Child care prices by state.
Weekly prices for full-time child care in every state, from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Source: National Database of Childcare Prices, U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Data year 2018 to 2022. Read November 4, 2026.
State median weekly prices, 2018 to 2022
Each state shows its newest year in the database. Select a state to see every county.
| State and year | Centers, 2018 to 2022 | Home daycares, 2018 to 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant | Preschool | Infant | Preschool | |
| Alabama2022 | $136 | $126 | $136 | $129 |
| Alaska2022 | $362 | $290 | $260 | $229 |
| Arizona2022 | $270 | $210 | $180 | $171 |
| Arkansas2021 | $148 | $128 | $115 | $98 |
| California2022 | $379 | $225 | $284 | $224 |
| Colorado2022 | $377 | $276 | $246 | $224 |
| Connecticut2022 | $350 | $285 | $250 | $245 |
| Delaware2022 | $280 | $210 | $182 | $155 |
| District of Columbia2022 | $490 | $393 | $400 | $368 |
| Florida2022 | $225 | $165 | $175 | $150 |
| Georgia2022 | $205 | $179 | $163 | $154 |
| Hawaii2022 | $366 | $263 | $208 | $208 |
| Idaho2022 | $166 | $140 | $130 | $121 |
| Illinois2022 | $278 | $189 | $208 | $176 |
| Iowa2022 | $166 | $143 | $112 | $110 |
| Kansas2022 | $157 | $138 | $120 | $98 |
| Kentucky2022 | $151 | $134 | $118 | $105 |
| Louisiana2022 | $153 | $141 | $137 | $137 |
| Maine2022 | $230 | $194 | $182 | $150 |
| Maryland2022 | $327 | $231 | $239 | $205 |
| Massachusetts2022 | $462 | $310 | $250 | $235 |
| Michigan2022 | $173 | $156 | $182 | $167 |
| Minnesota2022 | $390 | $309 | $205 | $185 |
| MississippiCenters 2022, homes 2018 | $119 | $108 | $67 | $58 |
| Missouri2020 | $215 | $169 | $156 | $116 |
| Montana2022 | $221 | $197 | $178 | $182 |
| Nebraska2022 | $244 | $205 | $150 | $150 |
| Nevada2022 | $276 | $229 | $194 | $172 |
| New Hampshire2022 | $300 | $249 | $206 | $192 |
| New Jersey2022 | $314 | $303 | $194 | $185 |
| New York2022 | $300 | $259 | $250 | $200 |
| North Carolina2022 | $203 | $134 | $174 | $146 |
| North Dakota2022 | $214 | $181 | $157 | $149 |
| Ohio2022 | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Oklahoma2022 | $215 | $186 | $156 | $144 |
| Oregon2022 | $329 | $237 | $230 | $194 |
| Pennsylvania2020 | $218 | $193 | $165 | $155 |
| Rhode Island2022 | $290 | $245 | $254 | $209 |
| South Carolina2022 | $199 | $181 | $138 | $133 |
| South Dakota2022 | $150 | $136 | $102 | $100 |
| Tennessee2022 | $212 | $146 | $155 | $128 |
| Texas2022 | $185 | $167 | $164 | $153 |
| Utah2022 | $226 | $168 | $168 | $148 |
| Vermont2021 | $313 | $305 | $204 | $203 |
| Virginia2022 | $247 | $187 | $178 | $152 |
| Washington2022 | $357 | $249 | $254 | $209 |
| West Virginia2022 | $167 | $165 | $154 | $165 |
| Wisconsin2022 | $293 | $259 | $220 | $200 |
| Wyoming2022 | $161 | $156 | $149 | $133 |
The database holds no prices for Indiana or New Mexico in any year.
What the age groups mean
The database groups children the same way in every state.
- Infantbirth to 23 months
- Toddler24 to 35 months
- Preschool36 to 54 months
- School ageschool-age children
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Questions, answered
Where do these child care prices come from?
From the National Database of Childcare Prices. The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau publishes it.
Why are some states older than 2022?
The database holds each state’s newest year with prices. Some states have no 2022 prices.
Are these prices adjusted for inflation?
Prices are in the dollars of their own year. We did not adjust them for inflation.
Should I charge these prices?
These prices are ranges to compare your own rates with. They are not advice on what to charge.
About these numbers
Each price is a median weekly price for full-time care, as the Women's Bureau published it.
Prices are in the dollars of their own year. We did not adjust them for inflation.
The Women's Bureau fills some gaps with its own estimates. We show each price rounded to the dollar.
None means the database has no price for that age group.
These prices are ranges to compare your own rates with. They are not advice on what to charge.
This page is a summary of public data. It is not financial or legal advice.
How the prices were gathered is in the National Database of Childcare Prices Technical Report 2024.
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