Which county in South Dakota has the lowest childcare?

Butte has the lowest childcare in South Dakota, at $6,136.

What is the childcare in Butte?

Butte is ranked #1 in South Dakota for childcare, at $6,136.

How is this childcare ranking calculated?

Counties in South Dakota 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 South Dakota (2026)

Cheapest counties for childcare in South Dakota

Top 25 of 66 counties with data.

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

Cheapest counties for childcare in South Dakota

Rank	County	Value
01	Butte$6,136 County page
02	Campbell$6,136 County page
03	Clark$6,136 County page
04	Custer$6,136 County page
05	Day$6,136 County page
06	Douglas$6,136 County page
07	Grant$6,136 County page
08	Haakon$6,136 County page
09	Hamlin$6,136 County page
10	Harding$6,136 County page
11	Hutchinson$6,136 County page
12	Jackson$6,136 County page
13	Jerauld$6,136 County page
14	Jones$6,136 County page
15	McCook$6,136 County page
16	Meade$6,136 County page
17	Miner$6,136 County page
18	Oglala Lakota$6,136 County page
19	Perkins$6,136 County page
20	Roberts$6,136 County page
21	Sanborn$6,136 County page
22	Sully$6,136 County page
23	Turner$6,136 County page
24	Walworth$6,136 County page
25	Aurora$6,136 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks South Dakota 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 South Dakota has the lowest childcare?: Butte has the lowest childcare in South Dakota, at $6,136.
What is the childcare in Butte?: Butte is ranked #1 in South Dakota for childcare, at $6,136.
How is this childcare ranking calculated?: Counties in South Dakota 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.