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U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (National Database of Childcare Prices)

Child care prices

What child care costs in each county by child age and type of care, 2008–2022, plus local work and income context.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (National Database of Childcare Prices) Finest detail county Tables 4
State prices, 2018–2023 Sample of 25 rows out of about 56 · 18 columns
row_idstateinfant_center_based_price__2018infant_home_based_price__2018toddler_center_based_price__2018toddler_home_based_price__2018preschool_center_based_price__2018preschool_home_based_price__2018school_age_center_based_price__2018school_age_home_based_price__2018infant_center_based_price__2023infant_home_based_price__2023toddler_center_based_price__2023toddler_home_based_price__2023preschool_center_based_price__2023preschool_home_based_price__2023school_age_center_based_price__2023school_age_home_based_price___2023
1Alabama6728.19221475382.43774676728.19221475423.3803916101.38842565357.34915895561.41507795062.5030887919.43312150980556335.4099296613537919.43312150980556383.6015572196737181.652373028666305.8793534151616546.0755824065175958.830151323275
2Alaska14125.0892569149.9212808.7521028430.2410594.35635378009443.87321236609.216625.96669783704810769.93302136151815076.5692187214249922.83212902437512470.1099382558399181.00678111063611115.9312823173597779.373079194412
3Arizona10941.8184095616.79369669760.50261735616.79369668427.5329675482.34012917349.14734155216.790230112879.0908988089986611.25910469026611488.6206046768486611.2591046902669919.6458100077476453.00024379778650.3296894477836140.434163869208
4Arkansas6343.60159815219.30079916085.00312934912.58047945501.30783864665.03597264852.39033484454.46253277466.7499088231246143.38923451195757162.3660247670195782.3634223234796475.3262270722695490.9906280212375711.51648312750155243.134707554098
5California17024.69290411470.47133912084.89588810450.65895112084.89588810450.65895110158.3009218656.880615720038.95140999360613501.34296742233314224.55270471077312300.97060207763614224.55270471077312300.97060207763611956.84995387992610189.59995333422
6ColoradoNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
7Connecticut16291.34450611180.76332416291.34450610726.92266913141.66922810726.9226695464.80273875349.44321619175.7621003840413160.34152508167819175.7621003840412626.14740571005115468.43003812576712626.1474057100516432.357820697016296.573646315678
8Delaware11561.5995897931.991122510547.8590927559.2169499179.46772767408.7757644747.82628473956.176535499999813608.6056701403769336.36721581818712415.3802371604478897.59257290454510804.71223770288720.5154524374545588.4391429956434656.626102525164
9District of ColumbiaNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
10Florida9215.39657397624.0534937802.75399546797.59778466769.8541526298.19008845792.77441055013.109403310847.0023635384138973.908566510679184.2483773212198001.1270968814417968.47139444128157413.2981936313076818.397582595475900.691208480358
11Georgia7861.11929436511.01808797365.51965766240.55136757095.05293736105.32049386105.32049385793.22061749252.9473779599947663.80784832614158669.6007593370897345.454413190618351.2473243192627186.2806223630187186.2806223630186818.922791387096
12Hawaii17999.88780.32611417999.88780.32611411759.88424.73132871800.248424.731328721186.70331520964510334.90174269189621186.70331520964510334.90174269189613841.8978903211359916.348135619222118.97636508033479916.34813561922
13Idaho7384.08211146241.1508976878.33484415782.79801796267.21969765504.85689045596.59042825308.16740078691.4497355180967346.1600906784278096.1588264655986806.6548482221857376.8444285097116479.50364612897656587.4788041542416247.989859115016
14Illinois13280.558758541.04061111180.686778022.83540479899.58008417406.53986616183.66344276195.907592815631.91024880617810053.25022658106913160.2514170312799443.29567362630811652.3220361884498717.8836840038937278.4943589146987292.906362132267
15IndianaNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
16Iowa9328.71712516098.25096819328.71712516098.25096817961.37655885989.33032326389.4792575444.844512910980.3865621289777177.95942192828310980.3865621289777177.9594219282839370.9554068356487049.75414251427520.7503059336866408.865948080505
17Kansas7377.38671745703.20306237212.94114385096.96446965936.74061645096.96446964128.73287575096.96446968683.568907605766712.96743449067258490.0078914076555999.3929946766126987.853314982485999.3929946766124859.7339139995025999.392994676612
18Kentucky7081.7276655828.20898996422.01314115706.46248356422.36210485706.46248355269.70358794768.8764488335.562783890236860.105930513067559.0443842077856716.8039432265317559.4551326816396716.8039432265316202.7159455067885613.216282995744
19Louisiana6692.71483415137.09929856559.25930394897.83241196194.31942874874.61611545957.47672124411.29586217877.6743943476736046.6337813804097720.5902754062745765.0041777432527291.0370101615465737.6773859998197012.26079174948155192.325285054537
20Maine10821.1605088149.2557179775.01166637876.44857919031.10970417455.01105445609.88428535430.640282312737.0702568505939592.09897420277211505.6985120174219270.99074561363210630.0871069610488774.9368004745076603.1263672545256392.146827893446
21Maryland14213.9642210258.3522029955.19142868569.07521749955.19142868569.07521749023.15310757938.085263116730.5771654210212074.61552943374811717.77948887577810086.24842035852611717.77948887577810086.24842035852610620.7217778159343.5403371225
22Massachusetts19702.63525113193.01359717947.59767511983.93371314079.22862511327.51918410731.6042210498.86249223191.02921092057315528.86503812074621125.2584562590414105.71495941453416571.98634345281613333.08082582882312631.65783538660412357.708683717963
23Michigan10146.1027866915.596389210146.1027866725.42886678877.79389886483.41759998032.34663236483.417599911942.4921128348098140.01760829095311942.4921128348097916.18051680127210449.6264084853127631.3206345453779454.4908845355757631.320634545377
24Minnesota15087.7070178498.70067413087.9374958143.848355811924.512517760.61746688953.01933187155.635383117759.0180044214810003.41391264404215405.1849861983549585.73422806878314035.7731045831559134.65148567903310538.1706662397978422.556022486706
25Mississippi4130.53178973597.50954043910.51929513596.24690643910.51929513106.77848433801.15547512522.1869884861.851329593434234.4563442977714602.8851494842414232.9701582316084602.8851494842413656.84029894447764474.15822986524652968.7456205201297

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