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Table 202.25. Percentage of 3- to 5-year-old children enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity and state: 2019
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State Total1 White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/
Alaska Native
Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
United States 61.1   (0.21) 61.9   (0.27) 63.9   (0.63) 56.8   (0.45) 67.4   (0.78) 50.2   (4.38) 57.4   (1.81) 62.0   (0.77)
Alabama 56.4   (1.76) 55.3   (2.07) 63.0   (3.04) 42.8   (5.88)   (†)   (†)   (†) 49.1   (8.54)
Alaska 60.8   (3.81) 61.0   (5.66)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 69.6   (5.40) 40.2 ! (12.48)
Arizona 53.2   (1.28) 61.8   (1.71) 43.3   (6.87) 46.1   (2.19) 63.9   (7.39)   (†) 51.9   (4.78) 64.5   (5.52)
Arkansas 58.1   (2.60) 56.6   (2.36) 68.9   (4.90) 50.6   (6.46)   (†)   (†)   (†) 59.9   (11.43)
California 62.8   (0.58) 68.7   (0.91) 63.8   (2.00) 57.3   (0.95) 69.7   (1.25)   (†) 60.9   (8.08) 70.5   (1.77)

Colorado
64.0   (1.33) 64.4   (1.48) 58.8   (9.22) 64.3   (2.85) 66.5   (8.13)   (†)   (†) 58.5   (5.43)
Connecticut 76.2   (1.69) 77.7   (2.15) 79.7   (6.14) 73.4   (3.54) 77.2   (7.85)   (†)   (†) 66.8   (7.71)
Delaware 58.9   (3.59) 56.9   (5.34) 69.7   (7.34) 54.5   (10.67)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
District of Columbia 87.8   (2.86) 91.9   (3.30) 86.5   (4.43)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Florida 63.8   (0.82) 63.2   (1.06) 68.1   (2.03) 62.3   (1.39) 66.5   (4.56)   (†)   (†) 62.9   (3.53)

Georgia
63.7   (0.93) 63.8   (1.49) 65.7   (1.87) 56.3   (2.68) 69.4   (4.77)   (†)   (†) 67.1   (4.40)
Hawaii 63.0   (2.99) 67.8   (7.66)   (†) 60.7   (8.65) 65.6   (6.37) 46.6   (9.06)   (†) 68.0   (4.63)
Idaho 46.6   (2.63) 49.4   (2.90)   (†) 33.8   (6.36)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Illinois 66.8   (0.90) 70.6   (1.19) 62.7   (3.75) 60.3   (2.18) 71.2   (3.26)   (†)   (†) 65.2   (4.39)
Indiana 53.1   (1.36) 53.0   (1.61) 47.2   (5.08) 58.1   (3.93) 52.5   (10.50)   (†)   (†) 54.5   (6.38)

Iowa
62.1   (2.21) 60.9   (2.46) 59.5   (8.47) 66.7   (5.78)   (†)   (†)   (†) 65.8   (7.83)
Kansas 60.5   (2.30) 64.5   (2.57) 49.4   (10.90) 53.0   (5.46)   (†)   (†)   (†) 42.2   (9.43)
Kentucky 50.1   (1.60) 50.3   (1.68) 37.7   (6.55) 49.3   (6.09)   (†)   (†)   (†) 57.5   (6.87)
Louisiana 63.9   (1.71) 62.2   (2.33) 70.6   (2.83) 59.6   (6.48)   (†)   (†)   (†) 45.1   (9.21)
Maine 62.4   (3.98) 61.7   (4.32)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Maryland
62.0   (1.48) 64.8   (1.99) 66.0   (3.00) 47.0   (4.61) 65.6   (4.59)   (†)   (†) 70.1   (5.06)
Massachusetts 67.8   (1.40) 72.4   (1.53) 64.5   (6.73) 53.7   (3.76) 75.5   (4.32)   (†)   (†) 69.3   (5.27)
Michigan 60.0   (1.23) 61.0   (1.35) 53.2   (3.59) 66.9   (4.15) 74.0   (4.64)   (†)   (†) 51.2   (5.02)
Minnesota 60.1   (1.67) 60.6   (1.86) 65.1   (7.90) 60.9   (7.87) 49.7   (7.17)   (†)   (†) 57.2   (6.89)
Mississippi 67.2   (1.78) 61.9   (2.38) 76.3   (2.70)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Missouri
59.2   (1.28) 59.4   (1.38) 59.3   (4.41) 53.4   (5.14)   (†)   (†)   (†) 62.3   (6.37)
Montana 52.7   (3.86) 49.1   (4.41)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 55.9   (7.82)   (†)
Nebraska 59.4   (2.50) 61.1   (2.67)   (†) 60.2   (6.43)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Nevada 50.1   (1.64) 54.4   (3.20) 60.5   (5.99) 46.7   (2.97) 35.8   (9.82)   (†)   (†) 44.7   (7.75)
New Hampshire 68.2   (3.41) 68.5   (3.41)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

New Jersey
76.9   (1.14) 76.8   (1.55) 76.9   (3.90) 77.2   (2.02) 80.5   (2.84)   (†)   (†) 63.9   (6.93)
New Mexico 61.4   (2.43) 70.3   (4.12)   (†) 56.8   (3.78)   (†)   (†) 67.9   (4.74)   (†)
New York 70.0   (0.85) 70.9   (1.19) 76.5   (2.31) 64.7   (1.66) 68.3   (2.30)   (†)   (†) 74.6   (3.27)
North Carolina 57.9   (1.09) 60.5   (1.18) 56.3   (2.57) 50.0   (3.42) 66.7   (4.92)   (†) 51.4   (8.73) 57.5   (4.40)
North Dakota 44.8   (4.19) 45.0   (4.25)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Ohio
58.6   (0.94) 58.0   (0.85) 61.0   (3.67) 56.4   (3.96) 65.2   (7.02)   (†)   (†) 60.4   (3.42)
Oklahoma 60.5   (1.73) 64.1   (2.47) 55.8   (8.67) 58.2   (4.20)   (†)   (†) 57.8   (5.17) 53.5   (4.34)
Oregon 55.3   (2.04) 56.5   (2.42)   (†) 52.8   (4.34) 46.8   (12.77)   (†)   (†) 59.2   (5.88)
Pennsylvania 56.4   (1.18) 56.6   (1.38) 63.8   (3.45) 45.8   (3.45) 69.1   (4.84)   (†)   (†) 53.8   (4.77)
Rhode Island 58.6   (3.89) 66.0   (3.95)   (†) 49.3   (8.42)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

South Carolina
56.0   (1.60) 57.9   (2.00) 56.0   (3.52) 49.8   (4.63)   (†)   (†)   (†) 47.3   (6.64)
South Dakota 50.8   (3.93) 52.0   (4.23)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 40.3   (10.70)   (†)
Tennessee 54.4   (1.28) 54.3   (1.31) 59.1   (4.26) 42.5   (4.46) 78.3   (7.97)   (†)   (†) 53.8   (5.81)
Texas 57.1   (0.62) 60.0   (0.86) 61.4   (2.52) 53.7   (0.97) 60.6   (3.01)   (†)   (†) 63.0   (2.67)
Utah 59.1   (1.63) 58.8   (1.77)   (†) 59.4   (4.97)   (†)   (†)   (†) 66.0   (6.64)

Vermont
75.5   (4.50) 75.2   (4.82)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Virginia 61.7   (1.12) 63.7   (1.40) 61.9   (2.79) 52.6   (3.47) 57.5   (4.37)   (†)   (†) 64.6   (4.28)
Washington 60.6   (1.13) 61.1   (1.27) 55.8   (5.50) 55.6   (3.30) 70.5   (5.02)   (†) 79.3   (6.85) 63.3   (3.40)
West Virginia 51.1   (2.90) 50.7   (3.13)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Wisconsin 59.9   (1.35) 59.2   (1.51) 69.8   (6.51) 53.8   (5.17) 62.9   (5.63)   (†)   (†) 62.5   (6.36)
Wyoming 52.1   (4.07) 51.2   (4.50)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States, including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. This table has been revised to include data on 3- to 5-year-old children while previous versions of the table only included data on 3- and 4-year-old children. Comparisons should not be drawn between this table and previous versions of the table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2019. (This table was prepared October 2020.)

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