Childcare prices in Kentucky, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $6,642 a year across Kentucky counties, from $4,704 in Wayne County to $11,555 in Gallatin County.
| Adair County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Allen County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Anderson County | $7,868 | $6,858 | $6,373 | 2022 |
| Ballard County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Barren County | $6,511 | $5,962 | $6,001 | 2022 |
| Bath County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Bell County | $5,224 | $4,848 | $5,989 | 2022 |
| Boone County | $10,342 | $8,834 | $8,736 | 2022 |
| Bourbon County | $10,182 | $8,695 | $8,662 | 2022 |
| Boyd County | $5,586 | $5,571 | $4,306 | 2022 |
| Boyle County | $9,433 | $7,973 | $6,805 | 2022 |
| Bracken County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Breathitt County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Breckinridge County | $8,789 | $7,735 | $6,775 | 2022 |
| Bullitt County | $7,868 | $6,858 | $6,373 | 2022 |
| Butler County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Caldwell County | $6,309 | $5,932 | $6,162 | 2022 |
| Calloway County | $5,789 | $5,239 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Campbell County | $10,342 | $8,834 | $8,736 | 2022 |
| Carlisle County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Carroll County | $11,048 | $9,389 | $9,615 | 2022 |
| Carter County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Casey County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Christian County | $5,789 | $5,239 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Clark County | $9,433 | $7,973 | $6,805 | 2022 |
| Clay County | $5,521 | $5,121 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Clinton County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Crittenden County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Cumberland County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Daviess County | $6,511 | $5,962 | $6,001 | 2022 |
| Edmonson County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Elliott County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Estill County | $10,603 | $9,083 | $7,829 | 2022 |
| Fayette County | $9,584 | $8,104 | $6,868 | 2022 |
| Fleming County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Floyd County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Franklin County | $7,001 | $6,165 | $5,333 | 2022 |
| Fulton County | $6,309 | $5,932 | $6,162 | 2022 |
| Gallatin County | $11,555 | $9,829 | $9,689 | 2022 |
| Garrard County | $10,603 | $9,083 | $7,829 | 2022 |
| Grant County | $11,048 | $9,389 | $9,615 | 2022 |
| Graves County | $5,789 | $5,239 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Grayson County | $8,789 | $7,735 | $6,775 | 2022 |
| Green County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Greenup County | $5,586 | $5,571 | $4,306 | 2022 |
| Hancock County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Hardin County | $7,868 | $6,685 | $6,373 | 2022 |
| Harlan County | $5,224 | $4,848 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Harrison County | $11,048 | $9,389 | $9,615 | 2022 |
| Hart County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Henderson County | $6,511 | $5,962 | $6,001 | 2022 |
| Henry County | $8,269 | $7,215 | $6,428 | 2022 |
| Hickman County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Hopkins County | $6,309 | $5,932 | $6,162 | 2022 |
| Jackson County | $5,521 | $5,121 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Jefferson County | $11,236 | $9,564 | $6,122 | 2022 |
| Jessamine County | $9,433 | $7,973 | $6,805 | 2022 |
| Johnson County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Kenton County | $10,342 | $8,834 | $8,736 | 2022 |
| Knott County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Knox County | $5,224 | $4,848 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Larue County | $8,789 | $7,735 | $6,775 | 2022 |
| Laurel County | $5,224 | $4,848 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Lawrence County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Lee County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Leslie County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Letcher County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Lewis County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Lincoln County | $10,603 | $9,083 | $7,829 | 2022 |
| Livingston County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Logan County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Lyon County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Madison County | $9,433 | $7,973 | $6,805 | 2022 |
| Magoffin County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Marion County | $8,789 | $7,735 | $6,775 | 2022 |
| Marshall County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Martin County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Mason County | $5,586 | $5,571 | $4,306 | 2022 |
| McCracken County | $5,789 | $5,239 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| McCreary County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| McLean County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Meade County | $8,789 | $7,735 | $6,775 | 2022 |
| Menifee County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Mercer County | $10,126 | $8,666 | $7,765 | 2022 |
| Metcalfe County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Monroe County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County | $5,586 | $5,571 | $4,132 | 2022 |
| Morgan County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Muhlenberg County | $6,309 | $5,932 | $6,162 | 2022 |
| Nelson County | $8,388 | $7,378 | $6,719 | 2022 |
| Nicholas County | $11,555 | $9,829 | $9,689 | 2022 |
| Ohio County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Oldham County | $7,868 | $6,858 | $6,373 | 2022 |
| Owen County | $11,555 | $9,829 | $9,689 | 2022 |
| Owsley County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Pendleton County | $11,555 | $9,829 | $9,689 | 2022 |
| Perry County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,348 | 2022 |
| Pike County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,348 | 2022 |
| Powell County | $10,126 | $8,666 | $7,765 | 2022 |
| Pulaski County | $5,423 | $4,989 | $4,775 | 2022 |
| Robertson County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Rockcastle County | $5,521 | $5,121 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Rowan County | $5,586 | $5,571 | $4,132 | 2022 |
| Russell County | $5,001 | $4,601 | $5,868 | 2022 |
| Scott County | $11,048 | $9,389 | $9,615 | 2022 |
| Shelby County | $7,868 | $6,858 | $6,373 | 2022 |
| Simpson County | $7,031 | $6,655 | $6,348 | 2022 |
| Spencer County | $8,269 | $7,215 | $6,428 | 2022 |
| Taylor County | $5,423 | $4,989 | $4,775 | 2022 |
| Todd County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Trigg County | $6,642 | $6,242 | $6,215 | 2022 |
| Trimble County | $8,269 | $7,215 | $6,428 | 2022 |
| Union County | $7,031 | $6,655 | $6,348 | 2022 |
| Warren County | $6,511 | $5,962 | $6,001 | 2022 |
| Washington County | $8,789 | $7,735 | $6,775 | 2022 |
| Wayne County | $4,704 | $4,328 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Webster County | $7,388 | $6,989 | $6,402 | 2022 |
| Whitley County | $5,224 | $4,848 | $5,815 | 2022 |
| Wolfe County | $5,895 | $5,868 | $4,175 | 2022 |
| Woodford County | $7,868 | $6,858 | $6,373 | 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.