Childcare prices in North Carolina, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $9,403 a year across North Carolina counties, from $5,692 in Alleghany County to $18,453 in Orange County.
| Alamance County | $7,550 | $5,859 | $7,799 | 2022 |
| Alexander County | $8,263 | $6,139 | $5,615 | 2022 |
| Alleghany County | $5,692 | $5,662 | $7,792 | 2022 |
| Anson County | $8,254 | $6,511 | $7,550 | 2022 |
| Ashe County | $8,762 | $6,102 | $5,934 | 2022 |
| Avery County | $12,352 | $7,077 | $9,197 | 2022 |
| Beaufort County | $9,631 | $7,032 | $8,662 | 2022 |
| Bertie County | $8,538 | $7,887 | $7,477 | 2022 |
| Bladen County | $5,692 | $5,662 | $7,792 | 2022 |
| Brunswick County | $9,560 | $7,572 | $7,037 | 2022 |
| Buncombe County | $9,920 | $9,099 | $9,223 | 2022 |
| Burke County | $9,403 | $5,809 | $8,111 | 2022 |
| Cabarrus County | $13,392 | $8,929 | $9,047 | 2022 |
| Caldwell County | $8,538 | $6,001 | $7,780 | 2022 |
| Camden County | $9,404 | $4,379 | $8,640 | 2022 |
| Carteret County | $10,339 | $6,701 | $8,955 | 2022 |
| Caswell County | $10,531 | $6,037 | 2022 | |
| Catawba County | $9,519 | $5,670 | $8,955 | 2022 |
| Chatham County | $11,834 | $8,604 | $8,458 | 2022 |
| Cherokee County | $10,864 | $4,812 | $6,998 | 2022 |
| Chowan County | $6,831 | $5,662 | $6,573 | 2022 |
| Clay County | $10,864 | $4,812 | $6,998 | 2022 |
| Cleveland County | $8,254 | $6,794 | $6,675 | 2022 |
| Columbus County | $7,239 | $6,031 | $5,846 | 2022 |
| Craven County | $10,417 | $7,643 | $9,197 | 2022 |
| Cumberland County | $9,535 | $6,865 | $8,423 | 2022 |
| Currituck County | $8,947 | $6,697 | $8,735 | 2022 |
| Dare County | $11,967 | $9,209 | $9,983 | 2022 |
| Davidson County | $9,403 | $6,697 | $9,515 | 2022 |
| Davie County | $10,828 | $8,402 | $9,253 | 2022 |
| Duplin County | $6,831 | $6,568 | $5,934 | 2022 |
| Durham County | $16,487 | $9,795 | $11,867 | 2022 |
| Edgecombe County | $9,904 | $6,454 | $7,417 | 2022 |
| Forsyth County | $10,531 | $7,814 | $9,791 | 2022 |
| Franklin County | $10,411 | $6,959 | $8,298 | 2022 |
| Gaston County | $7,687 | $5,624 | $7,539 | 2022 |
| Gates County | $10,864 | $4,812 | $6,998 | 2022 |
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| Granville County | $10,411 | $6,031 | $7,761 | 2022 |
| Greene County | $6,703 | $5,979 | $6,055 | 2022 |
| Guilford County | $11,779 | $6,856 | $8,955 | 2022 |
| Halifax County | $9,064 | $5,750 | $7,417 | 2022 |
| Harnett County | $10,233 | $5,927 | $8,543 | 2022 |
| Haywood County | $10,572 | $5,670 | $9,300 | 2022 |
| Henderson County | $10,114 | $6,701 | $9,253 | 2022 |
| Hertford County | $8,053 | $6,860 | $6,327 | 2022 |
| Hoke County | $7,775 | $6,499 | $7,266 | 2022 |
| Hyde County | $8,848 | $5,719 | $7,266 | 2022 |
| Iredell County | $11,601 | $7,732 | $9,552 | 2022 |
| Jackson County | $9,404 | $4,379 | $8,640 | 2022 |
| Johnston County | $11,255 | $7,757 | $7,955 | 2022 |
| Jones County | $6,831 | $6,568 | $5,934 | 2022 |
| Lee County | $7,550 | $5,531 | $7,092 | 2022 |
| Lenoir County | $8,823 | $6,794 | $7,710 | 2022 |
| Lincoln County | $10,258 | $7,255 | $9,983 | 2022 |
| Macon County | $9,261 | $9,043 | $5,934 | 2022 |
| Madison County | $7,738 | $5,662 | $7,775 | 2022 |
| Martin County | $9,445 | $6,690 | $7,417 | 2022 |
| McDowell County | $8,523 | $6,976 | $7,799 | 2022 |
| Mecklenburg County | $14,774 | $8,891 | $9,852 | 2022 |
| Mitchell County | $7,759 | $5,302 | $4,905 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County | $9,392 | $5,662 | $5,934 | 2022 |
| Moore County | $9,817 | $6,701 | $9,552 | 2022 |
| Nash County | $8,178 | $6,976 | $9,983 | 2022 |
| New Hanover County | $11,601 | $6,959 | $9,552 | 2022 |
| Northampton County | $10,129 | $6,390 | $9,138 | 2022 |
| Onslow County | $10,531 | $6,701 | $8,358 | 2022 |
| Orange County | $18,453 | $10,326 | $14,075 | 2022 |
| Pamlico County | $9,511 | $4,482 | $6,998 | 2022 |
| Pasquotank County | $8,286 | $5,972 | $8,165 | 2022 |
| Pender County | $10,371 | $7,170 | $8,179 | 2022 |
| Perquimans County | $10,246 | $6,228 | $6,450 | 2022 |
| Person County | $8,848 | $5,719 | $7,266 | 2022 |
| Pitt County | $10,828 | $8,092 | $9,827 | 2022 |
| Polk County | $9,393 | $4,442 | $8,217 | 2022 |
| Randolph County | $9,935 | $6,185 | $7,761 | 2022 |
| Richmond County | $7,115 | $5,662 | $9,494 | 2022 |
| Robeson County | $7,685 | $5,775 | $8,901 | 2022 |
| Rockingham County | $7,115 | $4,812 | $6,823 | 2022 |
| Rowan County | $10,352 | $6,185 | $8,059 | 2022 |
| Rutherford County | $8,377 | $5,860 | $7,363 | 2022 |
| Sampson County | $7,115 | $5,662 | $7,422 | 2022 |
| Scotland County | $7,400 | $5,919 | $8,070 | 2022 |
| Stanly County | $9,677 | $7,643 | $8,435 | 2022 |
| Stokes County | $8,823 | $6,511 | $7,417 | 2022 |
| Surry County | $9,164 | $6,058 | $5,934 | 2022 |
| Swain County | $7,982 | $5,616 | $6,093 | 2022 |
| Transylvania County | $9,791 | $6,511 | $8,901 | 2022 |
| Tyrrell County | $5,692 | $5,662 | $7,792 | 2022 |
| Union County | $12,906 | $6,056 | $10,447 | 2022 |
| Vance County | $8,351 | $6,697 | $8,633 | 2022 |
| Wake County | $15,979 | $9,809 | $11,260 | 2022 |
| Warren County | $7,115 | $6,511 | $7,162 | 2022 |
| Washington County | $8,014 | $5,658 | $7,120 | 2022 |
| Watauga County | $9,380 | $8,400 | $8,235 | 2022 |
| Wayne County | $7,978 | $6,418 | $8,111 | 2022 |
| Wilkes County | $9,524 | $5,662 | $6,527 | 2022 |
| Wilson County | $9,108 | $7,077 | $5,806 | 2022 |
| Yadkin County | $7,123 | $4,743 | $6,239 | 2022 |
| Yancey County | $10,129 | $6,390 | $9,138 | 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.