County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Converse County, WY
The standout signal in Converse County, WY is income burden: infant center care takes 10.0% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 17% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $7,956
- Center Infant/yr
- $6,277
- Family Infant/yr
- $79,235
- Median Income
- 10.0%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Converse County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a light income burden on families.
- Top 39%
- cheapest nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- Moderate
- family-vs-infant price gap
- #1,031
- of 2,661 priced counties
A center-based childcare affordability composite (infant, preschool, and school-age price burden relative to local median income) plus poverty rate, benchmarked against every other tracked county nationally. Not a rating of childcare quality, safety, or availability. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.
National sticker context: $9,593 average.
Center-based infant care in Converse County, WY costs $7,956/year, while family childcare is $6,277/year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices. This represents 10.0% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $6,778/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Converse County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $7,956 | $6,277 |
| Toddler | $6,778 | $5,872 |
| Preschool | $7,483 | $5,872 |
| School Age | N/A | $2,214 |
Where Converse County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$7,956 Among the most affordable more affordable than 61% of 2,661 US counties
Each bar is a $2.5K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices · 2022
Converse County vs. every other Wyoming county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 21 Wyoming counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Wyoming median.
Within Wyoming, Converse County has higher income but lower infant-care cost than the typical Wyoming county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
Converse County burden reading
The standout signal in Converse County, WY is income burden: infant center care takes 10.0% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 17% below the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: Converse County keeps infant center care at 10.0% of a $79,235 median (OVER7). Sticker still matters (MID), but income share is not the binding constraint versus waitlists and licensed capacity.
For how to vet a licensed provider (inspection reports, QRIS ratings, CCDF subsidy intake), see Choosing Quality Childcare. Rate methodology: how these numbers are computed.
Historical Price Trends (2008–2022)
The NDCP has tracked center-based infant care here for 9 years, from 2014 through 2022.
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | N/A |
| 2011 | N/A |
| 2012 | N/A |
| 2013 | N/A |
| 2014 | $6,872 |
| 2015 | $6,625 |
| 2016 | $6,379 |
| 2017 | $6,132 |
| 2018 | $6,497 |
| 2019 | $6,861 |
| 2020 | $7,226 |
| 2021 | $7,591 |
| 2022 | $7,956 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Wyoming
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Converse County's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Converse County
Infant center care here runs 10.0% of the local median income (OVER7), check where your own household lands.
- Converse County spends 10.0% of median income on infant center care, above the HHS 7%-of-income affordability line. See exactly where your own household income lands. Affordability calculator
- $7,956/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Converse County compares against the full national ladder. National rankings
- If care is straining the budget, federal and state programs (CCDF, Head Start) can cut it sharply. Check whether Converse County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.