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Table 202.25. Percentage of 3- to 5-year-old children enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity and state: 2021
[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 53.3   (0.21) 56.1   (0.27) 52.6   (0.62) 48.6   (0.42) 51.3   (0.84) 41.2   (3.96) 49.0   (2.22) 55.2   (0.76)
Alabama 51.0   (1.92) 54.0   (2.31) 49.4   (4.17) 40.0   (5.37)   (†)   (†)   (†) 48.9   (7.49)
Alaska 53.3   (4.38) 53.6   (6.30)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 49.4   (6.08) 53.0   (15.71)
Arizona 45.7   (1.15) 48.4   (1.77) 48.3   (6.83) 42.3   (1.91) 47.6   (6.05)   (†) 44.8   (5.59) 55.1   (4.31)
Arkansas 47.2   (1.69) 49.0   (2.45) 55.2   (6.28) 36.2   (5.44)   (†)   (†)   (†) 40.2   (7.28)
California 51.1   (0.62) 55.8   (1.18) 48.7   (3.07) 47.5   (0.92) 54.0   (1.49) 41.8   (7.85) 53.6   (7.94) 58.8   (2.11)

Colorado
58.2   (1.33) 62.5   (1.82) 56.4   (6.57) 52.0   (2.67) 50.4   (8.16)   (†)   (†) 59.7   (4.02)
Connecticut 66.6   (1.82) 67.8   (2.57) 74.2   (5.14) 60.1   (4.38) 67.2   (7.60)   (†)   (†) 69.8   (5.57)
Delaware 55.8   (3.56) 60.6   (5.10) 58.4   (7.27) 37.2   (7.20)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
District of Columbia 79.3   (3.60) 83.1   (5.09) 79.8   (6.24)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Florida 57.1   (0.87) 59.7   (1.36) 56.8   (2.38) 53.9   (1.38) 48.7   (4.96)   (†)   (†) 59.4   (3.81)

Georgia
57.1   (1.04) 61.2   (1.52) 58.1   (2.41) 43.8   (2.80) 56.1   (5.20)   (†)   (†) 56.6   (4.19)
Hawaii 55.3   (2.91) 71.9   (7.64)   (†) 61.4   (6.65) 50.4   (6.71) 40.1   (8.67)   (†) 52.1   (4.86)
Idaho 49.1   (2.59) 49.6   (2.85)   (†) 40.5   (7.32)   (†)   (†)   (†) 69.8   (8.43)
Illinois 56.6   (0.99) 60.8   (1.32) 58.8   (3.38) 45.9   (2.43) 56.3   (4.40)   (†)   (†) 58.7   (4.24)
Indiana 50.0   (1.37) 51.3   (1.47) 51.4   (4.45) 40.0   (4.10) 49.4   (6.54)   (†)   (†) 50.2   (4.86)

Iowa
55.6   (2.16) 54.8   (2.63) 41.6   (10.36) 62.3   (6.85)   (†)   (†)   (†) 71.0   (6.71)
Kansas 61.5   (1.82) 62.9   (2.39) 69.8   (9.08) 52.4   (4.36) 51.3   (9.91)   (†)   (†) 69.2   (5.92)
Kentucky 50.2   (1.59) 50.0   (1.93) 51.7   (6.71) 49.2   (7.03)   (†)   (†)   (†) 48.5   (5.14)
Louisiana 57.7   (1.86) 59.8   (2.24) 56.7   (3.01) 49.6   (5.87)   (†)   (†)   (†) 63.3   (6.12)
Maine 51.7   (3.48) 52.6   (3.80)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Maryland
50.7   (1.36) 54.1   (1.99) 50.7   (3.22) 45.8   (3.48) 42.0   (5.49)   (†)   (†) 53.1   (3.81)
Massachusetts 59.4   (1.36) 62.2   (1.62) 62.4   (5.69) 54.2   (3.09) 56.5   (3.95)   (†)   (†) 60.9   (4.21)
Michigan 52.3   (1.09) 53.8   (1.37) 46.0   (3.31) 54.2   (3.78) 41.7   (6.13)   (†)   (†) 53.5   (4.48)
Minnesota 54.1   (1.85) 54.7   (2.08) 54.2   (8.51) 49.2   (5.58) 40.7   (7.18)   (†)   (†) 65.0   (5.48)
Mississippi 52.3   (2.30) 53.5   (3.03) 53.7   (3.84) 30.0   (7.92)   (†)   (†)   (†) 52.2   (8.34)

Missouri
53.2   (1.57) 54.4   (1.86) 40.3   (5.54) 58.4   (5.05)   (†)   (†)   (†) 54.9   (5.40)
Montana 50.5   (3.53) 51.9   (4.32)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 44.7   (8.04)   (†)
Nebraska 59.4   (2.24) 60.2   (2.45)   (†) 54.6   (7.04)   (†)   (†)   (†) 61.0   (10.45)
Nevada 42.8   (1.93) 52.0   (3.48) 46.2   (7.77) 38.3   (2.55) 33.7   (7.54)   (†)   (†) 38.2   (6.11)
New Hampshire 50.7   (3.48) 52.3   (4.12)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 43.3 ! (13.43)

New Jersey
63.6   (1.08) 66.4   (1.44) 62.9   (3.47) 61.1   (1.98) 59.7   (3.24)   (†)   (†) 63.7   (4.43)
New Mexico 46.0   (2.76) 50.4   (5.49)   (†) 46.2   (3.54)   (†)   (†) 46.5   (6.75)   (†)
New York 62.8   (0.68) 66.3   (1.06) 61.5   (2.36) 57.2   (1.88) 56.2   (2.77)   (†)   (†) 67.8   (3.07)
North Carolina 51.2   (1.30) 54.9   (1.68) 51.3   (3.14) 45.6   (2.98) 39.3   (5.08)   (†) 60.4   (9.57) 45.7   (4.08)
North Dakota 40.1   (3.81) 41.7   (4.44)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Ohio
51.1   (1.04) 53.1   (1.17) 45.5   (3.36) 47.3   (4.34) 46.3   (6.12)   (†)   (†) 49.6   (3.34)
Oklahoma 54.0   (1.50) 55.9   (2.30) 43.6   (9.77) 46.0   (3.74) 53.3   (11.09)   (†) 58.0   (4.26) 59.9   (3.92)
Oregon 44.2   (1.90) 46.1   (2.37)   (†) 40.7   (4.35) 29.8   (7.65)   (†)   (†) 46.2   (5.71)
Pennsylvania 50.1   (1.16) 52.8   (1.35) 50.8   (5.14) 41.7   (3.75) 27.9   (4.40)   (†)   (†) 49.1   (4.02)
Rhode Island 49.3   (2.95) 50.6   (4.78)   (†) 39.9   (6.83)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

South Carolina
50.9   (1.43) 55.8   (1.97) 43.1   (3.09) 51.3   (4.25)   (†)   (†)   (†) 40.3   (5.25)
South Dakota 56.4   (3.49) 57.7   (4.13)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 44.9   (9.51)   (†)
Tennessee 48.0   (1.26) 50.6   (1.40) 44.7   (4.37) 47.4   (4.59) 18.9 ! (6.53)   (†)   (†) 38.7   (4.32)
Texas 51.3   (0.70) 57.6   (1.08) 48.7   (2.52) 47.5   (1.05) 51.8   (2.90)   (†)   (†) 57.5   (2.62)
Utah 53.0   (1.61) 56.7   (1.68)   (†) 45.2   (4.01)   (†)   (†)   (†) 42.7   (5.92)

Vermont
69.0   (4.92) 67.7   (5.38)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Virginia 51.7   (1.07) 55.0   (1.44) 45.6   (2.73) 52.3   (2.94) 44.4   (4.05)   (†)   (†) 49.9   (3.69)
Washington 46.1   (1.13) 48.4   (1.80) 38.0   (6.38) 42.8   (2.79) 46.2   (3.55)   (†) 42.9   (10.29) 46.3   (3.29)
West Virginia 38.4   (2.80) 38.9   (2.95)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 26.0   (7.28)
Wisconsin 56.0   (1.67) 55.3   (1.81) 60.0   (7.49) 56.6   (4.77) 55.3   (7.73)   (†)   (†) 55.1   (6.70)
Wyoming 55.8   (5.26) 56.9   (6.03)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
†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.
1Total 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), 2021. (This table was prepared November 2022.)

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