Income needed to afford childcare by state

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National average: $204,801

Note: New Mexico was excluded because the state now offers universal free childcare. Colorado and South Carolina did not report 2025 childcare costs, so we estimated their costs by applying the national year-over-year change to their 2024 costs.
Source: Child Care Aware of America, U.S. Census BureauGet the data Download image