82 Counties Ranked · DOL 2022
Mississippi Childcare Cost Rankings
Mississippi counties ranked by infant center care cost, from most expensive to most affordable. The most expensive is Holmes County at $155/wk, and the most affordable is Lafayette County at $110/wk.
| Rank | County | Infant/Wk | Annual | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Holmes County | $155 | $8,046 | 27.9% Severe |
| #2 | Benton County | $154 | $8,019 | 20.7% Severe |
| #3 | Yazoo County | $153 | $7,980 | 19.1% High |
| #4 | Perry County | $153 | $7,957 | 16.5% High |
| #5 | Copiah County | $153 | $7,932 | 16.9% High |
| #6 | Marshall County | $152 | $7,929 | 15.4% High |
| #7 | Simpson County | $152 | $7,925 | 15.6% High |
| #8 | Covington County | $152 | $7,923 | 19.7% High |
| #9 | Stone County | $152 | $7,898 | 14.1% Moderate |
| #10 | Tate County | $151 | $7,870 | 12.8% Moderate |
| #11 | Tunica County | $151 | $7,828 | 18.8% High |
| #12 | Hancock County | $149 | $7,758 | 12.2% Moderate |
| #13 | Forrest County | $149 | $7,731 | 15.7% High |
| #14 | Jackson County | $148 | $7,715 | 12.8% Moderate |
| #15 | Harrison County | $148 | $7,693 | 13.9% Moderate |
| #16 | Hinds County | $148 | $7,674 | 15.8% High |
| #17 | Lamar County | $146 | $7,583 | 11.2% Moderate |
| #18 | DeSoto County | $145 | $7,564 | 9.5% Affordable |
| #19 | Rankin County | $145 | $7,554 | 9.9% Affordable |
| #20 | Madison County | $145 | $7,541 | 9.5% Affordable |
| #21 | Issaquena County | $119 | $6,190 | 34.6% Severe |
| #22 | Kemper County | $119 | $6,190 | 14.4% Moderate |
| #23 | Tallahatchie County | $119 | $6,190 | 17.5% High |
| #24 | Wilkinson County | $119 | $6,190 | 17.7% High |
| #25 | Yalobusha County | $119 | $6,174 | 13.1% Moderate |
| #26 | Wayne County | $119 | $6,171 | 17.7% High |
| #27 | Carroll County | $119 | $6,169 | 14.6% Moderate |
| #28 | Calhoun County | $118 | $6,159 | 13.8% Moderate |
| #29 | Humphreys County | $118 | $6,158 | 19.3% High |
| #30 | Tishomingo County | $118 | $6,158 | 13.5% Moderate |
| #31 | Jefferson County | $118 | $6,152 | 19.5% High |
| #32 | Tippah County | $118 | $6,146 | 12.8% Moderate |
| #33 | Webster County | $118 | $6,145 | 11.0% Moderate |
| #34 | Franklin County | $118 | $6,143 | 14.0% Moderate |
| #35 | Montgomery County | $118 | $6,141 | 16.7% High |
| #36 | Attala County | $118 | $6,139 | 14.4% Moderate |
| #37 | Chickasaw County | $118 | $6,139 | 15.3% High |
| #38 | Walthall County | $118 | $6,135 | 16.5% High |
| #39 | Choctaw County | $118 | $6,126 | 14.6% Moderate |
| #40 | Noxubee County | $118 | $6,126 | 14.5% Moderate |
| #41 | Smith County | $118 | $6,126 | 11.8% Moderate |
| #42 | Sharkey County | $118 | $6,122 | 14.9% Moderate |
| #43 | Quitman County | $118 | $6,116 | 19.6% High |
| #44 | Greene County | $118 | $6,112 | 12.2% Moderate |
| #45 | Prentiss County | $117 | $6,109 | 11.8% Moderate |
| #46 | Leake County | $117 | $6,106 | 13.1% Moderate |
| #47 | Sunflower County | $117 | $6,105 | 16.3% High |
| #48 | Jefferson Davis County | $117 | $6,102 | 16.7% High |
| #49 | Monroe County | $117 | $6,098 | 11.9% Moderate |
| #50 | Clarke County | $117 | $6,093 | 13.2% Moderate |
| #51 | Leflore County | $117 | $6,090 | 18.4% High |
| #52 | Neshoba County | $117 | $6,088 | 12.8% Moderate |
| #53 | Coahoma County | $117 | $6,085 | 16.9% High |
| #54 | Amite County | $117 | $6,082 | 17.4% High |
| #55 | Marion County | $117 | $6,077 | 15.8% High |
| #56 | Scott County | $117 | $6,071 | 13.5% Moderate |
| #57 | Claiborne County | $117 | $6,067 | 17.7% High |
| #58 | Adams County | $117 | $6,067 | 16.3% High |
| #59 | Itawamba County | $117 | $6,064 | 10.6% Moderate |
| #60 | Newton County | $117 | $6,062 | 12.3% Moderate |
| #61 | Pike County | $117 | $6,058 | 15.1% High |
| #62 | Alcorn County | $116 | $6,055 | 12.7% Moderate |
| #63 | Grenada County | $116 | $6,054 | 13.2% Moderate |
| #64 | Pontotoc County | $116 | $6,044 | 11.1% Moderate |
| #65 | Jones County | $116 | $6,042 | 12.2% Moderate |
| #66 | Winston County | $116 | $6,037 | 13.3% Moderate |
| #67 | Lincoln County | $116 | $6,037 | 12.8% Moderate |
| #68 | Panola County | $116 | $6,035 | 12.6% Moderate |
| #69 | Jasper County | $116 | $6,031 | 13.7% Moderate |
| #70 | Union County | $116 | $6,026 | 10.8% Moderate |
| #71 | George County | $116 | $6,021 | 11.7% Moderate |
| #72 | Washington County | $116 | $6,019 | 15.7% High |
| #73 | Bolivar County | $116 | $6,015 | 15.9% High |
| #74 | Lawrence County | $116 | $6,012 | 14.6% Moderate |
| #75 | Clay County | $115 | $5,991 | 16.0% High |
| #76 | Pearl River County | $115 | $5,983 | 11.0% Moderate |
| #77 | Lauderdale County | $115 | $5,965 | 13.1% Moderate |
| #78 | Warren County | $114 | $5,953 | 11.0% Moderate |
| #79 | Lee County | $114 | $5,943 | 9.2% Affordable |
| #80 | Lowndes County | $113 | $5,886 | 11.0% Moderate |
| #81 | Oktibbeha County | $112 | $5,810 | 13.5% Moderate |
| #82 | Lafayette County | $110 | $5,721 | 9.6% Affordable |
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