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Child care worker employment in the United States as of 2017, by state

Number of people employed as child care workers in the United States as of May 2017, by state

The data displays the number of people employed as child care workers in the U.S. as of May 2017, by state. As of May 2017, 58,630 people were employed as child care workers in California, the most out of any state.

California 58630
South Dakota 50090
New Mexico 40280
Florida 34190
Oregon 23740
North Dakota 20290
New Hampshire 18740
New York 18210
Idaho 17370
Massachusetts 15690
Georgia 15320
Utah 14580
Maryland 13530
Mississippi 12890
Kansas 11760
Michigan 11550
Illinois 9510
Connecticut 9440
Arizona 9400
Vermont 9080
Maine 8830
Alabama 8620
Montana 8520
Kentucky 8420
Colorado 8200
Indiana 8200
South Carolina 8120
Wisconsin 7170
Minnesota 7010
Ohio 7000
Puerto Rico 6860
Virginia 6710
Arkansas 6630
Oklahoma 6460
Iowa 5840
Tennessee 5680
Nebraska 3920
Louisiana 3180
North Carolina 3060
Missouri 2660
Rhode Island 2610
New Jersey 2550
Nevada 2410
Virgin Islands 2360
Pennsylvania 2330
West Virginia 2250
Guam 2180
District of Columbia 2030
Wyoming 1850
Alaska 1800
Washington 1800
Hawaii 1510
Delaware 1360
Texas 1290