In 2020, the annual costs for full-time care for an infant in the state of New York totaled to 22,500 U.S. dollars. Annual full-time care costs for infants in Maryland was the highest in the country in that year, coming in at 24,500 U.S. dollars.
Average annual cost of full-time care for an infant in a child care center in the United States in 2020, by state
Characteristic
Annual cost in U.S. dollars
Maryland
24,500
District of Columbia
24,500
Massachusetts
24,100
New York
22,500
California
21,400
Vermont
20,900
Washington
20,500
Connecticut
20,500
Hawaii
20,300
Minnesota
19,900
Maine
19,500
Rhode Island
19,500
Virginia
19,000
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Center for American Progress. (June 28, 2021). Average annual cost of full-time care for an infant in a child care center in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253938/full-time-care-cost-for-an-infant-in-a-child-care-center-in-the-us-by-state/
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