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Childcare Costs in Louisiana

64 counties with cost data

$7,396

Avg Infant (Center)

$7,237

Avg Toddler (Center)

$7,111

Avg Preschool (Center)

$6,240

Lowest Infant

$8,320

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Acadia Parish	$8,233	$7,903	$7,627	$6,933	18.3%
Allen Parish	$6,618	$6,618	$6,573	$5,911	12.5%
Ascension Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	8.3%
Assumption Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	16.6%
Avoyelles Parish	$6,933	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	17.9%
Beauregard Parish	$6,618	$6,618	$6,573	$5,911	9.7%
Bienville Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	20.0%
Bossier Parish	$8,164	$7,887	$7,627	$6,933	12.6%
Caddo Parish	$8,164	$7,887	$7,627	$6,933	17.2%
Calcasieu Parish	$7,973	$7,658	$7,326	$6,604	12.4%
Caldwell Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	14.8%
Cameron Parish	$7,973	$7,658	$7,326	$6,604	11.4%
Catahoula Parish	$6,933	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	14.4%
Claiborne Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	21.4%
Concordia Parish	$6,933	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	17.8%
De Soto Parish	$8,164	$7,887	$7,627	$6,933	16.4%
East Baton Rouge Parish	$7,453	$7,280	$7,138	$6,543	12.0%
East Carroll Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	21.9%
East Feliciana Parish	$6,240	$6,240	$6,400	$5,850	9.6%
Evangeline Parish	$6,863	$6,863	$6,888	$6,240	19.9%
Franklin Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	16.4%
Grant Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	11.9%
Iberia Parish	$8,233	$7,903	$7,627	$6,933	14.9%
Iberville Parish	$7,453	$7,280	$7,138	$6,543	12.5%
Jackson Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	16.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish	$7,973	$7,658	$7,326	$6,604	15.2%
Jefferson Parish	$7,887	$7,540	$7,284	$6,673	12.5%
Lafayette Parish	$8,233	$7,903	$7,627	$6,933	12.4%
Lafourche Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	12.7%
LaSalle Parish	$8,320	$7,887	$7,627	$6,933	13.9%
Lincoln Parish	$8,147	$7,768	$7,465	$6,930	22.0%
Livingston Parish	$8,234	$7,972	$7,627	$6,933	10.6%
Madison Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	19.6%
Morehouse Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	17.8%
Natchitoches Parish	$8,164	$7,887	$7,627	$6,933	19.8%
Orleans Parish	$7,887	$7,540	$7,284	$6,673	15.4%
Ouachita Parish	$8,147	$7,768	$7,465	$6,930	16.5%
Plaquemines Parish	$7,887	$7,540	$7,284	$6,673	10.1%
Pointe Coupee Parish	$6,240	$6,240	$6,400	$5,850	11.8%
Rapides Parish	$8,147	$7,887	$7,627	$6,933	14.7%
Red River Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	15.6%
Richland Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	14.0%
Sabine Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	16.8%
St. Bernard Parish	$7,887	$7,540	$7,284	$6,673	14.1%
St. Charles Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	9.8%
St. Helena Parish	$6,932	$6,932	$6,888	$6,240	14.9%
St. James Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	12.4%
St. John the Baptist Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	12.0%
St. Landry Parish	$6,863	$6,863	$6,888	$6,240	15.4%
St. Martin Parish	$8,233	$7,903	$7,627	$6,933	16.2%
St. Mary Parish	$6,863	$6,863	$6,888	$6,240	14.5%
St. Tammany Parish	$8,234	$7,972	$7,627	$6,933	10.7%
Tangipahoa Parish	$8,234	$7,972	$7,627	$6,933	14.9%
Tensas Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	19.0%
Terrebonne Parish	$7,800	$7,540	$7,280	$6,587	12.4%
Union Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	14.4%
Vermilion Parish	$6,863	$6,863	$6,888	$6,240	12.2%
Vernon Parish	$6,933	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	12.3%
Washington Parish	$6,932	$6,932	$6,888	$6,240	16.6%
Webster Parish	$6,847	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	20.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish	$7,453	$7,280	$7,138	$6,543	9.3%
West Carroll Parish	$6,760	$6,728	$6,720	$6,236	15.0%
West Feliciana Parish	$7,453	$7,280	$7,138	$6,543	10.4%
Winn Parish	$6,933	$6,847	$6,888	$6,240	15.4%

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