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U.S. state ranking of least-affordable child care for an infant in a center 2016

State ranking of least-affordable child care for an infant in a center in the U.S. in 2016

The data displays a state ranking of least-affordable child care for an infant in a center in the United States in 2016. The cost of care is presented as a percentage of state median income for a two-parent family. In 2016, the state of Massachusetts had the least affordable child care. About 17.2% of the median income of a two-parent family had to be spent for full-time care for an infant in a child care center.

Massachusetts	17.2
Colorado	16.7
Utah	16
California	15.9
Oregon	15.8
Minnesota	15.7
New York	15.7
Washington	15.4
Hawaii	15.3
Indiana	15.1
Illinois	14.7
Kansas	14.6
Nevada	14.3
District of Columbia	14
Arizona	13.9
Wisconsin	13.9
Rhode Island	13.3
Pennsylvania	13.3
Vermont	13.2
Connecticut	12.8
Virginia	12.7
Maryland	12.7
Michigan	12.3
Alaska	12.1
Montana	12
New Hampshire	12
North Carolina	11.9
Florida	11.9
Iowa	11.9
Missouri	11.8
Wyoming	11.8
Ohio	11.6
Tennessee	11.6
West Virginia	11.5
Oklahoma	11.5
New Mexico	11.3
Texas	11.2
Maine	11.2
Nebraska	11.1
Delaware	11
New Jersey	10.7
Idaho	10.5
Georgia	9.8
North Dakota	9.3
Arkansas	9.2
South Carolina	8.7
Kentucky	8.1
Alabama	7.6
Mississippi	7.3
Louisiana	6.6
South Dakota

U.S. state ranking of least-affordable child care for an infant in a center 2016

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