Cheapest counties for childcare in the United States
Top 25 of 3019 counties with data.
Ranked by childcare cost (DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022), lowest first.
Cheapest counties for childcare in the United States
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mercer, MO$1,227 County page | |
| 02 | DeKalb, MO$2,184 County page | |
| 03 | Carter, MO$2,455 County page | |
| 04 | Atchison, MO$2,700 County page | |
| 05 | Gentry, MO$3,102 County page | |
| 06 | St. Francois, MO$3,547 County page | |
| 07 | Cole, MO$3,839 County page | |
| 08 | Jasper, MO$4,111 County page | |
| 09 | Worth, MO$4,173 County page | |
| 10 | Cass, MO$4,184 County page | |
| 11 | Wayne, KY$4,453 County page | |
| 12 | Haines, AK$4,550 County page | |
| 13 | Sebastian, AR$4,550 County page | |
| 14 | Adair, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 15 | Clinton, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 16 | Cumberland, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 17 | Green, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 18 | McCreary, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 19 | Casey, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 20 | Russell, KY$4,734 County page | |
| 21 | Hancock, IL$4,767 County page | |
| 22 | Niobrara, WY$4,856 County page | |
| 23 | Buchanan, MO$4,867 County page | |
| 24 | Calhoun, AR$4,947 County page | |
| 25 | Newton, AR$4,947 County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks every US county by childcare cost, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For childcare, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh childcare against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of childcare cost.
Frequently asked questions
- Which US county has the lowest childcare?
- Mercer, MO has the lowest childcare in the United States, at $1,227.
- What is the childcare in Mercer, MO?
- Mercer, MO is ranked #1 in the United States for childcare, at $1,227.
- How is this childcare ranking calculated?
- Counties in the United States are ranked by childcare cost (DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
Related
Counties With the Cheapest Childcare, state by state
The same ranking, scoped to a single state.
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
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- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
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- New Jersey
- New Mexico
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- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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