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

King County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 39 counties in 2023, at 52.7%. Columbia County had the lowest, at 16.9%. The median was 38.8% and the figure for Washington was 43.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.7King County
Lowest16.9Columbia County
Median38.839 counties
Washington43.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 30.8 %Asotin County: 32.8 %Benton County: 35.5 %Chelan County: 34.7 %Clallam County: 50.8 %Clark County: 39.2 %Columbia County: 16.9 %Cowlitz County: 36 %Douglas County: 27.8 %Ferry County: 37.9 %Franklin County: 36.7 %Garfield County: 50 %Grant County: 40.1 %Grays Harbor County: 33 %Island County: 49.4 %Jefferson County: 22.3 %King County: 52.7 %Kitsap County: 49.7 %Kittitas County: 38.8 %Klickitat County: 34.8 %Lewis County: 37.7 %Lincoln County: 47.7 %Mason County: 22.3 %Okanogan County: 40.3 %Pacific County: 44.3 %Pend Oreille County: 43.5 %Pierce County: 38 %San Juan County: 46.1 %Skagit County: 47.4 %Skamania County: 22.5 %Snohomish County: 42.3 %Spokane County: 44.5 %Stevens County: 38.1 %Thurston County: 38.4 %Wahkiakum County: 46.9 %Walla Walla County: 51 %Whatcom County: 45.1 %Whitman County: 44.9 %Yakima County: 29.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

King County: 52.7 %King County52.7Walla Walla County: 51 %Walla Walla County51Clallam County: 50.8 %Clallam County50.8Garfield County: 50 %Garfield County50Kitsap County: 49.7 %Kitsap County49.7Island County: 49.4 %Island County49.4Lincoln County: 47.7 %Lincoln County47.7Skagit County: 47.4 %Skagit County47.4Wahkiakum County: 46.9 %Wahkiakum County46.9San Juan County: 46.1 %San Juan County46.1Whatcom County: 45.1 %Whatcom County45.1Whitman County: 44.9 %Whitman County44.9Spokane County: 44.5 %Spokane County44.5Pacific County: 44.3 %Pacific County44.3Pend Oreille County: 43.5 %Pend Oreille County43.5Snohomish County: 42.3 %Snohomish County42.3Okanogan County: 40.3 %Okanogan County40.3Grant County: 40.1 %Grant County40.1Clark County: 39.2 %Clark County39.2Kittitas County: 38.8 %Kittitas County38.8Thurston County: 38.4 %Thurston County38.4Stevens County: 38.1 %Stevens County38.1Pierce County: 38 %Pierce County38Ferry County: 37.9 %Ferry County37.9Lewis County: 37.7 %Lewis County37.7Franklin County: 36.7 %Franklin County36.7Cowlitz County: 36 %Cowlitz County36Benton County: 35.5 %Benton County35.5Klickitat County: 34.8 %Klickitat County34.8Chelan County: 34.7 %Chelan County34.7Grays Harbor County: 33 %Grays Harbor County33Asotin County: 32.8 %Asotin County32.8Adams County: 30.8 %Adams County30.8Yakima County: 29.5 %Yakima County29.5Douglas County: 27.8 %Douglas County27.8Skamania County: 22.5 %Skamania County22.5Jefferson County: 22.3 %Jefferson County22.3Mason County: 22.3 %Mason County22.3Columbia County: 16.9 %Columbia County16.9King County: 52.7 %King County52.7Walla Walla County: 51 %Walla Walla County51Clallam County: 50.8 %Clallam County50.8Garfield County: 50 %Garfield County50Kitsap County: 49.7 %Kitsap County49.7Island County: 49.4 %Island County49.4Lincoln County: 47.7 %Lincoln County47.7Skagit County: 47.4 %Skagit County47.4Wahkiakum County: 46.9 %Wahkiakum County46.9San Juan County: 46.1 %San Juan County46.1Whatcom County: 45.1 %Whatcom County45.1Whitman County: 44.9 %Whitman County44.9Spokane County: 44.5 %Spokane County44.5Pacific County: 44.3 %Pacific County44.3Pend Oreille County: 43.5 %Pend Oreille County43.5Snohomish County: 42.3 %Snohomish County42.3Okanogan County: 40.3 %Okanogan County40.3Grant County: 40.1 %Grant County40.1Clark County: 39.2 %Clark County39.2Kittitas County: 38.8 %Kittitas County38.8Thurston County: 38.4 %Thurston County38.4Stevens County: 38.1 %Stevens County38.1Pierce County: 38 %Pierce County38Ferry County: 37.9 %Ferry County37.9Lewis County: 37.7 %Lewis County37.7Franklin County: 36.7 %Franklin County36.7Cowlitz County: 36 %Cowlitz County36Benton County: 35.5 %Benton County35.5Klickitat County: 34.8 %Klickitat County34.8Chelan County: 34.7 %Chelan County34.7Grays Harbor County: 33 %Grays Harbor County33Asotin County: 32.8 %Asotin County32.8Adams County: 30.8 %Adams County30.8Yakima County: 29.5 %Yakima County29.5Douglas County: 27.8 %Douglas County27.8Skamania County: 22.5 %Skamania County22.5Jefferson County: 22.3 %Jefferson County22.3Mason County: 22.3 %Mason County22.3Columbia County: 16.9 %Columbia County16.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1King County52.7+1.4 pts
2Walla Walla County51+6.5 pts
3Clallam County50.8+3.6 pts
4Garfield County50+15.4 pts
5Kitsap County49.7+1.3 pts
6Island County49.4+1.2 pts
7Lincoln County47.7+8.2 pts
8Skagit County47.40 pts
9Wahkiakum County46.9-41.5 pts
10San Juan County46.1+7.8 pts
11Whatcom County45.1+7.9 pts
12Whitman County44.9-1.9 pts
13Spokane County44.5+1.4 pts
14Pacific County44.3-12.6 pts
15Pend Oreille County43.5-1 pts
16Snohomish County42.3-2 pts
17Okanogan County40.3+7.2 pts
18Grant County40.10 pts
19Clark County39.2+1 pts
20Kittitas County38.8-1 pts
21Thurston County38.4-2.7 pts
22Stevens County38.1-0.1 pts
23Pierce County38+0.8 pts
24Ferry County37.9-8.3 pts
25Lewis County37.7+1.3 pts
26Franklin County36.7+0.6 pts
27Cowlitz County36-0.5 pts
28Benton County35.5-0.1 pts
29Klickitat County34.8-0.2 pts
30Chelan County34.7-5.6 pts
31Grays Harbor County33-2.9 pts
32Asotin County32.8-13.4 pts
33Adams County30.8+0.6 pts
34Yakima County29.5-0.6 pts
35Douglas County27.8-3.8 pts
36Skamania County22.5+0.1 pts
37Jefferson County22.3-6.1 pts
38Mason County22.3+1.2 pts
39Columbia County16.9-11.7 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

King County, with 52.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Columbia County, with 16.9% in 2023.

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