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Childcare Costs in North Carolina

99 counties with cost data

$9,487

Avg Infant (Center)

$7,856

Avg Toddler (Center)

$6,548

Avg Preschool (Center)

$5,692

Lowest Infant

$18,453

Highest Infant

Counties

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County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Alamance County	$7,550	$7,448	$5,859	$3,410	12.4%
Alexander County	$8,263	$6,833	$6,139	$3,530	13.2%
Alleghany County	$5,692	$5,662	$5,662	$3,068	13.5%
Anson County	$8,254	$6,794	$6,511	$3,528	19.7%
Ashe County	$8,762	$6,511	$6,102	$3,306	17.8%
Avery County	$12,352	$7,840	$7,077	$3,834	23.1%
Beaufort County	$9,631	$8,326	$7,032	$4,044	17.2%
Bertie County	$8,538	$7,199	$7,887	$4,273	20.5%
Bladen County	$5,692	$5,662	$5,662	$3,068	14.1%
Brunswick County	$9,560	$8,234	$7,572	$3,992	13.4%
Buncombe County	$9,920	$8,579	$9,099	$7,021	14.9%
Burke County	$9,403	$6,613	$5,809	$3,340	17.5%
Cabarrus County	$13,392	$10,623	$8,929	$5,135	16.0%
Caldwell County	$8,538	$7,140	$6,001	$3,252	16.3%
Camden County	$9,404	$9,144	$4,379	$2,518	11.9%
Carteret County	$10,339	$6,701	$6,701	$6,747	15.4%
Caswell County	$10,531	$7,317	$6,037	$3,271	18.5%
Catawba County	$9,519	$7,371	$5,670	$5,709	15.3%
Chatham County	$11,834	$9,488	$8,604	$4,536	14.1%
Cherokee County	$10,864	$7,134	$4,812	$2,608	22.1%
Chowan County	$6,831	$6,511	$5,662	$3,068	13.3%
Clay County	$10,864	$7,134	$4,812	$2,608	19.0%
Cleveland County	$8,254	$7,077	$6,794	$3,682	16.3%
Columbus County	$7,239	$7,019	$6,031	$4,653	16.8%
Craven County	$10,417	$8,663	$7,643	$4,141	16.9%
Cumberland County	$9,535	$8,288	$6,865	$3,947	17.2%
Currituck County	$8,947	$7,752	$6,697	$3,851	10.8%
Dare County	$11,967	$10,623	$9,209	$5,295	15.0%
Davidson County	$9,403	$8,269	$6,697	$3,851	16.1%
Davie County	$10,828	$8,299	$8,402	$8,460	15.7%
Duplin County	$6,831	$6,794	$6,568	$3,558	13.8%
Durham County	$16,487	$12,452	$9,795	$5,307	22.0%
Edgecombe County	$9,904	$7,643	$6,454	$3,498	21.4%
Forsyth County	$10,531	$8,776	$7,814	$4,233	17.2%
Franklin County	$10,411	$7,732	$6,959	$7,007	14.8%
Gaston County	$7,687	$6,939	$5,624	$3,273	12.3%
Gates County	$10,864	$7,134	$4,812	$2,608	19.5%
Graham County	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granville County	$10,411	$8,247	$6,031	$6,073	15.3%
Greene County	$6,703	$5,979	$5,979	$4,613	13.3%
Guilford County	$11,779	$9,124	$6,856	$6,904	18.7%
Halifax County	$9,064	$6,729	$5,750	$3,115	21.8%
Harnett County	$10,233	$7,217	$5,927	$5,969	15.7%
Haywood County	$10,572	$7,018	$5,670	$5,709	18.7%
Henderson County	$10,114	$7,732	$6,701	$6,747	15.4%
Hertford County	$8,053	$6,907	$6,860	$3,717	17.4%
Hoke County	$7,775	$7,019	$6,499	$5,014	13.6%
Hyde County	$8,848	$7,980	$5,719	$4,413	20.2%
Iredell County	$11,601	$9,077	$7,732	$7,785	15.9%
Jackson County	$9,404	$9,144	$4,379	$2,518	18.3%
Johnston County	$11,255	$9,762	$7,757	$4,461	14.9%
Jones County	$6,831	$6,794	$6,568	$3,558	12.9%
Lee County	$7,550	$6,158	$5,531	$3,219	12.4%
Lenoir County	$8,823	$8,210	$6,794	$3,682	20.5%
Lincoln County	$10,258	$8,900	$7,255	$4,172	13.6%
Macon County	$9,261	$7,077	$9,043	$3,068	18.1%
Madison County	$7,738	$6,964	$5,662	$3,625	13.7%
Martin County	$9,445	$6,011	$6,690	$3,834	21.1%
McDowell County	$8,523	$7,350	$6,976	$5,126	15.9%
Mecklenburg County	$14,774	$13,061	$8,891	$4,687	18.6%
Mitchell County	$7,759	$7,156	$5,302	$3,049	14.0%
Montgomery County	$9,392	$6,794	$5,662	$3,068	16.9%
Moore County	$9,817	$7,990	$6,701	$6,747	12.6%
Nash County	$8,178	$7,694	$6,976	$4,011	14.4%
New Hanover County	$11,601	$9,020	$6,959	$7,007	17.2%
Northampton County	$10,129	$9,304	$6,390	$3,462	22.2%
Onslow County	$10,531	$7,886	$6,701	$6,747	17.6%
Orange County	$18,453	$15,202	$10,326	$5,443	21.5%
Pamlico County	$9,511	$7,343	$4,482	$2,428	17.0%
Pasquotank County	$8,286	$7,116	$5,972	$3,434	13.5%
Pender County	$10,371	$9,370	$7,170	$3,780	13.9%
Perquimans County	$10,246	$9,342	$6,228	$3,374	17.2%
Person County	$8,848	$7,980	$5,719	$4,413	14.6%
Pitt County	$10,828	$9,475	$8,092	$4,653	19.7%
Polk County	$9,393	$9,016	$4,442	$2,408	15.5%
Randolph County	$9,935	$7,371	$6,185	$6,229	17.6%
Richmond County	$7,115	$6,794	$5,662	$3,068	16.8%
Robeson County	$7,685	$6,738	$5,775	$3,129	19.5%
Rockingham County	$7,115	$6,511	$4,812	$2,608	14.0%
Rowan County	$10,352	$7,217	$6,185	$6,229	17.3%
Rutherford County	$8,377	$7,386	$5,860	$3,370	16.6%
Sampson County	$7,115	$6,511	$5,662	$3,068	14.2%
Scotland County	$7,400	$6,228	$5,919	$3,207	17.6%
Stanly County	$9,677	$8,493	$7,643	$4,141	16.0%
Stokes County	$8,823	$6,794	$6,511	$3,528	15.3%
Surry County	$9,164	$7,360	$6,058	$3,283	17.4%
Swain County	$7,982	$5,676	$5,616	$4,333	15.1%
Transylvania County	$9,791	$7,926	$6,511	$3,528	15.8%
Tyrrell County	$5,692	$5,662	$5,662	$3,068	10.3%
Union County	$12,906	$10,647	$6,056	$6,099	13.5%
Vance County	$8,351	$7,222	$6,697	$3,851	17.3%
Wake County	$15,979	$13,061	$9,809	$5,171	16.5%
Warren County	$7,115	$6,511	$6,511	$3,528	16.8%
Washington County	$8,014	$6,729	$5,658	$3,065	20.6%
Watauga County	$9,380	$7,799	$8,400	$6,481	18.7%
Wayne County	$7,978	$7,178	$6,418	$3,691	14.7%
Wilkes County	$9,524	$8,266	$5,662	$3,068	19.4%
Wilson County	$9,108	$7,926	$7,077	$3,834	18.3%
Yadkin County	$7,123	$5,632	$4,743	$2,728	12.4%
Yancey County	$10,129	$9,304	$6,390	$3,462	19.1%

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