Annual infant care costs as a share of full-time, full-year minimum-wage earnings, by state
State | Share of earnings needed to afford infant care |
---|---|
Alabama | 37.6% |
Alaska | 57.7% |
Arizona | 55.9% |
Arkansas | 38.8% |
California | 63.4% |
Colorado | 78.4% |
Connecticut | 71.0% |
Delaware | 53.9% |
Washington D.C. | 102.6% |
Florida | 51.1% |
Georgia | 47.6% |
Hawaii | 74.4% |
Idaho | 43.9% |
Illinois | 74.8% |
Indiana | 56.1% |
Iowa | 62.2% |
Kansas | 73.0% |
Kentucky | 41.9% |
Louisiana | 38.3% |
Maine | 61.3% |
Maryland | 82.7% |
Massachusetts | 90.3% |
Michigan | 58.6% |
Minnesota | 76.3% |
Mississippi | 37.2% |
Missouri | 56.1% |
Montana | 54.0% |
Nebraska | 55.8% |
Nevada | 60.1% |
New Hampshire | 80.6% |
New Jersey | 67.6% |
New Mexico | 49.2% |
New York | 81.4% |
North Carolina | 61.7% |
North Dakota | 53.3% |
Ohio | 47.1% |
Oklahoma | 52.4% |
Oregon | 58.8% |
Pennsylvania | 70.9% |
Rhode Island | 69.1% |
South Carolina | 43.1% |
South Dakota | 32.2% |
Tennessee | 39.7% |
Texas | 58.4% |
Utah | 54.5% |
Vermont | 54.2% |
Virginia | 67.9% |
Washington | 63.9% |
West Virginia | 47.9% |
Wisconsin | 76.8% |
Wyoming | 62.5% |
Note: Earnings are calculated using state minimum wages and assuming the parent works 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Source: EPI analysis of EPI Family Budget Calculator (Gould, Cooke, and Kimball 2015) and Minimum Wage Tracker (EPI 2015)