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Childcare Costs in South Carolina

46 counties with cost data

$7,732

Avg Infant (Center)

$7,449

Avg Toddler (Center)

$7,402

Avg Preschool (Center)

$4,882

Lowest Infant

$11,558

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Abbeville County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	12.2%
Aiken County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	16.4%
Allendale County	$5,856	$5,856	$5,080	$6,814	15.8%
Anderson County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	16.6%
Bamberg County	$5,856	$5,856	$5,080	$6,814	13.3%
Barnwell County	$4,882	$4,882	$5,402	$7,135	11.5%
Beaufort County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	12.7%
Berkeley County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	13.3%
Calhoun County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	11.0%
Charleston County	$10,506	$9,775	$9,565	$7,232	13.3%
Cherokee County	$5,856	$5,856	$5,080	$6,814	12.5%
Chester County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	12.2%
Chesterfield County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	13.2%
Clarendon County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	12.5%
Colleton County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	13.0%
Darlington County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	13.0%
Dillon County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	13.6%
Dorchester County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	14.0%
Edgefield County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	10.2%
Fairfield County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	13.7%
Florence County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	18.4%
Georgetown County	$11,558	$10,835	$8,459	$8,809	19.3%
Greenville County	$10,506	$9,775	$9,565	$7,232	14.7%
Greenwood County	$11,558	$10,835	$8,459	$8,809	24.3%
Hampton County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	15.2%
Horry County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	17.3%
Jasper County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	9.6%
Kershaw County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	9.4%
Lancaster County	$11,558	$10,835	$8,459	$8,809	16.0%
Laurens County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	11.1%
Lee County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	15.6%
Lexington County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	14.5%
Marion County	$5,856	$5,856	$5,080	$6,814	16.3%
Marlboro County	$5,856	$5,856	$5,080	$6,814	17.1%
McCormick County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	11.0%
Newberry County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	10.2%
Oconee County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	10.2%
Orangeburg County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	14.1%
Pickens County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	17.9%
Richland County	$10,506	$9,775	$9,565	$7,232	17.6%
Saluda County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	11.9%
Spartanburg County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	16.7%
Sumter County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	19.2%
Union County	$5,774	$5,774	$6,294	$6,640	13.6%
Williamsburg County	$6,095	$6,095	$6,615	$6,962	14.9%
York County	$10,344	$9,622	$9,418	$7,158	12.9%

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