Cheapest Childcare in Alabama
Counties ranked by lowest center-based infant care cost
Ranked by reported cost only, not a quality, safety, or licensing rating. Verify licensing and inspection history directly with providers or Alabama's Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agency before choosing care.
Counties with Cheapest Childcare
| # | County | Infant Care |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | $5,927/yr |
| 2 | Cleburne County | $5,927/yr |
| 3 | Coosa County | $5,927/yr |
| 4 | Randolph County | $5,927/yr |
| 5 | Calhoun County | $5,968/yr |
| 6 | Talladega County | $5,968/yr |
| 7 | Cherokee County | $6,113/yr |
| 8 | DeKalb County | $6,113/yr |
| 9 | Jackson County | $6,113/yr |
| 10 | Etowah County | $6,152/yr |
| 11 | Marshall County | $6,152/yr |
| 12 | Crenshaw County | $6,299/yr |
| 13 | Geneva County | $6,299/yr |
| 14 | Henry County | $6,299/yr |
| 15 | Barbour County | $6,336/yr |
| 16 | Coffee County | $6,336/yr |
| 17 | Dale County | $6,336/yr |
| 18 | Houston County | $6,336/yr |
| 19 | Pike County | $6,336/yr |
| 20 | Clarke County | $6,882/yr |
| 21 | Conecuh County | $6,882/yr |
| 22 | Monroe County | $6,882/yr |
| 23 | Washington County | $6,882/yr |
| 24 | Baldwin County | $6,932/yr |
| 25 | Escambia County | $6,932/yr |
| 26 | Mobile County | $6,932/yr |
| 27 | Tallapoosa County | $6,967/yr |
| 28 | Cullman County | $7,016/yr |
| 29 | Franklin County | $7,016/yr |
| 30 | Lawrence County | $7,016/yr |
| 31 | Winston County | $7,016/yr |
| 32 | Chambers County | $7,018/yr |
| 33 | Lee County | $7,018/yr |
| 34 | Macon County | $7,018/yr |
| 35 | Russell County | $7,018/yr |
| 36 | Choctaw County | $7,050/yr |
| 37 | Fayette County | $7,050/yr |
| 38 | Greene County | $7,050/yr |
| 39 | Hale County | $7,050/yr |
| 40 | Lamar County | $7,050/yr |
| 41 | Marion County | $7,050/yr |
| 42 | Perry County | $7,050/yr |
| 43 | Pickens County | $7,050/yr |
| 44 | Sumter County | $7,050/yr |
| 45 | Colbert County | $7,073/yr |
| 46 | Lauderdale County | $7,073/yr |
| 47 | Limestone County | $7,073/yr |
| 48 | Madison County | $7,073/yr |
| 49 | Morgan County | $7,073/yr |
| 50 | Bibb County | $7,094/yr |
Low-avg state, local floor counties
Signature read: Alabama's $6,896 state infant average sits in the lower third of priced states (#5 of 45). Lowest listed center infant price: $5,927/year, a tie between 4 counties vs $6,896/year state average.
All 50 priced Alabama counties on this board are sorted by center infant price (NDCP). Ranked by reported cost only — not quality, safety, or licensing.
Methodology
Low-avg state board: counties sorted by NDCP center infant cost (2022); state benchmark $6,896/year.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) · 2022
DOL Women's Bureau NDCP · Alabama cheapest-county board, 2022
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.