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Childcare Costs in Texas

254 counties with cost data

$7,566

Avg Infant (Center)

$7,109

Avg Toddler (Center)

$6,926

Avg Preschool (Center)

$5,876

Lowest Infant

$11,908

Highest Infant

Counties

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County	Infant	Toddler	Preschool	School Age	Affordability
Anderson County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	11.2%
Andrews County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	9.3%
Angelina County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	11.8%
Aransas County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	11.1%
Archer County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	9.7%
Armstrong County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	10.9%
Atascosa County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	13.2%
Austin County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	13.1%
Bailey County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	10.9%
Bandera County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	12.5%
Bastrop County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	13.1%
Baylor County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	12.8%
Bee County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	12.8%
Bell County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,084	11.0%
Bexar County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	13.2%
Blanco County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	13.2%
Borden County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	10.0%
Bosque County	$6,968	$6,604	$6,448	$6,084	10.9%
Bowie County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	11.1%
Brazoria County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	10.5%
Brazos County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	13.9%
Brewster County	$6,344	$6,032	$5,876	$5,616	13.3%
Briscoe County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	21.6%
Brooks County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	26.0%
Brown County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	12.0%
Burleson County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	11.2%
Burnet County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	14.7%
Caldwell County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	15.7%
Calhoun County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	10.4%
Callahan County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	10.1%
Cameron County	$8,008	$7,592	$7,436	$7,072	16.9%
Camp County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	11.9%
Carson County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	9.2%
Cass County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	11.6%
Castro County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	12.8%
Chambers County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	9.1%
Cherokee County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	11.3%
Childress County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	13.6%
Clay County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	9.0%
Cochran County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	18.3%
Coke County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	14.6%
Coleman County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	12.6%
Collin County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,424	8.8%
Collingsworth County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	14.7%
Colorado County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	15.2%
Comal County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	9.5%
Comanche County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	11.2%
Concho County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	10.5%
Cooke County	$7,176	$6,760	$6,604	$6,240	10.8%
Coryell County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,084	10.9%
Cottle County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	14.2%
Crane County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	11.3%
Crockett County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	9.2%
Crosby County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	15.1%
Culberson County	$6,344	$6,032	$5,876	$5,616	17.7%
Dallam County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	10.6%
Dallas County	$10,088	$9,360	$9,100	$8,528	14.3%
Dawson County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	17.8%
Deaf Smith County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	14.7%
Delta County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	9.2%
Denton County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	9.5%
DeWitt County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	10.6%
Dickens County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	16.3%
Dimmit County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	24.7%
Donley County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	14.8%
Duval County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	15.7%
Eastland County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	12.2%
Ector County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	11.4%
Edwards County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	16.6%
El Paso County	$6,344	$6,032	$5,876	$5,616	11.4%
Ellis County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	10.7%
Erath County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	16.6%
Falls County	$6,968	$6,604	$6,448	$6,084	15.4%
Fannin County	$7,176	$6,760	$6,604	$6,240	10.9%
Fayette County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	14.4%
Fisher County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	10.7%
Floyd County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	15.4%
Foard County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	16.1%
Fort Bend County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	8.7%
Franklin County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	9.3%
Freestone County	$6,968	$6,604	$6,448	$6,084	12.5%
Frio County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	15.9%
Gaines County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	11.0%
Galveston County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	11.5%
Garza County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	13.5%
Gillespie County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	12.7%
Glasscock County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	7.2%
Goliad County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	11.1%
Gonzales County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	10.0%
Gray County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	14.0%
Grayson County	$7,176	$6,760	$6,604	$6,240	10.8%
Gregg County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.1%
Grimes County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	12.6%
Guadalupe County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	10.1%
Hale County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	15.0%
Hall County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	17.4%
Hamilton County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,084	12.6%
Hansford County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	12.3%
Hardeman County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	11.2%
Hardin County	$7,020	$6,656	$6,500	$6,240	10.0%
Harris County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	13.6%
Harrison County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.2%
Hartley County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	9.8%
Haskell County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	12.2%
Hays County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	13.1%
Hemphill County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	11.3%
Henderson County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.8%
Hidalgo County	$7,488	$7,072	$6,916	$6,552	15.2%
Hill County	$6,968	$6,604	$6,448	$6,084	11.5%
Hockley County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	14.2%
Hood County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	12.4%
Hopkins County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	9.9%
Houston County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	13.1%
Howard County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	12.0%
Hudspeth County	$6,344	$6,032	$5,876	$5,616	18.0%
Hunt County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	14.8%
Hutchinson County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	12.3%
Irion County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	10.7%
Jack County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	11.5%
Jackson County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	9.6%
Jasper County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	13.7%
Jeff Davis County	$6,344	$6,032	$5,876	$5,616	16.6%
Jefferson County	$7,020	$6,656	$6,500	$6,240	12.3%
Jim Hogg County	$6,552	$6,188	$6,084	$5,772	15.5%
Jim Wells County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	17.1%
Johnson County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	12.9%
Jones County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	10.9%
Karnes County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	15.4%
Kaufman County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	11.8%
Kendall County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	8.5%
Kenedy County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	17.5%
Kent County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	9.4%
Kerr County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	13.3%
Kimble County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	9.4%
King County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	12.8%
Kinney County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	12.9%
Kleberg County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	15.2%
Knox County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	13.2%
La Salle County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	10.8%
Lamar County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	10.8%
Lamb County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	13.9%
Lampasas County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,084	9.4%
Lavaca County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	11.0%
Lee County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	15.8%
Leon County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	14.0%
Liberty County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	16.1%
Limestone County	$6,968	$6,604	$6,448	$6,084	13.1%
Lipscomb County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	10.7%
Live Oak County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	14.2%
Llano County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	16.4%
Loving County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	15.9%
Lubbock County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	12.3%
Lynn County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	14.3%
Madison County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	12.2%
Marion County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	13.4%
Martin County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	11.5%
Mason County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	7.6%
Matagorda County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	17.1%
Maverick County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	13.9%
McCulloch County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	11.0%
McLennan County	$6,968	$6,604	$6,448	$6,084	11.7%
McMullen County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	13.2%
Medina County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	12.2%
Menard County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	14.4%
Midland County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	8.9%
Milam County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,084	12.1%
Mills County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,084	11.7%
Mitchell County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	12.9%
Montague County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	10.7%
Montgomery County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	10.0%
Moore County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	12.9%
Morris County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	12.2%
Motley County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	11.4%
Nacogdoches County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	13.1%
Navarro County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	17.7%
Newton County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	17.3%
Nolan County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	13.6%
Nueces County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	12.4%
Ochiltree County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	12.3%
Oldham County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	10.8%
Orange County	$7,020	$6,656	$6,500	$6,240	9.8%
Palo Pinto County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	15.2%
Panola County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	11.1%
Parker County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	10.4%
Parmer County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	11.7%
Pecos County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	13.6%
Polk County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	11.7%
Potter County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	15.9%
Presidio County	$6,344	$6,032	$5,876	$5,616	21.9%
Rains County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.7%
Randall County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	9.8%
Reagan County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	8.4%
Real County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	14.4%
Red River County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	14.1%
Reeves County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	14.0%
Refugio County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	11.9%
Roberts County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	12.2%
Robertson County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	13.5%
Rockwall County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	8.2%
Runnels County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	11.6%
Rusk County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.5%
Sabine County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	14.3%
San Augustine County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	14.6%
San Jacinto County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	12.2%
San Patricio County	$7,956	$7,488	$7,280	$6,916	12.5%
San Saba County	$6,916	$6,552	$6,396	$6,136	12.8%
Schleicher County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	10.9%
Scurry County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	10.9%
Shackelford County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	10.6%
Shelby County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	13.6%
Sherman County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	11.6%
Smith County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	9.3%
Somervell County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	11.3%
Starr County	$7,488	$7,072	$6,916	$6,552	20.8%
Stephens County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	14.4%
Sterling County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	9.2%
Stonewall County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	9.7%
Sutton County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	10.3%
Swisher County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	19.0%
Tarrant County	$10,348	$9,620	$9,360	$8,788	13.1%
Taylor County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	10.4%
Terrell County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	15.3%
Terry County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	17.8%
Throckmorton County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,928	$5,616	11.7%
Titus County	$6,292	$5,928	$5,824	$5,564	10.9%
Tom Green County	$5,876	$5,512	$5,356	$5,096	8.7%
Travis County	$11,908	$11,128	$10,868	$10,244	12.8%
Trinity County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	13.1%
Tyler County	$6,708	$6,292	$6,136	$5,824	13.2%
Upshur County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.7%
Upton County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	14.6%
Uvalde County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	12.3%
Val Verde County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	11.8%
Van Zandt County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.3%
Victoria County	$6,448	$6,084	$5,980	$5,668	9.7%
Walker County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	20.4%
Waller County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	13.4%
Ward County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	11.4%
Washington County	$8,008	$7,540	$7,332	$6,968	11.4%
Webb County	$6,552	$6,188	$6,084	$5,772	10.9%
Wharton County	$9,620	$8,944	$8,684	$8,112	16.1%
Wheeler County	$7,644	$7,228	$7,072	$6,708	13.1%
Wichita County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	11.5%
Wilbarger County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	13.3%
Willacy County	$7,488	$7,072	$6,916	$6,552	17.5%
Williamson County	$10,504	$9,828	$9,516	$8,996	10.2%
Wilson County	$8,892	$8,320	$8,112	$7,748	9.9%
Winkler County	$8,060	$7,488	$7,280	$6,864	9.0%
Wise County	$9,932	$9,152	$8,840	$8,268	11.6%
Wood County	$6,448	$6,136	$5,980	$5,720	10.4%
Yoakum County	$7,592	$7,176	$6,968	$6,656	9.5%
Young County	$6,760	$6,344	$6,188	$5,824	10.3%
Zapata County	$6,552	$6,188	$6,084	$5,772	18.7%
Zavala County	$6,760	$6,448	$6,344	$6,084	13.7%

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