Childcare prices in Illinois, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $12,148 a year across Illinois counties, from $6,801 in Hamilton County to $19,465 in DuPage County.
| Adams County | $11,134 | $7,887 | $6,847 | 2022 |
| Alexander County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Bond County | $9,921 | $10,660 | 2022 | |
| Boone County | $14,993 | $9,447 | $9,657 | 2022 |
| Brown County | $6,500 | 2022 | ||
| Bureau County | $10,773 | $6,240 | $7,540 | 2022 |
| Calhoun County | $6,004 | 2022 | ||
| Carroll County | $8,233 | 2022 | ||
| Cass County | $9,967 | 2022 | ||
| Champaign County | $16,092 | $12,428 | $7,692 | 2022 |
| Christian County | $8,083 | $7,367 | $9,152 | 2022 |
| Clark County | $6,500 | 2022 | ||
| Clay County | $5,460 | 2022 | ||
| Clinton County | $9,560 | $8,441 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Coles County | $8,995 | $7,713 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Cook County | $14,473 | $9,837 | $10,804 | 2022 |
| Crawford County | $9,377 | 2022 | ||
| Cumberland County | $6,500 | 2022 | ||
| De Witt County | $7,193 | 2022 | ||
| DeKalb County | $15,222 | $12,263 | $10,045 | 2022 |
| Douglas County | $7,280 | 2022 | ||
| DuPage County | $19,465 | $16,423 | $12,194 | 2022 |
| Edgar County | $8,233 | 2022 | ||
| Edwards County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Effingham County | $7,872 | $6,500 | $6,847 | 2022 |
| Fayette County | $7,990 | $6,500 | $8,119 | 2022 |
| Ford County | $8,233 | 2022 | ||
| Franklin County | $9,921 | $7,193 | $9,967 | 2022 |
| Fulton County | $9,591 | $8,618 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Gallatin County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Greene County | 2022 | |||
| Grundy County | $13,734 | $9,852 | 2022 | |
| Hamilton County | $6,801 | $5,807 | 2022 | |
| Hancock County | $4,767 | $4,767 | 2022 | |
| Hardin County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Henderson County | $6,847 | 2022 | ||
| Henry County | $11,796 | $9,481 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Iroquois County | $6,847 | 2022 | ||
| Jackson County | $13,734 | $9,620 | $9,780 | 2022 |
| Jasper County | $4,767 | 2022 | ||
| Jefferson County | $12,694 | $9,273 | $9,377 | 2022 |
| Jersey County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Jo Daviess County | $6,500 | 2022 | ||
| Johnson County | 2022 | |||
| Kane County | $17,070 | $14,413 | $12,194 | 2022 |
| Kankakee County | $10,487 | $6,902 | $7,664 | 2022 |
| Kendall County | $14,868 | $11,847 | $10,807 | 2022 |
| Knox County | $16,161 | $13,433 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| LaSalle County | $13,734 | $8,927 | $9,967 | 2022 |
| Lake County | $15,881 | $12,263 | $10,804 | 2022 |
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| Lee County | $12,694 | $8,233 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Livingston County | $9,227 | $7,887 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Logan County | $8,233 | 2022 | ||
| Macon County | $12,008 | $9,967 | $7,651 | 2022 |
| Macoupin County | $10,267 | $9,818 | $6,847 | 2022 |
| Madison County | $14,993 | $10,833 | $9,397 | 2022 |
| Marion County | $8,562 | $6,847 | $6,500 | 2022 |
| Marshall County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Mason County | $11,007 | $9,967 | 2022 | |
| Massac County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| McDonough County | $8,496 | $8,233 | $4,767 | 2022 |
| McHenry County | $16,408 | $14,621 | $10,807 | 2022 |
| McLean County | $16,311 | $14,508 | $9,397 | 2022 |
| Menard County | $9,865 | $8,441 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Mercer County | $9,574 | $8,927 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Monroe County | $10,435 | $8,753 | 2022 | |
| Montgomery County | $9,921 | $8,233 | $8,233 | 2022 |
| Morgan County | $11,727 | $8,209 | $9,447 | 2022 |
| Moultrie County | $9,921 | $7,332 | $9,620 | 2022 |
| Ogle County | $13,260 | $9,100 | $8,877 | 2022 |
| Peoria County | $14,487 | $10,071 | $9,744 | 2022 |
| Perry County | $9,227 | $8,927 | $9,780 | 2022 |
| Piatt County | $8,233 | 2022 | ||
| Pike County | $5,460 | 2022 | ||
| Pope County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Pulaski County | 2022 | |||
| Putnam County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Randolph County | $12,001 | $10,660 | $6,500 | 2022 |
| Richland County | $9,377 | 2022 | ||
| Rock Island County | $14,647 | $9,100 | $9,661 | 2022 |
| Saline County | $11,654 | $8,233 | $10,199 | 2022 |
| Sangamon County | $10,185 | $9,100 | $9,397 | 2022 |
| Schuyler County | $4,767 | 2022 | ||
| Scott County | 2022 | |||
| Shelby County | 2022 | |||
| St. Clair County | $12,376 | $8,407 | $9,661 | 2022 |
| Stark County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Stephenson County | $5,529 | $9,377 | 2022 | |
| Tazewell County | $14,577 | $9,447 | $9,397 | 2022 |
| Union County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Vermilion County | $9,227 | $6,500 | $9,377 | 2022 |
| Wabash County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Warren County | $10,591 | $6,847 | 2022 | |
| Washington County | $8,718 | $6,500 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| Wayne County | $13,734 | $8,927 | $6,500 | 2022 |
| White County | $13,734 | $8,927 | 2022 | |
| Whiteside County | $12,289 | $9,100 | $8,357 | 2022 |
| Will County | $15,825 | $13,260 | $9,744 | 2022 |
| Williamson County | $13,734 | $8,927 | $9,620 | 2022 |
| Winnebago County | $14,647 | $9,596 | $8,357 | 2022 |
| Woodford County | $13,891 | $11,457 | $7,664 | 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.