Daycare costs by state
Different places. Different prices.
Compare available infant center and home-based childcare estimates across all 50 states and Washington, DC.
County medians, CPI adjusted to August 2026
| State | Center | Home-based | Source years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $718 | $683 | 2022 |
| Alaska | $1,685 | $1,322 | 2015–2022 |
| Arizona | $1,338 | $956 | 2022 |
| Arkansas | $709 | $582 | 2018–2021 |
| California | $1,963 | $1,537 | 2022 |
| Colorado | $1,912 | $1,262 | 2015–2022 |
| Connecticut | $1,875 | $1,345 | 2022 |
| Delaware | $1,259 | $902 | 2022 |
| District of Columbia | $2,595 | $2,119 | 2022 |
| Florida | $1,189 | $937 | 2015–2022 |
| Georgia | $886 | $748 | 2022 |
| Hawaii | $1,758 | $1,032 | 2022 |
| Idaho | $877 | $674 | 2022 |
| Illinois | $1,475 | $1,036 | 2020–2022 |
| Indiana | Not available | Not available | Not reported |
| Iowa | $881 | $592 | 2022 |
| Kansas | $832 | $657 | 2022 |
| Kentucky | $845 | $649 | 2022 |
| Louisiana | $792 | $698 | 2022 |
| Maine | $1,238 | $955 | 2022 |
| Maryland | $1,749 | $1,231 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts | $2,330 | $1,442 | 2022 |
| Michigan | $879 | $1,026 | 2022 |
| Minnesota | $1,711 | $949 | 2022 |
| Mississippi | $697 | $413 | 2022 |
| Missouri | $1,142 | $757 | 2016–2020 |
| Montana | $1,180 | $949 | 2022 |
| Nebraska | $1,164 | $699 | 2022 |
| Nevada | $1,386 | $979 | 2022 |
| New Hampshire | $1,562 | $1,075 | 2022 |
| New Jersey | $1,627 | $1,035 | 2022 |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | Not reported |
| New York | $1,565 | $1,293 | 2022 |
| North Carolina | $1,163 | $925 | 2015–2022 |
| North Dakota | $1,141 | $839 | 2022 |
| Ohio | $1,405 | $998 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma | $1,125 | $816 | 2022 |
| Oregon | $1,688 | $1,135 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,243 | $944 | 2020 |
| Rhode Island | $1,552 | $1,367 | 2022 |
| South Carolina | $980 | $727 | 2022 |
| South Dakota | $792 | $574 | 2022 |
| Tennessee | $1,000 | $725 | 2022 |
| Texas | $922 | $824 | 2022 |
| Utah | $1,199 | $891 | 2022 |
| Vermont | $1,754 | $1,104 | 2021 |
| Virginia | $1,383 | $1,027 | 2013–2022 |
| Washington | $1,959 | $1,445 | 2022 |
| West Virginia | $891 | $807 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin | $1,356 | $1,018 | 2022–2025 |
| Wyoming | $903 | $822 | 2019–2022 |
Population-weighted mean of available county medians. Coverage and source years vary; each county is adjusted before averaging. Missing data stays missing. How to read this comparison.