Childcare prices by state
The median county price of full-time infant care at a center, in the latest year the Department of Labor published for each state.
| Alabama | $7,018 | 67 |
| Alaska | $15,414 | 31 |
| Arizona | $11,180 | 15 |
| Arkansas | $5,330 | 75 |
| California | $18,373 | 58 |
| Colorado | $12,200 | 64 |
| Connecticut | $16,640 | 8 |
| Delaware | $9,471 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $25,480 | 1 |
| Florida | $10,400 | 67 |
| Georgia | $5,642 | 159 |
| Hawaii | $15,900 | 5 |
| Idaho | $6,602 | 44 |
| Illinois | $12,148 | 102 |
| Indiana | Not published | 92 |
| Iowa | $8,302 | 99 |
| Kansas | $4,971 | 105 |
| Kentucky | $6,642 | 120 |
| Louisiana | $7,453 | 64 |
| Maine | $11,682 | 16 |
| Maryland | $13,231 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | $18,304 | 14 |
| Michigan | $7,052 | 83 |
| Minnesota | $10,972 | 87 |
| Mississippi | $6,124 | 82 |
| Missouri | $11,177 | 115 |
| Montana | $11,339 | 56 |
| Nebraska | $9,737 | 93 |
| Nevada | $9,544 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | $14,894 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $15,789 | 21 |
| New Mexico | Not published | 33 |
| New York | $12,844 | 62 |
| North Carolina | $9,403 | 100 |
| North Dakota | $10,843 | 53 |
| Ohio | $11,537 | 88 |
| Oklahoma | $10,657 | 77 |
| Oregon | $10,260 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $9,620 | 67 |
| Puerto Rico | $4,170 | 78 |
| Rhode Island | $15,255 | 5 |
| South Carolina | $6,095 | 46 |
| South Dakota | $6,240 | 66 |
| Tennessee | $6,811 | 95 |
| Texas | $7,488 | 254 |
| Utah | $11,766 | 29 |
| Vermont | $16,086 | 14 |
| Virginia | $9,943 | 133 |
| Washington | $17,034 | 39 |
| West Virginia | $9,018 | 55 |
| Wisconsin | $10,920 | 72 |
| Wyoming | $8,242 | 23 |
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.