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Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,449
#34
| 1. | Massachusetts | $20,913 | |
| 2. | California | $16,945 | |
| 3. | Minnesota | $16,087 | |
| 4. | Connecticut | $15,591 | |
| 5. | New York | $15,394 | |
| 6. | Maryland | $15,335 | |
| 7. | Colorado | $15,325 | |
| 8. | Washington | $14,554 | |
| 9. | Virginia | $14,063 | |
| 10. | Illinois | $13,802 | |
| 11. | Hawaii | $13,731 | |
| 12. | Rhode Island | $13,696 | |
| 13. | Oregon | $13,616 | |
| 14. | New Jersey | $12,988 | |
| 15. | Vermont | $12,813 | |
| 16. | New Hampshire | $12,791 | |
| 17. | Indiana | $12,612 | |
| 18. | Nebraska | $12,571 | |
| 19. | Wisconsin | $12,567 | |
| 20. | Alaska | $12,120 | |
| 21. | Pennsylvania | $11,842 | |
| 22. | Nevada | $11,408 | |
| 23. | Kansas | $11,222 | |
| 24. | Delaware | $11,021 | |
| 25. | Arizona | $10,948 | |
| 26. | Michigan | $10,861 | |
| 27. | Wyoming | $10,647 | |
| 28. | Iowa | $10,379 | |
| 29. | Missouri | $10,041 | |
| 30. | Utah | $9,945 | |
| 31. | Ohio | $9,697 | |
| 32. | Montana | $9,518 | |
| 33. | North Carolina | $9,480 | |
| 34. | Maine | $9,449 | |
| 35. | Texas | $9,324 | |
| 36. | Florida | $9,238 | |
| 37. | North Dakota | $9,091 | |
| 38. | West Virginia | $8,736 | |
| 39. | Tennessee | $8,732 | |
| 40. | New Mexico | $8,617 | |
| 41. | Oklahoma | $8,576 | |
| 42. | Georgia | $8,520 | |
| 43. | Louisiana | $7,724 | |
| 44. | Idaho | $7,474 | |
| 45. | South Carolina | $7,007 | |
| 46. | Arkansas | $6,890 | |
| 47. | South Dakota | $6,511 | |
| 48. | Kentucky | $6,411 | |
| 49. | Alabama | $6,001 | |
| 50. | Mississippi | $5,436 |
Child care is a critical foundation for families across the United States, providing not only a safe environment for children but also much-needed support for working parents. Yet, the financial obstacle posed by the rising cost of child care is a poignant issue for many families. The expenses of providing center-based care for an infant in the U.S. currently average at $1,230 per month, often surpassing the federal definition of affordable child care — a cost that does not exceed 7% of the annual household income.
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$6,001
#49
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,120
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$10,948
#25
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$6,890
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$16,945
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$15,325
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$15,591
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$11,021
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,238
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$8,520
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$13,731
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$7,474
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$13,802
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,612
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$10,379
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$11,222
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$6,411
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$7,724
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,449
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$15,335
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$20,913
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$10,861
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$16,087
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$5,436
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$10,041
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,518
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,571
#18
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$11,408
#22
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,791
#16
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,988
#14
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$8,617
#40
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$15,394
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,480
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,091
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,697
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$8,576
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$13,616
#13
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$11,842
#21
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$13,696
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$7,007
#45
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Value
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Annual Child Care Costs
$6,511
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$8,732
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,324
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$9,945
#30
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,813
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$14,063
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$14,554
#8
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Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$8,736
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$12,567
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Annual Child Care Costs
$10,647
#27
| Region ↕ | Annual Child Care Costs ↕ |
|---|---|
| $6,001 | |
| $12,120 | |
| $10,948 | |
| $6,890 | |
| $16,945 | |
| $15,325 | |
| $15,591 | |
| $11,021 | |
| $9,238 | |
| $8,520 | |
| $13,731 | |
| $7,474 | |
| $13,802 | |
| $12,612 | |
| $10,379 | |
| $11,222 | |
| $6,411 | |
| $7,724 | |
| $9,449 | |
| $15,335 | |
| $20,913 | |
| $10,861 | |
| $16,087 | |
| $5,436 | |
| $10,041 | |
| $9,518 | |
| $12,571 | |
| $11,408 | |
| $12,791 | |
| $12,988 | |
| $8,617 | |
| $15,394 | |
| $9,480 | |
| $9,091 | |
| $9,697 | |
| $8,576 | |
| $13,616 | |
| $11,842 | |
| $13,696 | |
| $7,007 | |
| $6,511 | |
| $8,732 | |
| $9,324 | |
| $9,945 | |
| $12,813 | |
| $14,063 | |
| $14,554 | |
| $8,736 | |
| $12,567 | |
| $10,647 |