County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in DeSoto County, MS
The standout signal in DeSoto County, MS is income burden: infant center care takes 9.5% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 21% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $7,564
- Center Infant/yr
- N/A
- Family Infant/yr
- $79,666
- Median Income
- 9.5%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
DeSoto County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a light income burden on families.
- Top 34%
- cheapest nationally
- Light
- income-burden tier
- #893
- 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 DeSoto County, MS costs $7,564/year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices. This represents 9.5% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $7,057/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in DeSoto County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $7,564 | N/A |
| Toddler | $7,057 | N/A |
| Preschool | $6,433 | N/A |
| School Age | $5,244 | N/A |
Where DeSoto County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$7,564 Among the most affordable more affordable than 66% 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
DeSoto County vs. every other Mississippi county: income vs. infant-care cost
Median household income (x) vs. average center-based infant care (y) across 30 Mississippi counties with reported prices. Crosshairs at the Mississippi median.
Within Mississippi, DeSoto County has higher income and higher infant-care cost than the typical Mississippi county (its national standing, below-national-median infant care costs, is a separate comparison against every U.S. county, not just its own state).
DeSoto County burden reading
The standout signal in DeSoto County, MS is income burden: infant center care takes 9.5% of median ACS income (OVER7 · light-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 21% below the national average.
Light-burden tercile reading: DeSoto County keeps infant center care at 9.5% of a $79,666 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)
Center-based infant care costs over 2010–2022 (13 years of NDCP data).
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| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | $4,571 |
| 2011 | $5,209 |
| 2012 | $5,978 |
| 2013 | $6,747 |
| 2014 | $6,451 |
| 2015 | $6,156 |
| 2016 | $5,860 |
| 2017 | $6,144 |
| 2018 | $6,428 |
| 2019 | $6,712 |
| 2020 | $6,996 |
| 2021 | $7,280 |
| 2022 | $7,564 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Mississippi
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to DeSoto County's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with DeSoto County
Infant center care here runs 9.5% of the local median income (OVER7), check where your own household lands.
- DeSoto County spends 9.5% 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
- $7,564/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how DeSoto 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 DeSoto County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.