Counties in Texas by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4
Brewster County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 248 counties in 2023, at 100%. Terrell County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 39.6% and the figure for Texas was 42.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
- Under 24
- 24 to 33
- 33 to 40
- 40 to 45
- 45 to 52
- 52 and over
- No data
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brewster County | 100 | +6.6 pts |
| 1 | Foard County | 100 | 0 pts |
| 1 | Hudspeth County | 100 | +81 pts |
| 1 | Kent County | 100 | 0 pts |
| 1 | Motley County | 100 | +38.9 pts |
| 1 | Sutton County | 100 | +20 pts |
| 7 | Mason County | 93.1 | +5 pts |
| 8 | Collingsworth County | 89.8 | +64.8 pts |
| 9 | Stephens County | 87.7 | +4.7 pts |
| 10 | Eastland County | 82.4 | +7.5 pts |
| 11 | Aransas County | 82.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 12 | Glasscock County | 80 | +8.6 pts |
| 13 | Hardeman County | 75.5 | +17.8 pts |
| 14 | Delta County | 74.1 | 0 pts |
| 15 | San Jacinto County | 70.1 | +9.1 pts |
| 16 | Camp County | 68.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 17 | Goliad County | 68.2 | +30.4 pts |
| 18 | Burnet County | 67.5 | +11.5 pts |
| 19 | Stonewall County | 64.5 | +30.4 pts |
| 20 | Gillespie County | 64.2 | +5.9 pts |
| 21 | Floyd County | 64 | +3.8 pts |
| 22 | Fisher County | 63.1 | +9.1 pts |
| 23 | Washington County | 62.8 | -4.5 pts |
| 24 | Limestone County | 62.5 | +11.3 pts |
| 25 | Zavala County | 60.6 | +35.7 pts |
| 26 | Uvalde County | 59.9 | +11.3 pts |
| 27 | Irion County | 59 | +2.7 pts |
| 28 | Williamson County | 58.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 29 | Nolan County | 57 | +14.7 pts |
| 30 | Haskell County | 56.7 | +7.6 pts |
| 31 | Somervell County | 55.7 | -13.5 pts |
| 32 | Madison County | 55.5 | +20.5 pts |
| 33 | Zapata County | 55.4 | -9.8 pts |
| 34 | Jim Hogg County | 55 | -1.1 pts |
| 35 | Shelby County | 54.5 | +3.7 pts |
| 36 | Waller County | 54.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 37 | Duval County | 54.3 | -11.3 pts |
| 38 | Throckmorton County | 53.9 | +14.2 pts |
| 39 | Navarro County | 52.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 40 | Hood County | 52.7 | +16.3 pts |
| 41 | Coleman County | 52.2 | -22.3 pts |
| 42 | Bowie County | 52 | +8 pts |
| 43 | Swisher County | 51.7 | -24 pts |
| 44 | Archer County | 51.1 | +23.6 pts |
| 45 | Upton County | 51.1 | -31.1 pts |
| 46 | Kendall County | 51 | -8.8 pts |
| 47 | Rockwall County | 50.7 | +3.2 pts |
| 48 | Travis County | 50.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 49 | Rains County | 50.3 | +9.8 pts |
| 50 | Hunt County | 50.3 | +9.4 pts |
| 51 | Denton County | 50.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 52 | Brown County | 50.1 | -3 pts |
| 53 | Briscoe County | 50 | +10 pts |
| 53 | King County | 50 | 0 pts |
| 55 | Austin County | 49.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 56 | Pecos County | 49.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 57 | Lynn County | 49.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 58 | Ochiltree County | 49.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 59 | Fort Bend County | 49.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 59 | Wilson County | 49.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 61 | Gregg County | 49.2 | +7.2 pts |
| 62 | Bailey County | 49.1 | +7 pts |
| 63 | Collin County | 48.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 64 | Cameron County | 48.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 65 | Starr County | 48.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 66 | Schleicher County | 47.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 67 | McLennan County | 47.6 | +6.2 pts |
| 68 | Llano County | 47.1 | -12.3 pts |
| 69 | Guadalupe County | 47.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 70 | Parker County | 47 | +2.1 pts |
| 71 | Bandera County | 46.9 | +3.8 pts |
| 72 | Crane County | 46.7 | -10.6 pts |
| 73 | Jack County | 46.6 | +4.7 pts |
| 74 | El Paso County | 46.5 | +6.4 pts |
| 75 | Ector County | 46.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 76 | Harrison County | 46.3 | +11.9 pts |
| 77 | Gray County | 46.1 | -8 pts |
| 78 | Newton County | 45.9 | -4.5 pts |
| 79 | Nueces County | 45.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 80 | Kaufman County | 45.4 | +6.1 pts |
| 81 | Jones County | 45.3 | -2 pts |
| 82 | Runnels County | 45.2 | +5.8 pts |
| 82 | Victoria County | 45.2 | +3.4 pts |
| 84 | Hamilton County | 45.1 | -1 pts |
| 85 | Brazoria County | 45 | -1.1 pts |
| 86 | Young County | 44.9 | -5.1 pts |
| 87 | Hays County | 44.8 | +6.3 pts |
| 88 | Medina County | 44.8 | +3.3 pts |
| 89 | Comal County | 44.5 | +3.8 pts |
| 90 | Galveston County | 44.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 91 | Titus County | 44 | +7.6 pts |
| 92 | Callahan County | 44 | -6 pts |
| 93 | Dallas County | 43.7 | +2 pts |
| 94 | Burleson County | 43.7 | +2 pts |
| 95 | Hidalgo County | 43.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 96 | Lavaca County | 43.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 97 | Walker County | 43.2 | +3.5 pts |
| 98 | Harris County | 43 | +1.2 pts |
| 99 | Montague County | 42.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 100 | Ward County | 42.8 | -26 pts |
| 101 | Bosque County | 42.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 102 | Wichita County | 42.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 103 | Polk County | 42.6 | -3 pts |
| 104 | Orange County | 42.5 | +4.2 pts |
| 104 | Palo Pinto County | 42.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 106 | Lubbock County | 42.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 107 | Terry County | 42.4 | -3.9 pts |
| 108 | Refugio County | 42.3 | -8.4 pts |
| 109 | Kerr County | 42 | +5.4 pts |
| 110 | Morris County | 41.9 | -12.6 pts |
| 111 | San Patricio County | 41.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 112 | Mitchell County | 41.7 | +41.7 pts |
| 113 | Hill County | 41.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 114 | Oldham County | 41.5 | +5.1 pts |
| 115 | Leon County | 41.4 | +3.8 pts |
| 116 | Hockley County | 41.3 | -13.2 pts |
| 117 | Comanche County | 41.3 | -14 pts |
| 118 | Tarrant County | 40.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 119 | Frio County | 40.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 120 | Wharton County | 40.4 | +10.7 pts |
| 121 | Bexar County | 40 | +1.8 pts |
| 122 | Randall County | 39.9 | +9.2 pts |
| 123 | Hale County | 39.8 | -4.6 pts |
| 124 | Brazos County | 39.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 125 | Chambers County | 39.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 126 | Bastrop County | 39.3 | +7.9 pts |
| 127 | Jefferson County | 39.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 128 | DeWitt County | 39.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 129 | Hopkins County | 39 | -3.6 pts |
| 129 | San Augustine County | 39 | -18.6 pts |
| 131 | Houston County | 38.9 | -11.6 pts |
| 132 | Hutchinson County | 38.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 133 | Crosby County | 38.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 134 | McCulloch County | 38.3 | +20.4 pts |
| 135 | Fannin County | 38.1 | -6.2 pts |
| 135 | Franklin County | 38.1 | +19.5 pts |
| 137 | Deaf Smith County | 37.6 | -8.1 pts |
| 138 | Coryell County | 37.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 138 | Wise County | 37.6 | +15.4 pts |
| 140 | Grimes County | 37.3 | -19.9 pts |
| 141 | Erath County | 37.3 | +3.9 pts |
| 142 | Dimmit County | 37.3 | -15.7 pts |
| 143 | Cass County | 37.2 | +15.8 pts |
| 144 | Lee County | 37 | -17.9 pts |
| 145 | Jackson County | 36.9 | -23.7 pts |
| 146 | Nacogdoches County | 36.9 | -8.5 pts |
| 147 | Montgomery County | 36.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 148 | Smith County | 36.8 | -0 pts |
| 149 | Grayson County | 36.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 150 | Ellis County | 36.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 151 | Jeff Davis County | 36.1 | -63.9 pts |
| 151 | Sterling County | 36.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 151 | Tom Green County | 36.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 154 | Midland County | 35.9 | +5.6 pts |
| 155 | Wilbarger County | 35.4 | +6.5 pts |
| 156 | Angelina County | 35.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 157 | Webb County | 35.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 158 | Potter County | 34.9 | -5.5 pts |
| 159 | Hall County | 34.7 | -41.6 pts |
| 160 | Maverick County | 34.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 161 | Taylor County | 34.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 162 | Dawson County | 34.1 | -21.2 pts |
| 163 | Rusk County | 33.9 | -4.6 pts |
| 164 | Jasper County | 33.9 | +6.8 pts |
| 165 | Kleberg County | 33.4 | -5.3 pts |
| 166 | Robertson County | 33.4 | +10.3 pts |
| 167 | Shackelford County | 33.3 | -6.7 pts |
| 168 | Howard County | 32.9 | -7.5 pts |
| 169 | Fayette County | 32.9 | +3.4 pts |
| 170 | Freestone County | 32.3 | +8.4 pts |
| 171 | Red River County | 32.2 | +13.4 pts |
| 172 | Sabine County | 32.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 173 | Calhoun County | 31.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 174 | Cochran County | 31.7 | -4.6 pts |
| 175 | Lampasas County | 31.6 | -6.9 pts |
| 176 | Willacy County | 31.5 | -5.2 pts |
| 177 | Hartley County | 31.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 178 | Hardin County | 31.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 179 | Lipscomb County | 31.1 | +6.4 pts |
| 180 | Bee County | 31 | +0.7 pts |
| 181 | Borden County | 31 | -6.1 pts |
| 182 | Karnes County | 30.8 | -8.2 pts |
| 183 | Bell County | 30.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 184 | Caldwell County | 30.2 | +4.4 pts |
| 185 | Knox County | 30 | +13.6 pts |
| 185 | Roberts County | 30 | +30 pts |
| 187 | Trinity County | 29.9 | +8.8 pts |
| 188 | Panola County | 29.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 189 | Wood County | 29.2 | +9.6 pts |
| 190 | Armstrong County | 28.6 | -21.4 pts |
| 190 | Van Zandt County | 28.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 192 | Upshur County | 28.6 | -4.4 pts |
| 193 | Matagorda County | 28.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 194 | Moore County | 28 | +1.2 pts |
| 195 | Wheeler County | 27.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 196 | Clay County | 27.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 197 | San Saba County | 27.4 | -14.3 pts |
| 198 | Atascosa County | 27.1 | -8.6 pts |
| 199 | Colorado County | 27 | -3.9 pts |
| 200 | Kimble County | 27 | +10.3 pts |
| 201 | Marion County | 26.9 | +4.7 pts |
| 202 | Gonzales County | 26.5 | -14.2 pts |
| 203 | Cherokee County | 25.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 204 | Liberty County | 25.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 205 | Carson County | 24.6 | -3.7 pts |
| 206 | Tyler County | 24.4 | -4.9 pts |
| 207 | Yoakum County | 24.4 | +20.9 pts |
| 208 | Martin County | 23.9 | +6.1 pts |
| 209 | Val Verde County | 23.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 210 | Concho County | 23.5 | -4.3 pts |
| 211 | Hemphill County | 23.1 | +6.9 pts |
| 211 | Henderson County | 23.1 | -9.3 pts |
| 213 | Milam County | 23 | -2.9 pts |
| 214 | Lamar County | 23 | -3.6 pts |
| 215 | Johnson County | 22.6 | -3.6 pts |
| 216 | Scurry County | 22 | +2 pts |
| 217 | Parmer County | 21.9 | +5.8 pts |
| 218 | Jim Wells County | 21.2 | -7.1 pts |
| 219 | Blanco County | 20.8 | +4.2 pts |
| 220 | Dickens County | 20.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 221 | Falls County | 18.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 222 | Gaines County | 18.3 | +10.7 pts |
| 223 | Cooke County | 17.9 | -3.3 pts |
| 224 | Anderson County | 17.1 | -8.9 pts |
| 225 | Castro County | 16.9 | -5.7 pts |
| 226 | Dallam County | 16.2 | -18.7 pts |
| 227 | Live Oak County | 15.8 | +5.2 pts |
| 228 | Baylor County | 15.1 | +7.8 pts |
| 229 | Menard County | 14.5 | -3.2 pts |
| 230 | Coke County | 14.3 | -16.7 pts |
| 230 | Mills County | 14.3 | -45.7 pts |
| 232 | Hansford County | 14 | -15.7 pts |
| 233 | Lamb County | 11.5 | -7.4 pts |
| 234 | Winkler County | 8.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 235 | Donley County | 7.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 236 | Andrews County | 5.3 | -12.8 pts |
| 237 | Reagan County | 5.1 | -22.2 pts |
| 238 | Garza County | 2.7 | -7.5 pts |
| 239 | Childress County | 0.7 | -6.8 pts |
| 240 | Brooks County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Cottle County | 0 | -81.5 pts |
| 240 | Crockett County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 240 | La Salle County | 0 | -8.3 pts |
| 240 | McMullen County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Presidio County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Reeves County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Sherman County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 240 | Terrell County | 0 | 0 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2023,
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 Texas by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2023}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/texas-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?
Brewster County, with 100% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?
Terrell County, with 0% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
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. 6 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.
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