Child Care
Annual child care costs for a 4-year-old as a share of full-time, full-year minimum-wage earnings, by state
State | Share of earnings needed to afford child care |
---|---|
Alabama | 39.7% |
Alaska | 46.5% |
Arizona | 44.7% |
Arkansas | 32.4% |
California | 44.2% |
Colorado | 58.9% |
Connecticut | 59.0% |
Delaware | 42.9% |
Washington D.C. | 80.9% |
Florida | 40.5% |
Georgia | 40.3% |
Hawaii | 55.8% |
Idaho | 43.2% |
Illinois | 55.3% |
Indiana | 43.7% |
Iowa | 53.5% |
Kansas | 51.6% |
Kentucky | 40.4% |
Louisiana | 33.1% |
Maine | 54.5% |
Maryland | 56.5% |
Massachusetts | 67.2% |
Michigan | 47.9% |
Minnesota | 59.0% |
Mississippi | 32.5% |
Missouri | 39.0% |
Montana | 47.6% |
Nebraska | 47.9% |
Nevada | 48.8% |
New Hampshire | 65.2% |
New Jersey | 55.9% |
New Mexico | 45.0% |
New York | 68.9% |
North Carolina | 50.6% |
North Dakota | 48.4% |
Ohio | 39.3% |
Oklahoma | 39.0% |
Oregon | 45.7% |
Pennsylvania | 59.1% |
Rhode Island | 56.7% |
South Carolina | 36.5% |
South Dakota | 30.7% |
Tennessee | 30.6% |
Texas | 45.0% |
Utah | 41.4% |
Vermont | 54.0% |
Virginia | 52.1% |
Washington | 48.2% |
West Virginia | 41.5% |
Wisconsin | 63.0% |
Wyoming | 53.6% |
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)
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