Cheapest Childcare in Georgia
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 Georgia's Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agency before choosing care.
Counties with Cheapest Childcare
| # | County | Infant Care |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham County | $5,330/yr |
| 2 | Appling County | $5,642/yr |
| 3 | Atkinson County | $5,642/yr |
| 4 | Bacon County | $5,642/yr |
| 5 | Baker County | $5,642/yr |
| 6 | Banks County | $5,642/yr |
| 7 | Ben Hill County | $5,642/yr |
| 8 | Berrien County | $5,642/yr |
| 9 | Bleckley County | $5,642/yr |
| 10 | Brantley County | $5,642/yr |
| 11 | Brooks County | $5,642/yr |
| 12 | Burke County | $5,642/yr |
| 13 | Calhoun County | $5,642/yr |
| 14 | Candler County | $5,642/yr |
| 15 | Carroll County | $5,642/yr |
| 16 | Charlton County | $5,642/yr |
| 17 | Chattahoochee County | $5,642/yr |
| 18 | Chattooga County | $5,642/yr |
| 19 | Clay County | $5,642/yr |
| 20 | Clinch County | $5,642/yr |
| 21 | Coffee County | $5,642/yr |
| 22 | Colquitt County | $5,642/yr |
| 23 | Cook County | $5,642/yr |
| 24 | Crawford County | $5,642/yr |
| 25 | Crisp County | $5,642/yr |
| 26 | Dade County | $5,642/yr |
| 27 | Decatur County | $5,642/yr |
| 28 | Dodge County | $5,642/yr |
| 29 | Dooly County | $5,642/yr |
| 30 | Early County | $5,642/yr |
| 31 | Echols County | $5,642/yr |
| 32 | Elbert County | $5,642/yr |
| 33 | Emanuel County | $5,642/yr |
| 34 | Evans County | $5,642/yr |
| 35 | Fannin County | $5,642/yr |
| 36 | Franklin County | $5,642/yr |
| 37 | Gilmer County | $5,642/yr |
| 38 | Glascock County | $5,642/yr |
| 39 | Grady County | $5,642/yr |
| 40 | Greene County | $5,642/yr |
| 41 | Habersham County | $5,642/yr |
| 42 | Hancock County | $5,642/yr |
| 43 | Haralson County | $5,642/yr |
| 44 | Heard County | $5,642/yr |
| 45 | Irwin County | $5,642/yr |
| 46 | Jasper County | $5,642/yr |
| 47 | Jeff Davis County | $5,642/yr |
| 48 | Jefferson County | $5,642/yr |
| 49 | Jenkins County | $5,642/yr |
| 50 | Johnson County | $5,642/yr |
Low-avg state, local floor counties
Signature read: Georgia's $6,591 state infant average sits in the lower third of priced states (#3 of 45). Lowest listed center infant price: Chatham County at $5,330/year vs $6,591/year state average. Toddler $5,044/year · preschool $5,096/year in the same county.
All 50 priced Georgia 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 $6,591/year.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) · 2022
DOL Women's Bureau NDCP · Georgia cheapest-county board, 2022
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.