County childcare costs · DOL NDCP 2022
Childcare costs in Perry County, MS
The standout signal in Perry County, MS is income burden: infant center care takes 16.5% of median ACS income (HEAVY · mid-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 17% below the national average.
Data updated 2026-09-24
- $7,957
- Center Infant/yr
- N/A
- Family Infant/yr
- $48,333
- Median Income
- 16.5%
- % of Income (Infant)
The verdict
Perry County pairs below-national-median infant care costs with a moderate income burden on families.
- Top 39%
- cheapest nationally
- Moderate
- income-burden tier
- #1,040
- 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.
The going rate for center-based infant care in Perry County, MS is $7,957/year, based on National Database of Childcare Prices survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This represents 16.5% of the median household income, exceeding the HHS 7% affordability threshold. Toddler care at a center costs $7,411/year.
Annual childcare costs by age in Perry County
| Age Group | Center-Based | Family Childcare |
|---|---|---|
| Infant | $7,957 | N/A |
| Toddler | $7,411 | N/A |
| Preschool | $6,787 | N/A |
| School Age | $5,578 | N/A |
Where Perry County ranks on infant-care cost
Center-based infant care, every U.S. county with reported prices
$7,957 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
Perry 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, Perry 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).
Perry County burden reading
The standout signal in Perry County, MS is income burden: infant center care takes 16.5% of median ACS income (HEAVY · mid-burden tercile), while the sticker sits 17% below the national average.
Mid-burden tercile: Perry County spends 16.5% of a $48,333 median on infant center care (HEAVY). Pair the MID sticker with the age-group table before treating any single cell as the household story.
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).
View full data table (all care types) ▼
| Year | Ctr Infant |
|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A |
| 2009 | N/A |
| 2010 | $3,684 |
| 2011 | $4,077 |
| 2012 | $4,552 |
| 2013 | $5,027 |
| 2014 | $4,650 |
| 2015 | $4,272 |
| 2016 | $3,894 |
| 2017 | $4,571 |
| 2018 | $5,248 |
| 2019 | $5,926 |
| 2020 | $6,603 |
| 2021 | $7,280 |
| 2022 | $7,957 |
Nearest infant-price counties in Mississippi
Ordered by ABS(center_infant) to Perry County's MID NDCP sticker - not A-Z chrome.
What to do with Perry County
Infant center care here runs 16.5% of the local median income (HEAVY), check where your own household lands.
- Perry County spends 16.5% 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
- $7,957/yr center infant sticker (MID) - see how Perry 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 Perry County families are likely eligible. Check subsidy eligibility
Figures are NDCP county-level survey medians for 2022 - your local providers set the actual price.