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US childcare cost by county

We publish median childcare prices for the 60 most populous US counties that report to the federal National Database of Childcare Prices, across 24 states. Each county page shows center-based and family-care prices by age group, and childcare as a share of local family income. The table below ranks these counties from largest to smallest population, with median center-based infant cost and its share of county income.

Source: U.S. DOL Women's Bureau — National Database of Childcare Prices. Data as of June 2026.

Largest US counties, with infant-care cost

#CountyStateYearInfant (center)/yr% of income
1Los Angeles CountyCA2018$17,37827.0%
2Cook CountyIL2018$14,82023.9%
3Harris CountyTX2018$9,13415.2%
4Maricopa CountyAZ2018$11,70019.0%
5San Diego CountyCA2018$17,07422.8%
6Orange CountyCA2018$17,72720.8%
7Miami-Dade CountyFL2017$7,75816.3%
8Kings CountyNY2018$20,32336.3%
9Dallas CountyTX2018$9,37316.5%
10Riverside CountyCA2018$15,41724.1%
11Queens CountyNY2018$20,28831.2%
12King CountyWA2018$18,96221.2%
13San Bernardino CountyCA2018$15,15125.2%
14Clark CountyNV2016$12,40322.4%
15Tarrant CountyTX2018$9,65914.9%
16Bexar CountyTX2018$8,66615.6%
17Santa Clara CountyCA2018$20,89218.0%
18Broward CountyFL2017$9,95217.6%
19Wayne CountyMI2018$9,75521.5%
20Alameda CountyCA2018$20,44622.1%
21New York CountyNY2018$20,64825.0%
22Middlesex CountyMA2018$23,71224.4%
23Philadelphia CountyPA2018$11,96027.3%
24Sacramento CountyCA2018$15,63824.5%
25Suffolk CountyNY2018$18,35019.0%
26Bronx CountyNY2018$20,68054.3%
27Palm Beach CountyFL2017$10,90618.5%
28Nassau CountyNY2018$18,61816.7%
29Hillsborough CountyFL2017$9,79117.7%
30Orange CountyFL2017$9,24417.4%
31Franklin CountyOH2018$12,74021.7%
32Cuyahoga CountyOH2018$12,74026.3%
33Oakland CountyMI2018$12,91816.9%
34Hennepin CountyMN2018$18,61625.1%
35Allegheny CountyPA2018$11,70020.0%
36Travis CountyTX2018$10,50914.6%
37Fairfax CountyVA2018$19,50016.1%
38Contra Costa CountyCA2018$19,09320.4%
39Salt Lake CountyUT2018$9,52213.4%
40Mecklenburg CountyNC2018$13,25920.6%
41Wake CountyNC2018$14,34018.6%
42Montgomery CountyMD2018$19,74018.6%
43Pima CountyAZ2018$11,18821.9%
44St. Louis CountyMO2018$14,24521.8%
45Fulton CountyGA2016$9,10014.7%
46Honolulu CountyHI2018$18,00021.7%
47Fresno CountyCA2018$14,93429.1%
48Westchester CountyNY2018$18,23619.7%
49Milwaukee CountyWI2018$16,22433.3%
50Pinellas CountyFL2017$11,44922.7%
51Collin CountyTX2018$9,44110.0%
52Fairfield CountyCT2018$19,13620.6%
53Shelby CountyTN2018$9,62019.3%
54DuPage CountyIL2018$14,82016.7%
55Bergen CountyNJ2018$15,20715.9%
56Erie CountyNY2018$14,24425.6%
57Duval CountyFL2017$8,55516.2%
58Prince George's CountyMD2018$13,42016.4%
59Hartford CountyCT2018$15,96422.1%
60Kern CountyCA2018$14,90528.4%

Source: U.S. DOL Women's Bureau — National Database of Childcare Prices (latest year per county). Data as of June 2026.

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Los Angeles County

California · infant $17,378/yr

 Cook County

Illinois · infant $14,820/yr

 Harris County

Texas · infant $9,134/yr

 Maricopa County

Arizona · infant $11,700/yr

 San Diego County

California · infant $17,074/yr

 Orange County

California · infant $17,727/yr

 Miami-Dade County

Florida · infant $7,758/yr

 Kings County

New York · infant $20,323/yr

 Dallas County

Texas · infant $9,373/yr

 Riverside County

California · infant $15,417/yr

 Queens County

New York · infant $20,288/yr

 King County

Washington · infant $18,962/yr

 San Bernardino County

California · infant $15,151/yr

 Clark County

Nevada · infant $12,403/yr

 Tarrant County

Texas · infant $9,659/yr

 Bexar County

Texas · infant $8,666/yr

 Santa Clara County

California · infant $20,892/yr

 Broward County

Florida · infant $9,952/yr

 Wayne County

Michigan · infant $9,755/yr

 Alameda County

California · infant $20,446/yr

 New York County

New York · infant $20,648/yr

 Middlesex County

Massachusetts · infant $23,712/yr

 Philadelphia County

Pennsylvania · infant $11,960/yr

 Sacramento County

California · infant $15,638/yr

 Suffolk County

New York · infant $18,350/yr

 Bronx County

New York · infant $20,680/yr

 Palm Beach County

Florida · infant $10,906/yr

 Nassau County

New York · infant $18,618/yr

 Hillsborough County

Florida · infant $9,791/yr

 Orange County

Florida · infant $9,244/yr

 Franklin County

Ohio · infant $12,740/yr

 Cuyahoga County

Ohio · infant $12,740/yr

 Oakland County

Michigan · infant $12,918/yr

 Hennepin County

Minnesota · infant $18,616/yr

 Allegheny County

Pennsylvania · infant $11,700/yr

 Travis County

Texas · infant $10,509/yr

 Fairfax County

Virginia · infant $19,500/yr

 Contra Costa County

California · infant $19,093/yr

 Salt Lake County

Utah · infant $9,522/yr

 Mecklenburg County

North Carolina · infant $13,259/yr

 Wake County

North Carolina · infant $14,340/yr

 Montgomery County

Maryland · infant $19,740/yr

 Pima County

Arizona · infant $11,188/yr

 St. Louis County

Missouri · infant $14,245/yr

 Fulton County

Georgia · infant $9,100/yr

 Honolulu County

Hawaii · infant $18,000/yr

 Fresno County

California · infant $14,934/yr

 Westchester County

New York · infant $18,236/yr

 Milwaukee County

Wisconsin · infant $16,224/yr

 Pinellas County

Florida · infant $11,449/yr

 Collin County

Texas · infant $9,441/yr

 Fairfield County

Connecticut · infant $19,136/yr

 Shelby County

Tennessee · infant $9,620/yr

 DuPage County

Illinois · infant $14,820/yr

 Bergen County

New Jersey · infant $15,207/yr

 Erie County

New York · infant $14,244/yr

 Duval County

Florida · infant $8,555/yr

 Prince George's County

Maryland · infant $13,420/yr

 Hartford County

Connecticut · infant $15,964/yr

 Kern County

California · infant $14,905/yr

Don't see your county? Use the state pages for a statewide median, or the calculator to estimate your own cost. Prices are NDCP medians, annualized ×52; see methodology.

Last updated: 2026-06-20