Category
economics
Native level
County
Unit
US dollars
Vintage
2022
States ranked by childcare cost
49 states with data (2022). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $23,107 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $19,721 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $16,950 |
| 4 | Colorado | $16,507 |
| 5 | Washington | $16,469 |
| 6 | Vermont | $16,228 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $15,737 |
| 8 | California | $15,328 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $15,149 |
| 10 | Alaska | $14,778 |
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Arkansas | $6,378 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $6,387 |
| 47 | Alabama | $6,837 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $7,541 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $7,608 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $7,644 |
| 43 | Kansas | $7,666 |
| 42 | Iowa | $7,850 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $7,987 |
| 40 | Georgia | $8,149 |
About this map
hearthmap renders childcare cost as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see county values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.
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Source: DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022