About and method

Childcare Price Map shows the childcare prices the US Department of Labor publishes for each county. It is independent and has no link to the Department.

What the numbers are

• Each price is the median weekly price of full-time care in the county, by type of provider and the child's age, as published in the National Database of Childcare Prices.
• "Childcare center" is center-based care. "Home daycare" is licensed family childcare in a provider's home.
• Infant means birth to 23 months, toddler 24 to 35 months and preschool 36 to 54 months, per the Department's technical report.
• We show each county's latest year with a price. Most are 2022. Prices are in that year's dollars, as published. We do not adjust for inflation.
• Yearly price is weekly × 52. Share of income divides the yearly price by the county's median family income from the same database.

Limits

The Department estimates some county prices from state data, other age groups or nearby years, and some states have no estimates. Medians hide a wide range between providers. Treat these as a guide, not a quote.

Corrections

If a figure looks wrong, it will be checked against the Department's file and any change dated in the change log. No payment is accepted to change, add or remove anything.

Sources

1. National Database of Childcare Prices, 2008 to 2022 data file (county level), US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, checked 1 November 2026
2. 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.