Childcare Price Map

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Childcare prices in Missouri, county by county

In 2020, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $11,177 a year across Missouri counties, from $7,451 in Greene County to $14,245 in St. Louis County.

Adair County
Andrew County
Atchison County$3,173$2,4642018
Audrain County
Barry County
Barton County
Bates County
Benton County
Bollinger County
Boone County
Buchanan County
Butler County
Caldwell County
Callaway County
Camden County
Cape Girardeau County
Carroll County
Carter County$2,884$2,2402018
Cass County
Cedar County
Chariton County
Christian County
Clark County$5,1532018
Clay County$12,054$9,2052020
Clinton County
Cole County
Cooper County
Crawford County
Dade County$6,922$5,3772018
Dallas County
Daviess County
DeKalb County$2,614$1,9692018
Dent County
Douglas County
Dunklin County
Franklin County
Gasconade County$6,412$4,8312018
Gentry County$3,712$2,7972018
Greene County$7,451$7,0132020
Grundy County
Harrison County
Henry County
Hickory County
Holt County
Howard County
Howell County
Iron County
Jackson County$10,957$8,108$8,0942020
Jasper County
Jefferson County$10,194$7,8082020
Johnson County
Knox County
Laclede County
Lafayette County
Lawrence County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Linn County
Livingston County
Macon County
Madison County
Maries County
Marion County
McDonald County
Mercer County$1,442$1,1202018
Miller County
Mississippi County
Moniteau County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
New Madrid County
Newton County
Nodaway County
Oregon County
Osage County
Ozark County
Pemiscot County
Perry County
Pettis County
Phelps County
Pike County
Platte County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Ralls County
Randolph County
Ray County
Reynolds County
Ripley County
Saline County
Schuyler County
Scotland County
Scott County
Shannon County
Shelby County
St. Charles County$11,177$8,7662020
St. Clair County$4,0332018
St. Francois County
St. Louis City$11,396$8,995$7,8422020
St. Louis County$14,245$11,1772020
Ste. Genevieve County
Stoddard County
Stone County
Sullivan County
Taney County
Texas County
Vernon County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County$4,9482018
Worth County$4,903$3,8082018
Wright County

Yearly prices (weekly median × 52). Select a column to sort.

Sources

  1. National Database of Childcare Prices, 2008 to 2022 data file (county level), US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, checked 1 November 2026
  2. 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.