Which county in Iowa has the lowest childcare?

Floyd has the lowest childcare in Iowa, at $6,993.

What is the childcare in Floyd?

Floyd is ranked #1 in Iowa for childcare, at $6,993.

How is this childcare ranking calculated?

Counties in Iowa 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.

Counties With the Cheapest Childcare in Iowa (2026)

Cheapest counties for childcare in Iowa

Top 25 of 99 counties with data.

Ranked by childcare cost (DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for childcare in Iowa

Rank	County	Value
01	Floyd$6,993 County page
02	Palo Alto$7,023 County page
03	Cherokee$7,077 County page
04	Humboldt$7,108 County page
05	Winnebago$7,114 County page
06	Decatur$7,181 County page
07	O'Brien$7,185 County page
08	Cass$7,192 County page
09	Jones$7,204 County page
10	Clarke$7,206 County page
11	Wayne$7,207 County page
12	Union$7,213 County page
13	Carroll$7,213 County page
14	Franklin$7,220 County page
15	Howard$7,229 County page
16	Sac$7,233 County page
17	Montgomery$7,247 County page
18	Taylor$7,263 County page
19	Mitchell$7,271 County page
20	Wright$7,273 County page
21	Emmet$7,276 County page
22	Henry$7,277 County page
23	Ida$7,282 County page
24	Crawford$7,287 County page
25	Jackson$7,301 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Iowa counties 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 county in Iowa has the lowest childcare?: Floyd has the lowest childcare in Iowa, at $6,993.
What is the childcare in Floyd?: Floyd is ranked #1 in Iowa for childcare, at $6,993.
How is this childcare ranking calculated?: Counties in Iowa 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.