Childcare prices in South Dakota, county by county
In 2022, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $6,240 a year across South Dakota counties, from $6,240 in Aurora County to $9,277 in Lincoln County.
| Aurora County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Beadle County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Bennett County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Bon Homme County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Brookings County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Brown County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Brule County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Buffalo County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Butte County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Campbell County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Charles Mix County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Clark County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Clay County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Codington County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Corson County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Custer County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Davison County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Day County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Deuel County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Dewey County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Douglas County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Edmunds County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Fall River County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Faulk County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Grant County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Gregory County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Haakon County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Hamlin County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Hand County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Hanson County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Harding County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Hughes County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Hutchinson County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Hyde County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Jackson County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Jerauld County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Jones County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Kingsbury County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Lake County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Lawrence County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Lincoln County | $9,277 | $8,694 | $6,219 | 2022 |
| Lyman County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Marshall County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| McCook County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| McPherson County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Meade County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Mellette County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Miner County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Minnehaha County | $9,277 | $8,694 | $6,219 | 2022 |
| Moody County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Oglala Lakota County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Pennington County | $8,008 | $7,550 | $5,990 | 2022 |
| Perkins County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Potter County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Roberts County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Sanborn County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Spink County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Stanley County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Sully County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Todd County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Tripp County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Turner County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Union County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Walworth County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 2022 |
| Yankton County | $7,800 | $7,093 | $5,325 | 2022 |
| Ziebach County | $6,240 | $5,928 | $5,200 | 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.