What does childcare cost where you live?
Full-time childcare prices for 2,974 US counties, from the Department of Labor's National Database of Childcare Prices. Find your county to see center and home daycare prices for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Highest and lowest state medians
$25,480District of Columbia, center infant care a year
$18,373California, center infant care a year
$18,304Massachusetts, center infant care a year
$4,170Puerto Rico, center infant care a year
$4,971Kansas, center infant care a year
$5,330Arkansas, center infant care a year
Browse by state
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- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
The newest county data are for 2022, the latest year the Department has released. Prices have risen since then, so treat these as a floor and ask providers for current quotes.
Sources
- National Database of Childcare Prices, 2008 to 2022 data file (county level), US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, checked 1 November 2026
- National Database of Childcare Prices Technical Report 2024, US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, checked 1 November 2026
Prices are weekly medians for full-time care in the year shown, in that year's dollars, as published by the Department of Labor. Yearly figures are weekly × 52. Some county figures are estimated by the Department from state data or nearby age groups. Data checked 1 November 2026.