Child care prices in Tennessee.

Weekly child care prices in Tennessee, county by county, from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Source: National Database of Childcare Prices, U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Data year 2022. Read November 4, 2026.

  • $212

    Center, infant

    State median per week, 2022

  • $146

    Center, preschool

    State median per week, 2022

  • $155

    Home daycare, infant

    State median per week, 2022

  • $128

    Home daycare, preschool

    State median per week, 2022

Infant care at centers is lowest in Decatur County, at $112 a week in 2022. It is highest in Anderson County, at $212 in 2022.

Infant care at home daycares is lowest in Decatur County, at $81 a week in 2022. It is highest in Anderson County, at $155 in 2022.

These prices are ranges to compare your own rates with. They are not advice on what to charge.

Centers: weekly prices by county, 2022

Each row is the county's newest year with a price. Every row is 2022.

CountyMedian per week, 2022
InfantToddlerPreschoolSchool age
Anderson$212$146$146$76
Bedford$131$110$110$50
Benton$131$110$110$50
Bledsoe$131$110$110$50
Blount$212$146$146$76
Bradley$212$146$146$76
Campbell$131$110$110$50
Cannon$131$110$110$50
Carroll$131$110$110$50
Carter$131$110$110$50
Cheatham$212$146$146$76
Chester$131$110$110$50
Claiborne$131$110$110$50
Clay$131$110$110$50
Cocke$131$110$110$50
Coffee$131$110$110$50
Crockett$131$110$110$50
Cumberland$131$110$110$50
Davidson$212$146$146$76
Decatur$112$97$97$47
DeKalb$131$110$110$50
Dickson$131$110$110$50
Dyer$131$110$110$50
Fayette$212$146$146$76
Fentress$131$110$110$50
Franklin$131$110$110$50
Gibson$131$110$110$50
Giles$131$110$110$50
Grainger$131$110$110$50
Greene$212$146$146$76
Grundy$131$110$110$50
Hamblen$131$110$110$50
Hamilton$212$146$146$76
Hancock$131$110$110$50
Hardeman$131$110$110$50
Hardin$131$110$110$50
Hawkins$131$110$110$50
Haywood$131$110$110$50
Henderson$131$110$110$50
Henry$212$146$146$76
Hickman$131$110$110$50
Houston$131$110$110$50
Humphreys$131$110$110$50
Jackson$131$110$110$50
Jefferson$131$110$110$50
Johnson$131$110$110$50
Knox$212$146$146$76
Lake$131$110$110$50
Lauderdale$131$110$110$50
Lawrence$131$110$110$50
Lewis$131$110$110$50
Lincoln$131$110$110$50
Loudon$212$146$146$76
Macon$131$110$110$50
Madison$212$146$146$76
Marion$131$110$110$50
Marshall$131$110$110$50
Maury$212$146$146$76
McMinn$131$110$110$50
McNairy$131$110$110$50
Meigs$131$110$110$50
Monroe$131$110$110$50
Montgomery$212$146$146$76
Moore$131$110$110$50
Morgan$131$110$110$50
Obion$131$110$110$50
Overton$131$110$110$50
Perry$131$110$110$50
Pickett$131$110$110$50
Polk$131$110$110$50
Putnam$212$146$146$76
Rhea$131$110$110$50
Roane$131$110$110$50
Robertson$212$146$146$76
Rutherford$212$146$146$76
Scott$131$110$110$50
Sequatchie$131$110$110$50
Sevier$212$146$146$76
Shelby$212$146$146$76
Smith$131$110$110$50
Stewart$131$110$110$50
Sullivan$212$146$146$76
Sumner$212$146$146$76
Tipton$131$110$110$50
Trousdale$131$110$110$50
Unicoi$131$110$110$50
Union$131$110$110$50
Van Buren$131$110$110$50
Warren$131$110$110$50
Washington$212$146$146$76
Wayne$131$110$110$50
Weakley$131$110$110$50
White$131$110$110$50
Williamson$212$146$146$76
Wilson$212$146$146$76

Home daycares: weekly prices by county, 2022

CountyMedian per week, 2022
InfantToddlerPreschoolSchool age
Anderson$155$128$128$105
Bedford$91$98$98$100
Benton$91$98$98$100
Bledsoe$91$98$98$100
Blount$155$128$128$105
Bradley$155$128$128$105
Campbell$91$98$98$100
Cannon$91$98$98$100
Carroll$91$98$98$100
Carter$91$98$98$100
Cheatham$155$128$128$105
Chester$91$98$98$100
Claiborne$91$98$98$100
Clay$91$98$98$100
Cocke$91$98$98$100
Coffee$91$98$98$100
Crockett$91$98$98$100
Cumberland$91$98$98$100
Davidson$155$128$128$105
Decatur$81$89$89$102
DeKalb$91$98$98$100
Dickson$91$98$98$100
Dyer$91$98$98$100
Fayette$155$128$128$105
Fentress$91$98$98$100
Franklin$91$98$98$100
Gibson$91$98$98$100
Giles$91$98$98$100
Grainger$91$98$98$100
Greene$155$128$128$105
Grundy$91$98$98$100
Hamblen$91$98$98$100
Hamilton$155$128$128$105
Hancock$91$98$98$100
Hardeman$91$98$98$100
Hardin$91$98$98$100
Hawkins$91$98$98$100
Haywood$91$98$98$100
Henderson$91$98$98$100
Henry$155$128$128$105
Hickman$91$98$98$107
Houston$91$98$98$107
Humphreys$91$98$98$107
Jackson$91$98$98$107
Jefferson$91$98$98$107
Johnson$91$98$98$107
Knox$155$128$128$105
Lake$91$98$98$100
Lauderdale$91$98$98$100
Lawrence$91$98$98$100
Lewis$91$98$98$100
Lincoln$91$98$98$100
Loudon$155$128$128$105
Macon$91$98$98$100
Madison$155$128$128$105
Marion$91$98$98$100
Marshall$91$98$98$100
Maury$155$128$128$105
McMinn$91$98$98$100
McNairy$91$98$98$100
Meigs$91$98$98$100
Monroe$91$98$98$100
Montgomery$155$128$128$105
Moore$91$98$98$100
Morgan$91$98$98$100
Obion$91$98$98$100
Overton$91$98$98$100
Perry$91$98$98$100
Pickett$91$98$98$100
Polk$91$98$98$100
Putnam$155$128$128$105
Rhea$91$98$98$100
Roane$91$98$98$100
Robertson$155$128$128$105
Rutherford$155$128$128$105
Scott$91$98$98$100
Sequatchie$91$98$98$100
Sevier$155$128$128$105
Shelby$155$128$128$105
Smith$91$98$98$100
Stewart$91$98$98$100
Sullivan$155$128$128$105
Sumner$155$128$128$105
Tipton$91$98$98$100
Trousdale$91$98$98$100
Unicoi$91$98$98$100
Union$91$98$98$100
Van Buren$91$98$98$100
Warren$91$98$98$100
Washington$155$128$128$105
Wayne$91$98$98$100
Weakley$91$98$98$100
White$91$98$98$100
Williamson$155$128$128$105
Wilson$155$128$128$105

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

How much does child care cost in Tennessee?

The Tennessee median at a center was $212 a week for an infant in 2022. For a preschooler it was $146.

How much does a home daycare cost in Tennessee?

The Tennessee median at a home daycare was $155 a week for an infant in 2022. For a preschooler it was $128.

Which Tennessee county has the highest center price for infants?

Anderson County, at $212 a week in 2022. The lowest is Decatur County, at $112 in 2022.

Are these prices adjusted for inflation?

Prices are in the dollars of their own year. We did not adjust them for inflation.

Where do these Tennessee prices come from?

From the National Database of Childcare Prices. The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau publishes it.

About these numbers

Each price is a median weekly price for full-time care, as the Women's Bureau published it.

A county's row is its newest year with a price. Each row says its year.

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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