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Childcare Costs in Mississippi

82 counties with cost data

$6,498

Avg Infant (Center)

$5,956

Avg Toddler (Center)

$5,804

Avg Preschool (Center)

$5,721

Lowest Infant

$8,046

Highest Infant

Counties

Sort: Name Infant Cost Preschool Cost

County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Adams County	$6,067	$5,522	$5,522	$5,250	16.3%
Alcorn County	$6,055	$5,511	$5,511	$5,240	12.7%
Amite County	$6,082	$5,536	$5,536	$5,263	17.4%
Attala County	$6,139	$5,587	$5,587	$5,311	14.4%
Benton County	$8,019	$7,467	$6,843	$5,631	20.7%
Bolivar County	$6,015	$5,476	$5,476	$5,207	15.9%
Calhoun County	$6,159	$5,606	$5,606	$5,329	13.8%
Carroll County	$6,169	$5,614	$5,614	$5,337	14.6%
Chickasaw County	$6,139	$5,587	$5,587	$5,311	15.3%
Choctaw County	$6,126	$5,576	$5,576	$5,301	14.6%
Claiborne County	$6,067	$5,523	$5,523	$5,251	17.7%
Clarke County	$6,093	$5,546	$5,546	$5,273	13.2%
Clay County	$5,991	$5,454	$5,454	$5,186	16.0%
Coahoma County	$6,085	$5,539	$5,539	$5,266	16.9%
Copiah County	$7,932	$7,388	$6,764	$5,556	16.9%
Covington County	$7,923	$7,380	$6,756	$5,548	19.7%
DeSoto County	$7,564	$7,057	$6,433	$5,244	9.5%
Forrest County	$7,731	$7,208	$6,584	$5,386	15.7%
Franklin County	$6,143	$5,591	$5,591	$5,315	14.0%
George County	$6,021	$5,481	$5,481	$5,211	11.7%
Greene County	$6,112	$5,562	$5,562	$5,288	12.2%
Grenada County	$6,054	$5,511	$5,511	$5,240	13.2%
Hancock County	$7,758	$7,232	$6,608	$5,409	12.2%
Harrison County	$7,693	$7,173	$6,549	$5,353	13.9%
Hinds County	$7,674	$7,156	$6,532	$5,337	15.8%
Holmes County	$8,046	$7,491	$6,867	$5,653	27.9%
Humphreys County	$6,158	$5,605	$5,605	$5,328	19.3%
Issaquena County	$6,190	$5,633	$5,633	$5,354	34.6%
Itawamba County	$6,064	$5,520	$5,520	$5,248	10.6%
Jackson County	$7,715	$7,193	$6,569	$5,372	12.8%
Jasper County	$6,031	$5,491	$5,491	$5,220	13.7%
Jefferson County	$6,152	$5,599	$5,599	$5,323	19.5%
Jefferson Davis County	$6,102	$5,554	$5,554	$5,280	16.7%
Jones County	$6,042	$5,501	$5,501	$5,230	12.2%
Kemper County	$6,190	$5,633	$5,633	$5,354	14.4%
Lafayette County	$5,721	$5,211	$5,211	$4,957	9.6%
Lamar County	$7,583	$7,075	$6,451	$5,260	11.2%
Lauderdale County	$5,965	$5,431	$5,431	$5,164	13.1%
Lawrence County	$6,012	$5,473	$5,473	$5,204	14.6%
Leake County	$6,106	$5,558	$5,558	$5,283	13.1%
Lee County	$5,943	$5,411	$5,411	$5,145	9.2%
Leflore County	$6,090	$5,544	$5,544	$5,270	18.4%
Lincoln County	$6,037	$5,495	$5,495	$5,225	12.8%
Lowndes County	$5,886	$5,360	$5,360	$5,097	11.0%
Madison County	$7,541	$7,036	$6,412	$5,224	9.5%
Marion County	$6,077	$5,532	$5,532	$5,259	15.8%
Marshall County	$7,929	$7,386	$6,762	$5,554	15.4%
Monroe County	$6,098	$5,550	$5,550	$5,276	11.9%
Montgomery County	$6,141	$5,589	$5,589	$5,314	16.7%
Neshoba County	$6,088	$5,542	$5,542	$5,269	12.8%
Newton County	$6,062	$5,518	$5,518	$5,246	12.3%
Noxubee County	$6,126	$5,576	$5,576	$5,301	14.5%
Oktibbeha County	$5,810	$5,292	$5,292	$5,032	13.5%
Panola County	$6,035	$5,494	$5,494	$5,223	12.6%
Pearl River County	$5,983	$5,446	$5,446	$5,179	11.0%
Perry County	$7,957	$7,411	$6,787	$5,578	16.5%
Pike County	$6,058	$5,515	$5,515	$5,243	15.1%
Pontotoc County	$6,044	$5,502	$5,502	$5,231	11.1%
Prentiss County	$6,109	$5,560	$5,560	$5,286	11.8%
Quitman County	$6,116	$5,567	$5,567	$5,293	19.6%
Rankin County	$7,554	$7,048	$6,424	$5,235	9.9%
Scott County	$6,071	$5,527	$5,527	$5,254	13.5%
Sharkey County	$6,122	$5,572	$5,572	$5,297	14.9%
Simpson County	$7,925	$7,382	$6,758	$5,550	15.6%
Smith County	$6,126	$5,575	$5,575	$5,300	11.8%
Stone County	$7,898	$7,357	$6,733	$5,528	14.1%
Sunflower County	$6,105	$5,557	$5,557	$5,283	16.3%
Tallahatchie County	$6,190	$5,633	$5,633	$5,354	17.5%
Tate County	$7,870	$7,333	$6,709	$5,504	12.8%
Tippah County	$6,146	$5,594	$5,594	$5,318	12.8%
Tishomingo County	$6,158	$5,605	$5,605	$5,328	13.5%
Tunica County	$7,828	$7,295	$6,671	$5,468	18.8%
Union County	$6,026	$5,486	$5,486	$5,216	10.8%
Walthall County	$6,135	$5,584	$5,584	$5,309	16.5%
Warren County	$5,953	$5,420	$5,420	$5,154	11.0%
Washington County	$6,019	$5,480	$5,480	$5,210	15.7%
Wayne County	$6,171	$5,617	$5,617	$5,339	17.7%
Webster County	$6,145	$5,593	$5,593	$5,316	11.0%
Wilkinson County	$6,190	$5,633	$5,633	$5,354	17.7%
Winston County	$6,037	$5,496	$5,496	$5,225	13.3%
Yalobusha County	$6,174	$5,619	$5,619	$5,341	13.1%
Yazoo County	$7,980	$7,432	$6,808	$5,597	19.1%

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