County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022

Childcare costs in Converse County, WY

$7,956 a year for center-based infant care - 10.0% of the local median income, against a national average of $9,592.

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, and preschool-age care is $7,483/year.

$7,956
Center Infant/yr
$6,277
Family Infant/yr
$79,235
Median Income
10.0%
% of Income (Infant)

NDCP county market brief

Converse County, WY sticker posture in this snapshot

Entity-varying stamps from DOL NDCP county medians and ACS income burden, not a clone nationwide scaffold.

  1. MID NDCP sticker band
  2. OVER7 HHS income share
  3. #1,032 of 2,662 National infant rank
  4. $7,956 Center infant/yr
  5. $6,277 Family infant/yr
  6. Brooks County Nearest price peer
  7. 7/8 NDCP cells filled
  8. 2022 Survey vintage

Infant-price neighbourhood

Nearest ABS(center_infant) peers in WY (NDCP 2022).

Converse (this)$7,956Sublette Cou…$7,714Platte County$8,242Crook County$8,289Laramie County$8,381Weston County$8,394

Price-band peers

Annual Childcare Costs by Age Group

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 2,662 US counties

This county $2,500 $32,500 every U.S. county, bucketed by value

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

What These Numbers Mean for Converse County Families

Household affordability in Converse County tracks against a median income of $79,235, putting infant center care at 10.0% of gross income. Against the federal 7% affordability benchmark, the typical family here exceeds the federal affordability line by 3.0 points.Converse County families generally find care more manageable than the national picture, though waitlists at licensed providers remain the real bottleneck.

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.

The NDCP has tracked center-based infant care here for 9 years, from 2014 through 2022.

+15.8% since 2014
Infant center care: $6,872 → $7,956
$7,956/yr
Most recent annual cost (2022)
9 years
Data available (2014–2022)
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
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

PlainChildcare is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices and Census ACS income data, no number is typed in by an editor. County childcare prices and affordability ratios are computed from NDCP and ACS records for this county. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Primary sources: DOL Women's Bureau NDCP and U.S. Census Bureau ACS.