Childcare prices in Minnesota, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $10,972 a year across Minnesota counties, from $8,684 in Kittson County to $22,395 in Stearns County.
| Aitkin County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Anoka County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $8,580 | 2022 |
| Becker County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Beltrami County | $13,260 | $11,111 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Benton County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Big Stone County | $9,246 | $7,894 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Blue Earth County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Brown County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Carlton County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Carver County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Cass County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Chippewa County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Chisago County | $12,203 | $10,435 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Clay County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Clearwater County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Cook County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Cottonwood County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Crow Wing County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Dakota County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Dodge County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Douglas County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Faribault County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,713 | 2022 |
| Fillmore County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Freeborn County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Goodhue County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Grant County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Hennepin County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Houston County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Hubbard County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Isanti County | $12,203 | $10,435 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Itasca County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Jackson County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Kanabec County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Kandiyohi County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Kittson County | $8,684 | $7,228 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Koochiching County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Lac qui Parle County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Lake County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Lake of the Woods County | $13,260 | $11,111 | $9,793 | 2022 |
| Le Sueur County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| Lincoln County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Lyon County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Mahnomen County | $9,246 | $7,894 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Marshall County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Martin County | $13,260 | $11,111 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| McLeod County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Meeker County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Mille Lacs County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Morrison County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Mower County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Murray County | $8,684 | $7,228 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Nicollet County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Nobles County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Norman County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Olmsted County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Otter Tail County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Pennington County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Pine County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Pipestone County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Polk County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Pope County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,713 | 2022 |
| Ramsey County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Red Lake County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Redwood County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Renville County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Rice County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Rock County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Roseau County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Scott County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Sherburne County | $12,203 | $10,435 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Sibley County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,107 | 2022 |
| St. Louis County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Stearns County | $22,395 | $17,507 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Steele County | $12,203 | $10,435 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Stevens County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,713 | 2022 |
| Swift County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Todd County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,413 | 2022 |
| Traverse County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Wabasha County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Wadena County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Waseca County | $11,388 | $9,863 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Washington County | $20,280 | $16,068 | $10,660 | 2022 |
| Watonwan County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Wilkin County | $9,100 | $7,644 | $6,673 | 2022 |
| Winona County | $10,972 | $9,447 | $7,453 | 2022 |
| Wright County | $12,844 | $10,695 | $9,187 | 2022 |
| Yellow Medicine County | $10,331 | $9,187 | $6,673 | 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.