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Childcare Costs in Illinois

58 counties with cost data

$12,257

Avg Infant (Center)

$10,556

Avg Toddler (Center)

$9,481

Avg Preschool (Center)

$6,801

Lowest Infant

$19,465

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Adams County	$11,134	$7,887	$7,887	$1,568	17.5%
Alexander County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bond County	$9,921	$10,313	$10,660	$1,924	16.9%
Boone County	$14,993	$11,527	$9,447	$9,658	18.6%
Brown County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bureau County	$10,773	$9,447	$6,240	N/A	16.8%
Calhoun County	N/A	N/A	$6,004	N/A	N/A
Carroll County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cass County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Champaign County	$16,092	$14,300	$12,428	$2,681	26.3%
Christian County	$8,083	$8,233	$7,367	$2,166	14.2%
Clark County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clay County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clinton County	$9,560	$8,857	$8,441	$2,127	12.2%
Coles County	$8,995	$8,233	$7,713	$1,833	16.7%
Cook County	$14,473	$11,440	$9,837	$4,295	18.5%
Crawford County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cumberland County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
De Witt County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DeKalb County	$15,222	$12,480	$12,263	$3,640	22.2%
Douglas County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DuPage County	$19,465	$14,560	$16,423	$3,900	18.2%
Edgar County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Edwards County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Effingham County	$7,872	$7,332	$6,500	$1,368	10.8%
Fayette County	$7,990	$7,772	$6,500	$1,773	15.4%
Ford County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin County	$9,921	$8,580	$7,193	N/A	19.4%
Fulton County	$9,591	$8,992	$8,618	$2,856	16.8%
Gallatin County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greene County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grundy County	$13,734	$10,660	$9,852	$1,950	15.3%
Hamilton County	$6,801	$5,460	$5,807	N/A	11.2%
Hancock County	N/A	N/A	$4,767	$5,720	N/A
Hardin County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Henderson County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Henry County	$11,796	$10,660	$9,481	$2,067	17.8%
Iroquois County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jackson County	$13,734	$11,353	$9,620	N/A	30.6%
Jasper County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jefferson County	$12,694	$10,660	$9,273	N/A	21.7%
Jersey County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jo Daviess County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Johnson County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kane County	$17,070	$13,173	$14,413	$3,710	17.7%
Kankakee County	$10,487	$10,348	$6,902	$1,815	16.0%
Kendall County	$14,868	$12,203	$11,847	$2,990	14.0%
Knox County	$16,161	$13,087	$13,433	N/A	32.2%
Lake County	$15,881	$12,827	$12,263	$4,235	15.2%
LaSalle County	$13,734	$9,620	$8,927	$2,080	20.2%
Lawrence County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lee County	$12,694	$13,087	$8,233	$2,115	19.7%
Livingston County	$9,227	N/A	$7,887	$3,553	13.5%
Logan County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Macon County	$12,008	$10,660	$9,967	$2,038	20.1%
Macoupin County	$10,267	$9,204	$9,818	$1,895	15.9%
Madison County	$14,993	$12,220	$10,833	$4,957	20.9%
Marion County	$8,562	$7,887	$6,847	$1,537	14.5%
Marshall County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mason County	N/A	N/A	$11,007	N/A	N/A
Massac County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
McDonough County	$8,496	$9,412	$8,233	N/A	17.4%
McHenry County	$16,408	$13,312	$14,621	$3,986	16.4%
McLean County	$16,311	$14,647	$14,508	$4,638	21.6%
Menard County	$9,865	$8,857	$8,441	N/A	11.6%
Mercer County	$9,574	N/A	$8,927	N/A	14.3%
Monroe County	$10,435	$9,793	$8,753	$2,166	10.4%
Montgomery County	$9,921	$9,620	$8,233	N/A	16.1%
Morgan County	$11,727	$8,927	$8,209	$1,890	19.2%
Moultrie County	$9,921	$8,441	$7,332	$1,581	13.6%
Ogle County	$13,260	$10,487	$9,100	$3,307	17.5%
Peoria County	$14,487	$11,180	$10,071	$3,071	22.8%
Perry County	$9,227	$10,660	$8,927	N/A	16.4%
Piatt County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pike County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pope County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pulaski County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Putnam County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Randolph County	$12,001	$12,047	$10,660	$2,687	18.8%
Richland County	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1,802	N/A
Rock Island County	$14,647	$11,180	$9,100	$2,275	22.7%
Saline County	$11,654	$9,967	$8,233	$1,820	22.5%
Sangamon County	$10,185	$9,793	$9,100	$2,124	14.2%
Schuyler County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Scott County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shelby County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Clair County	$12,376	$10,140	$8,407	$1,895	18.0%
Stark County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stephenson County	N/A	N/A	$5,529	$1,230	N/A
Tazewell County	$14,577	$11,180	$9,447	$2,816	19.5%
Union County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermilion County	$9,227	$7,887	$6,500	$1,924	17.5%
Wabash County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Warren County	N/A	N/A	$10,591	$3,602	N/A
Washington County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wayne County	$13,734	$10,660	$8,927	$8,041	25.7%
White County	$13,734	$10,660	$8,927	N/A	25.2%
Whiteside County	$12,289	$10,903	$9,100	$2,275	19.6%
Will County	$15,825	$14,647	$13,260	$3,034	15.3%
Williamson County	$13,734	$10,660	$8,927	$1,477	22.8%
Winnebago County	$14,647	$11,180	$9,596	$2,244	23.7%
Woodford County	$13,891	$11,873	$11,457	N/A	17.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau — National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). Costs shown are annual estimates.