4Wayne County: 50 %Wayne County50Claiborne County: 49 %Claiborne County49Cannon County: 48.6 %Cannon County48.6Robertson County: 47.9 %Robertson County47.9Cheatham County: 46.7 %Cheatham County46.7Perry County: 46.2 %Perry County46.2Wilson County: 45.8 %Wilson County45.8Lake County: 45.2 %Lake County45.2Lawrence County: 45.1 %Lawrence County45.1Campbell County: 43 %Campbell County43Grundy County: 42.9 %Grundy County42.9Putnam County: 42.7 %Putnam County42.7Crockett County: 42.6 %Crockett County42.6Johnson County: 42.5 %Johnson County42.5Shelby County: 41.5 %Shelby County41.5Houston County: 41.1 %Houston County41.1Hardin County: 40.4 %Hardin County40.4Knox County: 40.3 %Knox County40.3Madison County: 40.3 %Madison County40.3Blount County: 39.7 %Blount County39.7Rutherford County: 39.7 %Rutherford County39.7Unicoi County: 39.4 %Unicoi County39.4Sumner County: 39.4 %Sumner County39.4Hamilton County: 38.2 %Hamilton County38.2Gibson County: 37.6 %Gibson County37.6Lauderdale County: 37.5 %Lauderdale County37.5Benton County: 37.5 %Benton County37.5Hickman County: 37.5 %Hickman County37.5Moore County: 37.2 %Moore County37.2Hamblen County: 37.2 %Hamblen County37.2Anderson County: 36.2 %Anderson County36.2Obion County: 36.2 %Obion County36.2Van Buren County: 70.6 %Van Buren County70.6Williamson County: 65.5 %Williamson County65.5Coffee County: 54.2 %Coffee County54.2Jefferson County: 52.2 %Jefferson County52.2Overton County: 51.9 %Overton County51.9Carroll County: 51.7 %Carroll County51.7Bledsoe County: 51.5 %Bledsoe County51.5Lincoln County: 51.4 %Lincoln County51.4Wayne County: 50 %Wayne County50Claiborne County: 49 %Claiborne County49Cannon County: 48.6 %Cannon County48.6Robertson County: 47.9 %Robertson County47.9Cheatham County: 46.7 %Cheatham County46.7Perry County: 46.2 %Perry County46.2Wilson County: 45.8 %Wilson County45.8Lake County: 45.2 %Lake County45.2Lawrence County: 45.1 %Lawrence County45.1Campbell County: 43 %Campbell County43Grundy County: 42.9 %Grundy County42.9Putnam County: 42.7 %Putnam County42.7Crockett County: 42.6 %Crockett County42.6Johnson County: 42.5 %Johnson County42.5Shelby County: 41.5 %Shelby County41.5Houston County: 41.1 %Houston County41.1Hardin County: 40.4 %Hardin County40.4Knox County: 40.3 %Knox County40.3Madison County: 40.3 %Madison County40.3Blount County: 39.7 %Blount County39.7Rutherford County: 39.7 %Rutherford County39.7Unicoi County: 39.4 %Unicoi County39.4Sumner County: 39.4 %Sumner County39.4Hamilton County: 38.2 %Hamilton County38.2Gibson County: 37.6 %Gibson County37.6Lauderdale County: 37.5 %Lauderdale County37.5Benton County: 37.5 %Benton County37.5Hickman County: 37.5 %Hickman County37.5Moore County: 37.2 %Moore County37.2Hamblen County: 37.2 %Hamblen County37.2Anderson County: 36.2 %Anderson County36.2Obion County: 36.2 %Obion County36.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Van Buren County70.6+6.4 pts
2Williamson County65.5-1.8 pts
3Coffee County54.2+1.1 pts
4Jefferson County52.2+6.4 pts
5Overton County51.9+4.8 pts
6Carroll County51.7+5.1 pts
7Bledsoe County51.5-2.6 pts
8Lincoln County51.4+2.6 pts
9Wayne County50+20.4 pts
10Claiborne County49-7.7 pts
11Cannon County48.6-1.9 pts
12Robertson County47.9+5 pts
13Cheatham County46.7+10 pts
14Perry County46.2-9.3 pts
15Wilson County45.8-2 pts
16Lake County45.2+6.2 pts
17Lawrence County45.1-0.9 pts
18Campbell County43+2.1 pts
19Grundy County42.9+7.1 pts
20Putnam County42.7-1.5 pts
21Crockett County42.6-21.8 pts
22Johnson County42.5-1.1 pts
23Shelby County41.5-1.2 pts
24Houston County41.1+0.9 pts
25Hardin County40.4+14.6 pts
26Knox County40.3-1.4 pts
27Madison County40.3-10.1 pts
28Blount County39.7-3.6 pts
29Rutherford County39.7+0.2 pts
30Unicoi County39.4-6.1 pts
31Sumner County39.4+2.3 pts
32Hamilton County38.2-2.1 pts
33Gibson County37.6+2.1 pts
34Lauderdale County37.5+2.4 pts
35Benton County37.5+12 pts
35Hickman County37.5+11.5 pts
37Moore County37.2+3 pts
38Hamblen County37.2+2.8 pts
39Anderson County36.2-7.7 pts
40Obion County36.2+11 pts
41Davidson County35.1-0.4 pts
42Dickson County34.9+1.5 pts
43Hardeman County34.6+8.8 pts
44Montgomery County34.5+4.1 pts
45Henderson County34.1+1.6 pts
46Giles County34+3.8 pts
47Meigs County34+1.8 pts
48Franklin County33.8-7.7 pts
49Chester County33.6+11.2 pts
50Sevier County33.5+2.8 pts
51Rhea County33.5+10.2 pts
52Tipton County33.1+4.9 pts
53Dyer County33-10.7 pts
54Macon County32.9-5.6 pts
55Maury County32.8-8.7 pts
56Fayette County32.8+2.7 pts
57Carter County32.2+4.1 pts
58McMinn County32-2.6 pts
59Fentress County31.6-15.4 pts
60Hawkins County31.5+1.6 pts
60McNairy County31.50 pts
62Warren County30.8-10.5 pts
63Sullivan County30.6-0.3 pts
64Decatur County29.9-1 pts
65Cumberland County29.7-2.6 pts
66Grainger County29.7+10.1 pts
67Scott County29+0.9 pts
68Haywood County28.6-1.6 pts
69Bradley County28.5-6.4 pts
70Polk County28.4+3.2 pts
71Jackson County28+6 pts
72Marion County28-3.2 pts
73Clay County27.7+5 pts
74Morgan County27.3+2.8 pts
75Union County27-1.4 pts
76Washington County26.3+0.8 pts
77Weakley County26.2+2.1 pts
78Lewis County26.2+7.7 pts
79DeKalb County25.8-4.1 pts
80Loudon County25.6-3.2 pts
81Smith County25.5-1.7 pts
82Greene County24.8+0.3 pts
83Cocke County23.9-5 pts
84Trousdale County23.9-12 pts
85Henry County21.3-17.7 pts
86Monroe County21.2-2.2 pts
87White County20.9+2.1 pts
88Hancock County20.7+2.2 pts
89Bedford County19.7+0.8 pts
90Marshall County19.5-3.1 pts
91Roane County19.5+3.6 pts
92Sequatchie County14.7-2.7 pts
93Humphreys County12-0.6 pts
94Stewart County2.5-0.6 pts
95Pickett County0-29.4 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2023 (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 70.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pickett County, with 0% in 2023.

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