Childcare prices in Iowa, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $8,302 a year across Iowa counties, from $7,703 in Floyd County to $9,642 in Dallas County.
| Adair County | $8,271 | $7,127 | $5,434 | 2022 |
| Adams County | $8,484 | $7,311 | $5,574 | 2022 |
| Allamakee County | $8,267 | $7,124 | $5,432 | 2022 |
| Appanoose County | $8,062 | $6,947 | $5,440 | 2022 |
| Audubon County | $8,274 | $7,130 | $5,437 | 2022 |
| Benton County | $8,479 | $7,306 | $5,571 | 2022 |
| Black Hawk County | $8,747 | $7,537 | $5,875 | 2022 |
| Boone County | $8,462 | $7,291 | $5,710 | 2022 |
| Bremer County | $8,283 | $7,138 | $5,589 | 2022 |
| Buchanan County | $8,252 | $7,111 | $5,569 | 2022 |
| Buena Vista County | $8,186 | $7,054 | $5,524 | 2022 |
| Butler County | $8,365 | $7,208 | $5,496 | 2022 |
| Calhoun County | $8,194 | $7,061 | $5,384 | 2022 |
| Carroll County | $7,946 | $6,846 | $5,362 | 2022 |
| Cass County | $7,922 | $6,827 | $5,346 | 2022 |
| Cedar County | $8,675 | $7,475 | $5,700 | 2022 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $8,285 | $7,139 | $5,591 | 2022 |
| Cherokee County | $7,796 | $6,718 | $5,261 | 2022 |
| Chickasaw County | $8,382 | $7,223 | $5,507 | 2022 |
| Clarke County | $7,938 | $6,840 | $5,357 | 2022 |
| Clay County | $8,092 | $6,973 | $5,461 | 2022 |
| Clayton County | $8,308 | $7,158 | $5,458 | 2022 |
| Clinton County | $8,223 | $7,086 | $5,549 | 2022 |
| Crawford County | $8,027 | $6,917 | $5,417 | 2022 |
| Dallas County | $9,642 | $8,309 | $6,507 | 2022 |
| Davis County | $8,692 | $7,490 | $5,711 | 2022 |
| Decatur County | $7,911 | $6,817 | $5,197 | 2022 |
| Delaware County | $8,353 | $7,198 | $5,489 | 2022 |
| Des Moines County | $8,483 | $7,310 | $5,725 | 2022 |
| Dickinson County | $8,605 | $7,415 | $5,807 | 2022 |
| Dubuque County | $8,640 | $7,445 | $5,831 | 2022 |
| Emmet County | $8,015 | $6,907 | $5,409 | 2022 |
| Fayette County | $8,425 | $7,259 | $5,535 | 2022 |
| Floyd County | $7,703 | $6,638 | $5,198 | 2022 |
| Franklin County | $7,953 | $6,853 | $5,367 | 2022 |
| Fremont County | $8,251 | $7,110 | $5,422 | 2022 |
| Greene County | $8,310 | $7,160 | $5,607 | 2022 |
| Grundy County | $8,406 | $7,244 | $5,523 | 2022 |
| Guthrie County | $8,534 | $7,354 | $5,607 | 2022 |
| Hamilton County | $8,356 | $7,200 | $5,639 | 2022 |
| Hancock County | $8,481 | $7,308 | $5,572 | 2022 |
| Hardin County | $8,370 | $7,213 | $5,500 | 2022 |
| Harrison County | $8,634 | $7,440 | $5,673 | 2022 |
| Henry County | $8,016 | $6,907 | $5,410 | 2022 |
| Howard County | $7,963 | $6,862 | $5,374 | 2022 |
| Humboldt County | $7,830 | $6,747 | $5,284 | 2022 |
| Ida County | $8,022 | $6,912 | $5,270 | 2022 |
| Iowa County | $8,328 | $7,176 | $5,471 | 2022 |
| Jackson County | $8,043 | $6,931 | $5,428 | 2022 |
| Jasper County | $8,304 | $7,156 | $5,604 | 2022 |
| Jefferson County | $8,322 | $7,171 | $5,615 | 2022 |
| Johnson County | $9,183 | $7,913 | $6,197 | 2022 |
| Jones County | $7,936 | $6,839 | $5,355 | 2022 |
| Keokuk County | $8,325 | $7,173 | $5,470 | 2022 |
| Kossuth County | $8,301 | $7,153 | $5,602 | 2022 |
| Lee County | $8,170 | $7,040 | $5,514 | 2022 |
| Linn County | $8,631 | $7,437 | $5,797 | 2022 |
| Louisa County | $8,388 | $7,227 | $5,511 | 2022 |
| Lucas County | $8,164 | $7,035 | $5,509 | 2022 |
| Lyon County | $8,486 | $7,313 | $5,576 | 2022 |
| Madison County | $8,763 | $7,551 | $5,913 | 2022 |
| Mahaska County | $8,171 | $7,041 | $5,514 | 2022 |
| Marion County | $8,434 | $7,268 | $5,691 | 2022 |
| Marshall County | $8,379 | $7,220 | $5,654 | 2022 |
| Mills County | $8,459 | $7,289 | $5,709 | 2022 |
| Mitchell County | $8,009 | $6,901 | $5,405 | 2022 |
| Monona County | $8,379 | $7,220 | $5,506 | 2022 |
| Monroe County | $8,061 | $6,946 | $5,440 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County | $7,983 | $6,879 | $5,387 | 2022 |
| Muscatine County | $8,691 | $7,489 | $5,865 | 2022 |
| O'Brien County | $7,914 | $6,820 | $5,341 | 2022 |
| Osceola County | $8,269 | $7,125 | $5,580 | 2022 |
| Page County | $8,046 | $6,933 | $5,430 | 2022 |
| Palo Alto County | $7,736 | $6,666 | $5,220 | 2022 |
| Plymouth County | $8,367 | $7,209 | $5,646 | 2022 |
| Pocahontas County | $8,302 | $7,154 | $5,455 | 2022 |
| Polk County | $9,220 | $7,945 | $6,193 | 2022 |
| Pottawattamie County | $8,758 | $7,547 | $5,910 | 2022 |
| Poweshiek County | $8,396 | $7,235 | $5,666 | 2022 |
| Ringgold County | $8,213 | $7,077 | $5,396 | 2022 |
| Sac County | $7,968 | $6,866 | $5,235 | 2022 |
| Scott County | $8,750 | $7,539 | $5,877 | 2022 |
| Shelby County | $8,524 | $7,345 | $5,752 | 2022 |
| Sioux County | $8,309 | $7,160 | $5,607 | 2022 |
| Story County | $8,858 | $7,633 | $5,977 | 2022 |
| Tama County | $8,623 | $7,430 | $5,665 | 2022 |
| Taylor County | $8,001 | $6,894 | $5,257 | 2022 |
| Union County | $7,945 | $6,846 | $5,361 | 2022 |
| Van Buren County | $8,050 | $6,936 | $5,289 | 2022 |
| Wapello County | $8,560 | $7,376 | $5,777 | 2022 |
| Warren County | $8,804 | $7,586 | $5,941 | 2022 |
| Washington County | $8,433 | $7,267 | $5,691 | 2022 |
| Wayne County | $7,939 | $6,841 | $5,217 | 2022 |
| Webster County | $8,091 | $6,972 | $5,460 | 2022 |
| Winnebago County | $7,836 | $6,753 | $5,288 | 2022 |
| Winneshiek County | $8,151 | $7,024 | $5,501 | 2022 |
| Woodbury County | $8,623 | $7,430 | $5,819 | 2022 |
| Worth County | $8,176 | $7,045 | $5,372 | 2022 |
| Wright County | $8,012 | $6,904 | $5,406 | 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.