Cheapest Childcare in South Dakota
Counties ranked by lowest center-based infant care cost
Ranked by reported cost only, not a quality, safety, or licensing rating. Verify licensing and inspection history directly with providers or South Dakota's Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agency before choosing care.
Counties with Cheapest Childcare
| # | County | Infant Care |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora County | $6,240/yr |
| 2 | Beadle County | $6,240/yr |
| 3 | Bennett County | $6,240/yr |
| 4 | Bon Homme County | $6,240/yr |
| 5 | Brule County | $6,240/yr |
| 6 | Buffalo County | $6,240/yr |
| 7 | Butte County | $6,240/yr |
| 8 | Campbell County | $6,240/yr |
| 9 | Charles Mix County | $6,240/yr |
| 10 | Clark County | $6,240/yr |
| 11 | Corson County | $6,240/yr |
| 12 | Custer County | $6,240/yr |
| 13 | Day County | $6,240/yr |
| 14 | Deuel County | $6,240/yr |
| 15 | Dewey County | $6,240/yr |
| 16 | Douglas County | $6,240/yr |
| 17 | Edmunds County | $6,240/yr |
| 18 | Fall River County | $6,240/yr |
| 19 | Faulk County | $6,240/yr |
| 20 | Grant County | $6,240/yr |
| 21 | Gregory County | $6,240/yr |
| 22 | Haakon County | $6,240/yr |
| 23 | Hamlin County | $6,240/yr |
| 24 | Hand County | $6,240/yr |
| 25 | Hanson County | $6,240/yr |
| 26 | Harding County | $6,240/yr |
| 27 | Hutchinson County | $6,240/yr |
| 28 | Hyde County | $6,240/yr |
| 29 | Jackson County | $6,240/yr |
| 30 | Jerauld County | $6,240/yr |
| 31 | Jones County | $6,240/yr |
| 32 | Kingsbury County | $6,240/yr |
| 33 | Lyman County | $6,240/yr |
| 34 | Marshall County | $6,240/yr |
| 35 | McCook County | $6,240/yr |
| 36 | McPherson County | $6,240/yr |
| 37 | Meade County | $6,240/yr |
| 38 | Mellette County | $6,240/yr |
| 39 | Miner County | $6,240/yr |
| 40 | Moody County | $6,240/yr |
| 41 | Oglala Lakota County | $6,240/yr |
| 42 | Perkins County | $6,240/yr |
| 43 | Potter County | $6,240/yr |
| 44 | Roberts County | $6,240/yr |
| 45 | Sanborn County | $6,240/yr |
| 46 | Spink County | $6,240/yr |
| 47 | Stanley County | $6,240/yr |
| 48 | Sully County | $6,240/yr |
| 49 | Todd County | $6,240/yr |
| 50 | Tripp County | $6,240/yr |
Narrow floor gap inside South Dakota
Signature read: South Dakota's $6,595 state infant average sits in the lower third of priced states (#4 of 45). Lowest listed center infant price: $6,240/year, a tie between 53 counties vs $6,595/year state average.
All 50 priced South Dakota counties on this board are sorted by center infant price (NDCP). Ranked by reported cost only — not quality, safety, or licensing.
Methodology
Low-avg state board: counties sorted by NDCP center infant cost (2022); state benchmark $6,595/year.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) · 2022
DOL Women's Bureau NDCP · South Dakota cheapest-county board, 2022
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.