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Childcare Costs in Iowa

99 counties with cost data

$8,306

Avg Infant (Center)

$7,157

Avg Toddler (Center)

$7,157

Avg Preschool (Center)

$7,703

Lowest Infant

$9,642

Highest Infant

Counties

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County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Adair County	$8,271	$7,127	$7,127	$5,701	13.1%
Adams County	$8,484	$7,311	$7,311	$5,848	13.1%
Allamakee County	$8,267	$7,124	$7,124	$5,699	12.9%
Appanoose County	$8,062	$6,947	$6,947	$5,557	15.9%
Audubon County	$8,274	$7,130	$7,130	$5,704	15.1%
Benton County	$8,479	$7,306	$7,306	$5,845	10.7%
Black Hawk County	$8,747	$7,537	$7,537	$6,030	14.0%
Boone County	$8,462	$7,291	$7,291	$5,833	11.2%
Bremer County	$8,283	$7,138	$7,138	$5,710	9.8%
Buchanan County	$8,252	$7,111	$7,111	$5,689	11.2%
Buena Vista County	$8,186	$7,054	$7,054	$5,643	13.1%
Butler County	$8,365	$7,208	$7,208	$5,767	12.7%
Calhoun County	$8,194	$7,061	$7,061	$5,648	12.5%
Carroll County	$7,946	$6,846	$6,846	$5,477	11.7%
Cass County	$7,922	$6,827	$6,827	$5,461	13.0%
Cedar County	$8,675	$7,475	$7,475	$5,980	11.3%
Cerro Gordo County	$8,285	$7,139	$7,139	$5,711	13.1%
Cherokee County	$7,796	$6,718	$6,718	$5,374	12.3%
Chickasaw County	$8,382	$7,223	$7,223	$5,778	11.5%
Clarke County	$7,938	$6,840	$6,840	$5,472	12.6%
Clay County	$8,092	$6,973	$6,973	$5,578	13.1%
Clayton County	$8,308	$7,158	$7,158	$5,727	13.7%
Clinton County	$8,223	$7,086	$7,086	$5,669	13.5%
Crawford County	$8,027	$6,917	$6,917	$5,533	13.1%
Dallas County	$9,642	$8,309	$8,309	$6,647	9.7%
Davis County	$8,692	$7,490	$7,490	$5,992	11.3%
Decatur County	$7,911	$6,817	$6,817	$5,453	14.1%
Delaware County	$8,353	$7,198	$7,198	$5,758	11.0%
Des Moines County	$8,483	$7,310	$7,310	$5,848	14.6%
Dickinson County	$8,605	$7,415	$7,415	$5,932	11.9%
Dubuque County	$8,640	$7,445	$7,445	$5,957	11.8%
Emmet County	$8,015	$6,907	$6,907	$5,526	12.4%
Fayette County	$8,425	$7,259	$7,259	$5,807	15.0%
Floyd County	$7,703	$6,638	$6,638	$5,310	12.4%
Franklin County	$7,953	$6,853	$6,853	$5,482	12.8%
Fremont County	$8,251	$7,110	$7,110	$5,688	11.9%
Greene County	$8,310	$7,160	$7,160	$5,728	14.6%
Grundy County	$8,406	$7,244	$7,244	$5,795	10.4%
Guthrie County	$8,534	$7,354	$7,354	$5,883	11.3%
Hamilton County	$8,356	$7,200	$7,200	$5,760	12.5%
Hancock County	$8,481	$7,308	$7,308	$5,846	12.5%
Hardin County	$8,370	$7,213	$7,213	$5,770	12.9%
Harrison County	$8,634	$7,440	$7,440	$5,952	11.4%
Henry County	$8,016	$6,907	$6,907	$5,526	12.9%
Howard County	$7,963	$6,862	$6,862	$5,489	12.5%
Humboldt County	$7,830	$6,747	$6,747	$5,398	11.8%
Ida County	$8,022	$6,912	$6,912	$5,530	12.7%
Iowa County	$8,328	$7,176	$7,176	$5,741	11.9%
Jackson County	$8,043	$6,931	$6,931	$5,544	11.5%
Jasper County	$8,304	$7,156	$7,156	$5,725	12.3%
Jefferson County	$8,322	$7,171	$7,171	$5,737	15.9%
Johnson County	$9,183	$7,913	$7,913	$6,330	12.6%
Jones County	$7,936	$6,839	$6,839	$5,471	11.5%
Keokuk County	$8,325	$7,173	$7,173	$5,739	13.9%
Kossuth County	$8,301	$7,153	$7,153	$5,723	13.3%
Lee County	$8,170	$7,040	$7,040	$5,632	14.1%
Linn County	$8,631	$7,437	$7,437	$5,950	11.4%
Louisa County	$8,388	$7,227	$7,227	$5,782	11.6%
Lucas County	$8,164	$7,035	$7,035	$5,628	12.9%
Lyon County	$8,486	$7,313	$7,313	$5,850	11.5%
Madison County	$8,763	$7,551	$7,551	$6,041	9.9%
Mahaska County	$8,171	$7,041	$7,041	$5,633	12.5%
Marion County	$8,434	$7,268	$7,268	$5,814	11.4%
Marshall County	$8,379	$7,220	$7,220	$5,776	11.8%
Mills County	$8,459	$7,289	$7,289	$5,831	10.3%
Mitchell County	$8,009	$6,901	$6,901	$5,521	12.1%
Monona County	$8,379	$7,220	$7,220	$5,776	14.0%
Monroe County	$8,061	$6,946	$6,946	$5,557	10.6%
Montgomery County	$7,983	$6,879	$6,879	$5,503	13.0%
Muscatine County	$8,691	$7,489	$7,489	$5,991	12.9%
O'Brien County	$7,914	$6,820	$6,820	$5,456	12.2%
Osceola County	$8,269	$7,125	$7,125	$5,700	12.2%
Page County	$8,046	$6,933	$6,933	$5,546	13.8%
Palo Alto County	$7,736	$6,666	$6,666	$5,333	11.5%
Plymouth County	$8,367	$7,209	$7,209	$5,768	10.5%
Pocahontas County	$8,302	$7,154	$7,154	$5,723	13.5%
Polk County	$9,220	$7,945	$7,945	$6,356	11.7%
Pottawattamie County	$8,758	$7,547	$7,547	$6,038	12.7%
Poweshiek County	$8,396	$7,235	$7,235	$5,788	13.7%
Ringgold County	$8,213	$7,077	$7,077	$5,662	12.1%
Sac County	$7,968	$6,866	$6,866	$5,493	11.6%
Scott County	$8,750	$7,539	$7,539	$6,031	12.0%
Shelby County	$8,524	$7,345	$7,345	$5,876	12.1%
Sioux County	$8,309	$7,160	$7,160	$5,728	10.1%
Story County	$8,858	$7,633	$7,633	$6,106	13.4%
Tama County	$8,623	$7,430	$7,430	$5,944	13.2%
Taylor County	$8,001	$6,894	$6,894	$5,516	12.1%
Union County	$7,945	$6,846	$6,846	$5,477	14.1%
Van Buren County	$8,050	$6,936	$6,936	$5,549	13.8%
Wapello County	$8,560	$7,376	$7,376	$5,901	15.2%
Warren County	$8,804	$7,586	$7,586	$6,069	9.8%
Washington County	$8,433	$7,267	$7,267	$5,814	11.9%
Wayne County	$7,939	$6,841	$6,841	$5,473	13.6%
Webster County	$8,091	$6,972	$6,972	$5,578	12.4%
Winnebago County	$7,836	$6,753	$6,753	$5,402	12.5%
Winneshiek County	$8,151	$7,024	$7,024	$5,619	12.0%
Woodbury County	$8,623	$7,430	$7,430	$5,944	12.6%
Worth County	$8,176	$7,045	$7,045	$5,636	11.7%
Wright County	$8,012	$6,904	$6,904	$5,523	13.8%

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