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Childcare Costs in Kentucky

120 counties with cost data

$7,238

Avg Infant (Center)

$6,605

Avg Toddler (Center)

$6,605

Avg Preschool (Center)

$4,704

Lowest Infant

$11,555

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Adair County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	10.1%
Allen County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	12.9%
Anderson County	$7,868	$6,858	$6,858	$6,218	11.3%
Ballard County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	11.6%
Barren County	$6,511	$5,962	$5,962	$6,294	13.5%
Bath County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	11.5%
Bell County	$5,224	$4,848	$4,848	$4,486	15.5%
Boone County	$10,342	$8,834	$8,834	$8,879	11.3%
Bourbon County	$10,182	$8,695	$8,695	$8,749	18.7%
Boyd County	$5,586	$5,571	$5,571	$5,571	9.6%
Boyle County	$9,433	$7,973	$7,973	$7,031	16.7%
Bracken County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	9.8%
Breathitt County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	15.4%
Breckinridge County	$8,789	$7,735	$7,735	$6,531	17.0%
Bullitt County	$7,868	$6,858	$6,858	$6,218	10.6%
Butler County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	15.5%
Caldwell County	$6,309	$5,932	$5,932	$5,744	12.0%
Calloway County	$5,789	$5,239	$5,239	$5,571	12.0%
Campbell County	$10,342	$8,834	$8,834	$8,879	14.4%
Carlisle County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	12.5%
Carroll County	$11,048	$9,389	$9,389	$9,269	21.8%
Carter County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	12.5%
Casey County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	11.9%
Christian County	$5,789	$5,239	$5,239	$5,571	11.8%
Clark County	$9,433	$7,973	$7,973	$7,031	15.2%
Clay County	$5,521	$5,121	$5,121	$5,095	14.6%
Clinton County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	12.1%
Crittenden County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	14.5%
Cumberland County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	12.3%
Daviess County	$6,511	$5,962	$5,962	$6,294	10.2%
Edmonson County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	13.9%
Elliott County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	14.9%
Estill County	$10,603	$9,083	$9,083	$7,908	26.5%
Fayette County	$9,584	$8,104	$8,104	$7,144	14.5%
Fleming County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	12.6%
Floyd County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	15.2%
Franklin County	$7,001	$6,165	$6,165	$5,698	11.1%
Fulton County	$6,309	$5,932	$5,932	$5,744	17.8%
Gallatin County	$11,555	$9,829	$9,829	$9,682	19.7%
Garrard County	$10,603	$9,083	$9,083	$7,908	18.2%
Grant County	$11,048	$9,389	$9,389	$9,269	16.9%
Graves County	$5,789	$5,239	$5,239	$5,571	11.0%
Grayson County	$8,789	$7,735	$7,735	$6,531	18.7%
Green County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	13.0%
Greenup County	$5,586	$5,571	$5,571	$5,571	9.5%
Hancock County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	10.8%
Hardin County	$7,868	$6,685	$6,685	$6,044	12.3%
Harlan County	$5,224	$4,848	$4,848	$4,832	14.9%
Harrison County	$11,048	$9,389	$9,389	$9,269	18.8%
Hart County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	16.2%
Henderson County	$6,511	$5,962	$5,962	$6,294	11.4%
Henry County	$8,269	$7,215	$7,215	$6,531	14.2%
Hickman County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	9.7%
Hopkins County	$6,309	$5,932	$5,932	$5,918	11.6%
Jackson County	$5,521	$5,121	$5,121	$5,095	14.3%
Jefferson County	$11,236	$9,564	$9,564	$8,971	16.9%
Jessamine County	$9,433	$7,973	$7,973	$7,031	13.5%
Johnson County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	13.3%
Kenton County	$10,342	$8,834	$8,834	$8,879	13.6%
Knott County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	15.4%
Knox County	$5,224	$4,848	$4,848	$4,832	15.3%
Larue County	$8,789	$7,735	$7,735	$6,531	15.2%
Laurel County	$5,224	$4,848	$4,848	$4,832	9.7%
Lawrence County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	13.9%
Lee County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	18.6%
Leslie County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	15.9%
Letcher County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	15.3%
Lewis County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	16.1%
Lincoln County	$10,603	$9,083	$9,083	$7,908	21.4%
Livingston County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	11.8%
Logan County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	12.5%
Lyon County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	10.4%
Madison County	$9,433	$7,973	$7,973	$7,031	15.8%
Magoffin County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	18.5%
Marion County	$8,789	$7,735	$7,735	$6,531	17.7%
Marshall County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	10.3%
Martin County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	13.0%
Mason County	$5,586	$5,571	$5,571	$5,571	11.5%
McCracken County	$5,789	$5,239	$5,239	$5,571	9.9%
McCreary County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	14.3%
McLean County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	11.5%
Meade County	$8,789	$7,735	$7,735	$6,531	12.8%
Menifee County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	13.5%
Mercer County	$10,126	$8,666	$8,666	$7,551	16.7%
Metcalfe County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	15.7%
Monroe County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	15.6%
Montgomery County	$5,586	$5,571	$5,571	$5,918	10.5%
Morgan County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	12.8%
Muhlenberg County	$6,309	$5,932	$5,932	$5,744	12.4%
Nelson County	$8,388	$7,378	$7,378	$6,218	12.7%
Nicholas County	$11,555	$9,829	$9,829	$9,682	20.1%
Ohio County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	14.1%
Oldham County	$7,868	$6,858	$6,858	$6,218	6.7%
Owen County	$11,555	$9,829	$9,829	$9,682	20.5%
Owsley County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	17.9%
Pendleton County	$11,555	$9,829	$9,829	$9,682	19.7%
Perry County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$5,868	13.0%
Pike County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$5,868	14.3%
Powell County	$10,126	$8,666	$8,666	$7,551	26.4%
Pulaski County	$5,423	$4,989	$4,989	$4,139	11.1%
Robertson County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	11.0%
Rockcastle County	$5,521	$5,121	$5,121	$5,095	12.1%
Rowan County	$5,586	$5,571	$5,571	$5,918	11.2%
Russell County	$5,001	$4,601	$4,601	$4,922	10.4%
Scott County	$11,048	$9,389	$9,389	$9,269	13.7%
Shelby County	$7,868	$6,858	$6,858	$6,218	9.7%
Simpson County	$7,031	$6,655	$6,655	$6,467	12.6%
Spencer County	$8,269	$7,215	$7,215	$6,531	8.2%
Taylor County	$5,423	$4,989	$4,989	$4,139	8.6%
Todd County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	11.5%
Trigg County	$6,642	$6,242	$6,242	$6,041	11.9%
Trimble County	$8,269	$7,215	$7,215	$6,531	12.4%
Union County	$7,031	$6,655	$6,655	$6,467	12.1%
Warren County	$6,511	$5,962	$5,962	$6,294	10.3%
Washington County	$8,789	$7,735	$7,735	$6,531	13.4%
Wayne County	$4,704	$4,328	$4,328	$4,659	11.3%
Webster County	$7,388	$6,989	$6,989	$6,789	13.3%
Whitley County	$5,224	$4,848	$4,848	$4,832	11.8%
Wolfe County	$5,895	$5,868	$5,868	$6,215	20.6%
Woodford County	$7,868	$6,858	$6,858	$6,218	10.0%

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