Table B3.3

Child Care by State

State

Average Annual Cost of Full-Time Infant Care in a Center, 2013a

Cost of Infant Care as Percent of Women’s Median Annual Earningsa,b

Rank

Percent of Four-Year-Olds Enrolled in State Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2012–2013c

Rank

Preschool Quality Standards (out of 10), 2012–2013c

Rank

Child Care Total Score

 Rank

Alabama

$5,547

16.8%

1

22.9%

35

10

1

1.42

 11

Alaska

$10,280

23.9%

16

21.7%

38

10

1

1.37

 15

Arizona

$9,166

25.5%

23

19.0%

41

5

35

0.97

 39

Arkansas

$5,933

19.8%

7

50.6%

13

9

5

1.54

 5

California

$11,628

27.7%

33

28.7%

27

4

37

0.95

 40

Colorado

$13,143

32.9%

47

34.1%

26

6

27

1.11

 31

Connecticut

$13,241

28.8%

37

25.9%

30

6

27

1.07

 34

Delaware

$9,058

22.1%

13

18.9%

43

8

12

1.21

 26

District of Columbia

$21,948

36.6%

51

100.0%

1

8

12

1.73

 2

Florida

$8,376

24.6%

21

88.6%

2

3

40

1.34

 17

Georgia

$7,025

20.1%

9

65.9%

8

8

12

1.57

 4

Hawaii

$11,748

29.4%

40

13.4%

48

N/A

N/A

0.53

 50

Idaho

$6,483

21.6%

11

12.8%

50

N/A

N/A

0.57

 47

Illinois

$12,568

31.4%

45

41.4%

17

8

12

1.32

 21

Indiana

$8,281

24.4%

19

14.5%

46

N/A

N/A

0.56

 48

Iowa

$9,185

26.2%

30

70.4%

7

6.9

25

1.49

 7

Kansas

$10,787

30.8%

44

36.2%

21

6

27

1.14

 29

Kentucky

$6,194

18.7%

6

44.3%

16

9

5

1.50

 6

Louisiana

$5,655

17.7%

3

45.0%

15

8

12

1.43

 9

Maine

$9,360

26.0%

27

51.8%

11

6

27

1.28

 23

Maryland

$13,897

27.9%

35

48.3%

14

8

12

1.40

 13

Massachusetts

$16,549

34.1%

49

25.3%

31

6

27

1.04

 38

Michigan

$9,724

26.3%

31

35.5%

22

7

21

1.23

 25

Minnesota

$13,993

35.0%

50

15.2%

45

9

5

1.18

 28

Mississippi

$5,496

18.3%

4

37.0%

20

N/A

N/A

0.77

 42

Missouri

$8,736

25.7%

25

19.0%

41

7

21

1.11

 31

Montana

$8,858

28.0%

36

21.8%

37

N/A

N/A

0.60

 46

Nebraska

$9,100

27.7%

33

34.6%

23

6

27

1.14

 29

Nevada

$10,095

28.8%

37

13.9%

47

7

21

1.06

 37

New Hampshire

$11,901

29.8%

42

12.3%

51

N/A

N/A

0.51

 51

New Jersey

$11,534

24.0%

17

39.8%

18

8.8

11

1.42

 11

New Mexico

$7,523

21.5%

10

39.1%

19

8

12

1.37

 15

New York

$14,508

33.1%

48

60.5%

10

7

21

1.38

 14

North Carolina

$9,107

26.0%

27

34.2%

25

10

1

1.45

 8

North Dakota

$7,871

22.5%

14

22.4%

36

N/A

N/A

0.63

 44

Ohio

$7,771

21.6%

11

19.1%

40

4

37

0.91

 41

Oklahoma

$7,741

24.2%

18

87.1%

3

9

5

1.78

 1

Oregon

$11,078

29.2%

39

23.0%

34

8

12

1.20

 27

Pennsylvania

$10,470

27.6%

32

28.4%

28

5.6

34

1.07

 34

Rhode Island

$12,662

29.4%

40

18.4%

44

10

1

1.31

 22

South Carolina

$6,372

19.9%

8

50.9%

12

6.2

26

1.33

 19

South Dakota

$5,571

18.6%

5

24.0%

33

N/A

N/A

0.67

 43

Tennessee

$5,857

17.5%

2

34.6%

23

9

5

1.43

 9

Texas

$8,619

24.6%

21

61.6%

9

2

41

1.07

 34

Utah

$8,052

23.0%

15

13.0%

49

N/A

N/A

0.56

 48

Vermont

$10,103

26.0%

27

79.6%

5

4

37

1.34

 17

Virginia

$10,028

24.5%

20

26.5%

29

6

27

1.10

 33

Washington

$12,332

29.9%

43

20.1%

39

9

5

1.25

 24

West Virginia

$7,800

25.7%

25

85.3%

4

8

12

1.69

 3

Wisconsin

$11,342

31.5%

46

72.4%

6

5

35

1.33

 19

Wyoming

$9,233

25.6%

24

24.2%

32

N/A

N/A

0.63

 44
Note: N/A= not available.
Source: aChild Care Aware of America 2014; bIWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0); c Barnett, Carolan, Squires, and Clarke Brown (National Institute for Early Education Research 2013).