Browse childcare costs A–Z
Jump to any of 3,224 U.S. counties by first letter, or start from the counties where infant care costs the most and the least.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor's National Database of Childcare Prices (reference-year 2022), PlainChildcare tracks center-based and family childcare prices across 3,224 U.S. counties, broken down by age group, infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age, and measured against local median income. Use the A–Z index below to find a specific county, or jump straight into the extremes: the metros where infant care is most expensive, and the rural counties where it costs the least. See our methodology for how these figures are sourced.