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Childcare Costs by State

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45 states with childcare cost data

State	Avg Infant	Avg Toddler	Avg Preschool	Counties
Alabama	$6,896	$6,716	$6,348	67
Alaska	$15,925	$14,453	$13,479	8
Arizona	$11,301	$8,667	$8,667	15
California	$17,920	$12,300	$11,385	58
Colorado	$12,821	$11,897	$11,013	62
Connecticut	$17,127	$17,127	$13,559	8
Delaware	$11,172	$8,273	$8,657	3
District of Columbia	$25,480	$23,431	$20,410	1
Florida	$10,505	$8,611	$7,983	53
Georgia	$6,591	$6,153	$6,034	159
Hawaii	$15,330	$10,845	$10,845	4
Idaho	$7,315	$7,002	$6,437	44
Illinois	$12,257	$10,556	$9,481	58
Iowa	$8,306	$7,157	$7,157	99
Kansas	$5,783	$5,711	$5,533	105
Kentucky	$7,238	$6,605	$6,605	120
Louisiana	$7,396	$7,237	$7,111	64
Maine	$11,325	$10,451	$9,566	16
Maryland	$14,631	$10,631	$10,631	24
Massachusetts	$20,571	$18,516	$14,656	14
Michigan	$7,444	$7,636	$7,221	83
Minnesota	$11,722	$10,737	$9,850	87
Mississippi	$6,498	$5,956	$5,804	82
Montana	$11,466	$11,929	$10,243	56
Nebraska	$9,863	$9,338	$8,545	93
Nevada	$10,033	$8,666	$8,309	17
New Hampshire	$14,934	$14,160	$12,415	10
New Jersey	$15,732	$15,377	$15,377	21
New York	$13,869	$12,979	$11,679	62
North Carolina	$9,487	$7,856	$6,548	99
North Dakota	$10,925	$9,978	$9,249	53
Ohio	$11,791	$10,686	$9,394	88
Oklahoma	$10,666	$9,220	$9,220	77
Oregon	$12,639	$11,605	$9,385	36
Rhode Island	$15,433	$14,883	$13,066	5
South Carolina	$7,732	$7,449	$7,402	46
South Dakota	$6,595	$6,595	$6,212	66
Tennessee	$7,860	$6,190	$6,190	95
Texas	$7,566	$7,109	$6,926	254
Utah	$11,828	$9,645	$8,778	29
Virginia	$10,407	$8,169	$7,975	134
Washington	$15,987	$12,531	$12,531	39
West Virginia	$8,974	$8,493	$8,470	55
Wisconsin	$11,256	$10,203	$10,203	72
Wyoming	$8,502	$7,656	$7,689	21

Compiled by PlainChildcare