Childcare prices in Alabama, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $7,018 a year across Alabama counties, from $5,927 in Clay County to $7,657 in Shelby County.
| Autauga County | $7,582 | $6,498 | $7,058 | 2022 |
| Baldwin County | $6,932 | $6,390 | $6,733 | 2022 |
| Barbour County | $6,336 | $5,741 | $5,453 | 2022 |
| Bibb County | $7,094 | $6,693 | $5,386 | 2022 |
| Blount County | $7,588 | $7,173 | $7,570 | 2022 |
| Bullock County | $7,582 | $6,498 | $7,058 | 2022 |
| Butler County | $7,532 | $6,456 | $7,050 | 2022 |
| Calhoun County | $5,968 | $5,957 | $5,386 | 2022 |
| Chambers County | $7,018 | $6,531 | $6,946 | 2022 |
| Cherokee County | $6,113 | $5,346 | $4,304 | 2022 |
| Chilton County | $7,532 | $6,456 | $7,050 | 2022 |
| Choctaw County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Clarke County | $6,882 | $6,344 | $6,725 | 2022 |
| Clay County | $5,927 | $5,918 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Cleburne County | $5,927 | $5,918 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Coffee County | $6,336 | $5,741 | $5,453 | 2022 |
| Colbert County | $7,073 | $6,607 | $7,596 | 2022 |
| Conecuh County | $6,882 | $6,344 | $6,725 | 2022 |
| Coosa County | $5,927 | $5,918 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Covington County | $7,582 | $6,498 | $7,058 | 2022 |
| Crenshaw County | $6,299 | $5,705 | $5,447 | 2022 |
| Cullman County | $7,016 | $6,557 | $7,588 | 2022 |
| Dale County | $6,336 | $5,741 | $5,453 | 2022 |
| Dallas County | $7,582 | $6,498 | $7,058 | 2022 |
| DeKalb County | $6,113 | $5,346 | $4,304 | 2022 |
| Elmore County | $7,582 | $6,498 | $7,058 | 2022 |
| Escambia County | $6,932 | $6,390 | $6,733 | 2022 |
| Etowah County | $6,152 | $5,383 | $4,309 | 2022 |
| Fayette County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Franklin County | $7,016 | $6,557 | $7,588 | 2022 |
| Geneva County | $6,299 | $5,705 | $5,447 | 2022 |
| Greene County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Hale County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Henry County | $6,299 | $5,705 | $5,447 | 2022 |
| Houston County | $6,336 | $5,741 | $5,453 | 2022 |
| Jackson County | $6,113 | $5,346 | $4,304 | 2022 |
| Jefferson County | $7,635 | $7,216 | $7,570 | 2022 |
| Lamar County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Lauderdale County | $7,073 | $6,607 | $7,596 | 2022 |
| Lawrence County | $7,016 | $6,557 | $7,588 | 2022 |
| Lee County | $7,018 | $6,531 | $6,946 | 2022 |
| Limestone County | $7,073 | $6,607 | $7,596 | 2022 |
| Lowndes County | $7,532 | $6,456 | $7,050 | 2022 |
| Macon County | $7,018 | $6,531 | $6,946 | 2022 |
| Madison County | $7,073 | $6,607 | $7,596 | 2022 |
| Marengo County | $7,094 | $6,693 | $5,386 | 2022 |
| Marion County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Marshall County | $6,152 | $5,383 | $4,309 | 2022 |
| Mobile County | $6,932 | $6,390 | $6,733 | 2022 |
| Monroe County | $6,882 | $6,344 | $6,725 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County | $7,566 | $6,485 | $7,050 | 2022 |
| Morgan County | $7,073 | $6,607 | $7,596 | 2022 |
| Perry County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Pickens County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Pike County | $6,336 | $5,741 | $5,453 | 2022 |
| Randolph County | $5,927 | $5,918 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Russell County | $7,018 | $6,531 | $6,946 | 2022 |
| Shelby County | $7,657 | $7,235 | $7,578 | 2022 |
| St. Clair County | $7,588 | $7,173 | $7,570 | 2022 |
| Sumter County | $7,050 | $6,651 | $5,380 | 2022 |
| Talladega County | $5,968 | $5,957 | $5,386 | 2022 |
| Tallapoosa County | $6,967 | $6,483 | $6,938 | 2022 |
| Tuscaloosa County | $7,094 | $6,693 | $5,386 | 2022 |
| Walker County | $7,588 | $7,173 | $7,570 | 2022 |
| Washington County | $6,882 | $6,344 | $6,725 | 2022 |
| Wilcox County | $7,532 | $6,456 | $7,050 | 2022 |
| Winston County | $7,016 | $6,557 | $7,588 | 2022 |
Yearly prices (weekly median × 52). Select a column to sort.
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.