Four-year-old child care costs as a share of full-time, in-state public college tuition, by state, 2014
| State | Child care costs as share of tuition |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 70.5% |
| Alaska | 137.7% |
| Arizona | 75.6% |
| Arkansas | 73.2% |
| California | 92.9% |
| Colorado | 122.5% |
| Connecticut | 111.0% |
| Delaware | 65.3% |
| Washington D.C. | 243.5% |
| Florida | 153.5% |
| Georgia | 91.8% |
| Hawaii | 109.6% |
| Idaho | 103.2% |
| Illinois | 75.9% |
| Indiana | 78.0% |
| Iowa | 103.0% |
| Kansas | 105.3% |
| Kentucky | 70.0% |
| Louisiana | 75.5% |
| Maine | 90.7% |
| Maryland | 116.5% |
| Massachusetts | 117.5% |
| Michigan | 71.9% |
| Minnesota | 106.6% |
| Mississippi | 74.1% |
| Missouri | 77.5% |
| Montana | 126.0% |
| Nebraska | 112.5% |
| Nevada | 166.7% |
| New Hampshire | 67.9% |
| New Jersey | 79.5% |
| New Mexico | 117.4% |
| New York | 181.9% |
| North Carolina | 116.0% |
| North Dakota | 106.9% |
| Ohio | 70.1% |
| Oklahoma | 97.3% |
| Oregon | 102.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 70.7% |
| Rhode Island | 98.3% |
| South Carolina | 49.7% |
| South Dakota | 70.2% |
| Tennessee | 57.9% |
| Texas | 90.7% |
| Utah | 110.3% |
| Vermont | 73.7% |
| Virginia | 74.6% |
| Washington | 108.4% |
| West Virginia | 115.1% |
| Wisconsin | 113.0% |
| Wyoming | 215.1% |
Source: EPI analysis of NCES (2014) and EPI Family Budget Calculator (Gould, Cooke, and Kimball 2015)