Childcare prices in Louisiana, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $7,453 a year across Louisiana counties, from $6,240 in East Feliciana Parish to $8,320 in LaSalle Parish.
| Acadia Parish | $8,233 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| Allen Parish | $6,618 | $6,573 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Ascension Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| Assumption Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| Avoyelles Parish | $6,933 | $6,888 | $5,494 | 2022 |
| Beauregard Parish | $6,618 | $6,573 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Bienville Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,393 | 2022 |
| Bossier Parish | $8,164 | $7,627 | $7,127 | 2022 |
| Caddo Parish | $8,164 | $7,627 | $7,127 | 2022 |
| Calcasieu Parish | $7,973 | $7,326 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Caldwell Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Cameron Parish | $7,973 | $7,326 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Catahoula Parish | $6,933 | $6,888 | $5,494 | 2022 |
| Claiborne Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,393 | 2022 |
| Concordia Parish | $6,933 | $6,888 | $5,494 | 2022 |
| De Soto Parish | $8,164 | $7,627 | $7,127 | 2022 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $7,453 | $7,138 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| East Carroll Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| East Feliciana Parish | $6,240 | $6,400 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Evangeline Parish | $6,863 | $6,888 | $5,547 | 2022 |
| Franklin Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Grant Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,494 | 2022 |
| Iberia Parish | $8,233 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| Iberville Parish | $7,453 | $7,138 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| Jackson Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,393 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $7,973 | $7,326 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Parish | $7,887 | $7,284 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| LaSalle Parish | $8,320 | $7,627 | $7,227 | 2022 |
| Lafayette Parish | $8,233 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| Lafourche Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Parish | $8,147 | $7,465 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Livingston Parish | $8,234 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| Madison Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Morehouse Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Natchitoches Parish | $8,164 | $7,627 | $7,127 | 2022 |
| Orleans Parish | $7,887 | $7,284 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| Ouachita Parish | $8,147 | $7,465 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Plaquemines Parish | $7,887 | $7,284 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | $6,240 | $6,400 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Rapides Parish | $8,147 | $7,627 | $7,227 | 2022 |
| Red River Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,393 | 2022 |
| Richland Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Sabine Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,393 | 2022 |
| St. Bernard Parish | $7,887 | $7,284 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| St. Charles Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| St. Helena Parish | $6,932 | $6,888 | $5,547 | 2022 |
| St. James Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| St. Landry Parish | $6,863 | $6,888 | $5,547 | 2022 |
| St. Martin Parish | $8,233 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| St. Mary Parish | $6,863 | $6,888 | $5,547 | 2022 |
| St. Tammany Parish | $8,234 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $8,234 | $7,627 | $7,280 | 2022 |
| Tensas Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Terrebonne Parish | $7,800 | $7,280 | $7,401 | 2022 |
| Union Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| Vermilion Parish | $6,863 | $6,888 | $5,547 | 2022 |
| Vernon Parish | $6,933 | $6,888 | $5,494 | 2022 |
| Washington Parish | $6,932 | $6,888 | $5,547 | 2022 |
| Webster Parish | $6,847 | $6,888 | $5,393 | 2022 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | $7,453 | $7,138 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| West Carroll Parish | $6,760 | $6,720 | $5,373 | 2022 |
| West Feliciana Parish | $7,453 | $7,138 | $6,933 | 2022 |
| Winn Parish | $6,933 | $6,888 | $5,494 | 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.