Childcare prices in Mississippi, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $6,124 a year across Mississippi counties, from $5,721 in Lafayette County to $8,046 in Holmes County.
| Adams County | $6,067 | $5,522 | 2022 | |
| Alcorn County | $6,055 | $5,511 | 2022 | |
| Amite County | $6,082 | $5,536 | 2022 | |
| Attala County | $6,139 | $5,587 | 2022 | |
| Benton County | $8,019 | $6,843 | 2022 | |
| Bolivar County | $6,015 | $5,476 | 2022 | |
| Calhoun County | $6,159 | $5,606 | 2022 | |
| Carroll County | $6,169 | $5,614 | 2022 | |
| Chickasaw County | $6,139 | $5,587 | 2022 | |
| Choctaw County | $6,126 | $5,576 | 2022 | |
| Claiborne County | $6,067 | $5,523 | 2022 | |
| Clarke County | $6,093 | $5,546 | 2022 | |
| Clay County | $5,991 | $5,454 | 2022 | |
| Coahoma County | $6,085 | $5,539 | 2022 | |
| Copiah County | $7,932 | $6,764 | 2022 | |
| Covington County | $7,923 | $6,756 | 2022 | |
| DeSoto County | $7,564 | $6,433 | 2022 | |
| Forrest County | $7,731 | $6,584 | 2022 | |
| Franklin County | $6,143 | $5,591 | 2022 | |
| George County | $6,021 | $5,481 | 2022 | |
| Greene County | $6,112 | $5,562 | 2022 | |
| Grenada County | $6,054 | $5,511 | 2022 | |
| Hancock County | $7,758 | $6,608 | 2022 | |
| Harrison County | $7,693 | $6,549 | 2022 | |
| Hinds County | $7,674 | $6,532 | 2022 | |
| Holmes County | $8,046 | $6,867 | 2022 | |
| Humphreys County | $6,158 | $5,605 | 2022 | |
| Issaquena County | $6,190 | $5,633 | 2022 | |
| Itawamba County | $6,064 | $5,520 | 2022 | |
| Jackson County | $7,715 | $6,569 | 2022 | |
| Jasper County | $6,031 | $5,491 | 2022 | |
| Jefferson County | $6,152 | $5,599 | 2022 | |
| Jefferson Davis County | $6,102 | $5,554 | 2022 | |
| Jones County | $6,042 | $5,501 | 2022 | |
| Kemper County | $6,190 | $5,633 | 2022 | |
| Lafayette County | $5,721 | $5,211 | 2022 | |
| Lamar County | $7,583 | $6,451 | 2022 | |
| Lauderdale County | $5,965 | $5,431 | 2022 | |
| Lawrence County | $6,012 | $5,473 | 2022 | |
| Leake County | $6,106 | $5,558 | 2022 | |
| Lee County | $5,943 | $5,411 | 2022 | |
| Leflore County | $6,090 | $5,544 | 2022 | |
| Lincoln County | $6,037 | $5,495 | 2022 | |
| Lowndes County | $5,886 | $5,360 | 2022 | |
| Madison County | $7,541 | $6,412 | 2022 | |
| Marion County | $6,077 | $5,532 | 2022 | |
| Marshall County | $7,929 | $6,762 | 2022 | |
| Monroe County | $6,098 | $5,550 | 2022 | |
| Montgomery County | $6,141 | $5,589 | 2022 | |
| Neshoba County | $6,088 | $5,542 | 2022 | |
| Newton County | $6,062 | $5,518 | 2022 | |
| Noxubee County | $6,126 | $5,576 | 2022 | |
| Oktibbeha County | $5,810 | $5,292 | 2022 | |
| Panola County | $6,035 | $5,494 | 2022 | |
| Pearl River County | $5,983 | $5,446 | 2022 | |
| Perry County | $7,957 | $6,787 | 2022 | |
| Pike County | $6,058 | $5,515 | 2022 | |
| Pontotoc County | $6,044 | $5,502 | 2022 | |
| Prentiss County | $6,109 | $5,560 | 2022 | |
| Quitman County | $6,116 | $5,567 | 2022 | |
| Rankin County | $7,554 | $6,424 | 2022 | |
| Scott County | $6,071 | $5,527 | 2022 | |
| Sharkey County | $6,122 | $5,572 | 2022 | |
| Simpson County | $7,925 | $6,758 | 2022 | |
| Smith County | $6,126 | $5,575 | 2022 | |
| Stone County | $7,898 | $6,733 | 2022 | |
| Sunflower County | $6,105 | $5,557 | 2022 | |
| Tallahatchie County | $6,190 | $5,633 | 2022 | |
| Tate County | $7,870 | $6,709 | 2022 | |
| Tippah County | $6,146 | $5,594 | 2022 | |
| Tishomingo County | $6,158 | $5,605 | 2022 | |
| Tunica County | $7,828 | $6,671 | 2022 | |
| Union County | $6,026 | $5,486 | 2022 | |
| Walthall County | $6,135 | $5,584 | 2022 | |
| Warren County | $5,953 | $5,420 | 2022 | |
| Washington County | $6,019 | $5,480 | 2022 | |
| Wayne County | $6,171 | $5,617 | 2022 | |
| Webster County | $6,145 | $5,593 | 2022 | |
| Wilkinson County | $6,190 | $5,633 | 2022 | |
| Winston County | $6,037 | $5,496 | 2022 | |
| Yalobusha County | $6,174 | $5,619 | 2022 | |
| Yazoo County | $7,980 | $6,808 | 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.