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U.S. state ranking of least-affordable child care for a school-aged child 2016

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

The data displays a state ranking of least-affordable child care for a school-aged child 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 North Dakota had the least affordable child care. A two-parent family, living in the North Dakota, spent 17.5% of their median income for full-time care of a school-aged child in a child care center.

North Dakota	17.5
New York	16.8
District of Columbia	11.3
Wyoming	10.7
Montana	10.5
Utah	9.8
Michigan	9.7
Oregon	9.7
Alaska	9.6
Kentucky	9.6
Alabama	9.5
Indiana	9.5
Arizona	9.4
Oklahoma	9.4
Arkansas	9.3
Idaho	9.1
West Virginia	9
Hawaii	8.8
Nevada	8.7
Pennsylvania	8.4
Massachusetts	8.1
South Dakota	7.7
New Mexico	7.6
Rhode Island	7.4
Washington	7.2
Colorado	7
Illinois	6.9
Missouri	6.9
Kansas	6.5
New Jersey	6.4
Maine	6.3
Vermont	6.2
Ohio	6.1
Wisconsin	6.1
Virginia	5.9
Florida	5.9
North Carolina	5.6
Texas	5.5
California	5.4
Iowa	4.9
Delaware	4.8
Maryland	4.8
Georgia	4.6
New Hampshire	4.5
Tennessee	4.5
South Carolina	4.1
Connecticut	3.8
Mississippi	3.7
Louisiana	3.6
Minnesota
Nebraska

U.S. state ranking of least-affordable child care for a school-aged child 2016

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