What child care costs in every state, side by side. Click a column to sort it, or a state for every county in it.
| Alabama | $7,602 | $14,410 | 9.9% | Cullman County $8,509 |
| Alaska | $10,290 | $19,915 | 12.6% | Anchorage Municipality $17,627 |
| Arizona | $10,646 | $20,531 | 13.9% | Maricopa County $12,775 |
| Arkansas | $5,612 | $11,067 | 9.2% | Benton County $8,063 |
| California | $12,416 | $23,506 | 13.8% | San Francisco County $29,020 |
| Colorado | $11,387 | $20,968 | 13.0% | Boulder County $21,143 |
| Connecticut | $15,208 | $23,543 | — | Fairfield County $18,615 |
| Delaware | $8,797 | $15,563 | 10.0% | New Castle County $12,791 |
| District of Columbia | $23,877 | $43,613 | 15.9% | District of Columbia $23,877 |
| Florida | $9,125 | $16,121 | 11.5% | St. Johns County $14,296 |
| Georgia | $6,205 | $9,551 | 9.2% | Cherokee County $10,889 |
| Hawaii | $10,529 | $19,313 | 10.5% | Honolulu County $16,004 |
| Idaho | $6,510 | $12,830 | 8.7% | Ada County $11,596 |
| Illinois | $8,825 | $12,061 | 10.7% | DuPage County $19,213 |
| Indiana | $7,930 | $14,877 | 10.7% | Hamilton County $13,775 |
| Iowa | $6,344 | $12,478 | 7.6% | Dallas County $9,720 |
| Kansas | $5,069 | $10,139 | 6.7% | Johnson County $11,128 |
| Kentucky | $6,991 | $13,871 | 9.7% | Gallatin County $11,499 |
| Louisiana | $8,333 | $15,600 | 10.9% | Acadia Parish $8,922 |
| Maine | $8,973 | $17,258 | 11.6% | Cumberland County $15,898 |
| Maryland | $10,664 | $20,555 | 10.1% | Howard County $20,422 |
| Massachusetts | $16,425 | $29,657 | 14.7% | Norfolk County $25,550 |
| Michigan | $8,663 | $16,936 | 11.3% | Washtenaw County $13,655 |
| Minnesota | $8,010 | $15,716 | 9.3% | Stearns County $20,481 |
| Mississippi | $3,489 | $6,396 | 6.0% | Holmes County $8,034 |
| Missouri | $5,331 | $10,648 | 7.3% | St. Louis County $13,848 |
| Montana | $10,794 | $20,795 | 13.6% | Stillwater County $12,753 |
| Nebraska | $6,996 | $14,144 | 8.6% | Dakota County $12,471 |
| Nevada | $7,863 | $14,415 | 8.8% | Clark County $13,947 |
| New Hampshire | $11,184 | $21,845 | 11.2% | Rockingham County $15,561 |
| New Jersey | $18,011 | $26,847 | 14.6% | Morris County $19,464 |
| New Mexico | $9,355 | $17,126 | 14.3% | Sandoval County $12,698 |
| New York | $12,167 | $23,968 | 13.7% | Nassau County $17,824 |
| North Carolina | $7,347 | $12,383 | 10.1% | Ashe County $16,639 |
| North Dakota | $8,891 | $18,051 | 9.4% | Morton County $11,493 |
| Ohio | $9,429 | $17,898 | 11.9% | Belmont County $14,113 |
| Oklahoma | $8,356 | $14,725 | 12.2% | Canadian County $12,149 |
| Oregon | $9,506 | $17,548 | 12.4% | Multnomah County $18,059 |
| Pennsylvania | $9,922 | $18,941 | 11.1% | Montgomery County $15,784 |
| Rhode Island | $15,109 | $25,823 | 12.0% | Newport County $16,010 |
| South Carolina | $8,347 | $17,033 | 12.5% | Charleston County $11,190 |
| South Dakota | $6,083 | $12,726 | 7.0% | Lincoln County $10,171 |
| Tennessee | $5,931 | $12,015 | 9.3% | Anderson County $8,903 |
| Texas | $7,665 | $14,965 | 9.7% | Travis County $12,714 |
| Utah | $9,069 | $17,843 | 10.6% | Box Elder County $10,224 |
| Vermont | $12,882 | $23,727 | 13.5% | Chittenden County $22,638 |
| Virginia | $8,581 | $17,284 | 9.3% | Arlington County $30,192 |
| Washington | $12,635 | $24,071 | 14.3% | King County $23,707 |
| West Virginia | $8,255 | $16,510 | 12.8% | Hampshire County $10,824 |
| Wisconsin | $9,125 | $17,642 | 11.1% | Brown County $15,741 |
| Wyoming | $7,818 | $15,108 | 9.3% | Teton County $20,197 |
Costs are the Economic Policy Institute's 2026 figures for the state's median county, each county counting once. One child is a 4-year-old in full-time care; two children add an 8-year-old in before- and after-school and summer care. The share compares care for one 4-year-old with median family income.
The budget calculator fits child care into a whole monthly budget, the cost of living calculator prices a full family budget in any county, and the cost of living by state puts it next to rents and pay.