99 Counties Ranked · DOL 2022
North Carolina Childcare Cost Rankings
North Carolina counties ranked by infant center care cost, from most expensive to most affordable. The most expensive is Orange County at $355/wk, and the most affordable is Tyrrell County at $109/wk.
| Rank | County | Infant/Wk | Annual | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Orange County | $355 | $18,453 | 21.5% Severe |
| #2 | Durham County | $317 | $16,487 | 22.0% Severe |
| #3 | Wake County | $307 | $15,979 | 16.5% High |
| #4 | Mecklenburg County | $284 | $14,774 | 18.6% High |
| #5 | Cabarrus County | $258 | $13,392 | 16.0% High |
| #6 | Union County | $248 | $12,906 | 13.5% Moderate |
| #7 | Avery County | $238 | $12,352 | 23.1% Severe |
| #8 | Dare County | $230 | $11,967 | 15.0% High |
| #9 | Chatham County | $228 | $11,834 | 14.1% Moderate |
| #10 | Guilford County | $227 | $11,779 | 18.7% High |
| #11 | Iredell County | $223 | $11,601 | 15.9% High |
| #12 | New Hanover County | $223 | $11,601 | 17.2% High |
| #13 | Johnston County | $216 | $11,255 | 14.9% Moderate |
| #14 | Cherokee County | $209 | $10,864 | 22.1% Severe |
| #15 | Clay County | $209 | $10,864 | 19.0% High |
| #16 | Gates County | $209 | $10,864 | 19.5% High |
| #17 | Davie County | $208 | $10,828 | 15.7% High |
| #18 | Pitt County | $208 | $10,828 | 19.7% High |
| #19 | Haywood County | $203 | $10,572 | 18.7% High |
| #20 | Caswell County | $203 | $10,531 | 18.5% High |
| #21 | Forsyth County | $203 | $10,531 | 17.2% High |
| #22 | Onslow County | $203 | $10,531 | 17.6% High |
| #23 | Craven County | $200 | $10,417 | 16.9% High |
| #24 | Franklin County | $200 | $10,411 | 14.8% Moderate |
| #25 | Granville County | $200 | $10,411 | 15.3% High |
| #26 | Pender County | $199 | $10,371 | 13.9% Moderate |
| #27 | Rowan County | $199 | $10,352 | 17.3% High |
| #28 | Carteret County | $199 | $10,339 | 15.4% High |
| #29 | Lincoln County | $197 | $10,258 | 13.6% Moderate |
| #30 | Perquimans County | $197 | $10,246 | 17.2% High |
| #31 | Harnett County | $197 | $10,233 | 15.7% High |
| #32 | Northampton County | $195 | $10,129 | 22.2% Severe |
| #33 | Yancey County | $195 | $10,129 | 19.1% High |
| #34 | Henderson County | $195 | $10,114 | 15.4% High |
| #35 | Randolph County | $191 | $9,935 | 17.6% High |
| #36 | Buncombe County | $191 | $9,920 | 14.9% Moderate |
| #37 | Edgecombe County | $190 | $9,904 | 21.4% Severe |
| #38 | Moore County | $189 | $9,817 | 12.6% Moderate |
| #39 | Transylvania County | $188 | $9,791 | 15.8% High |
| #40 | Stanly County | $186 | $9,677 | 16.0% High |
| #41 | Beaufort County | $185 | $9,631 | 17.2% High |
| #42 | Brunswick County | $184 | $9,560 | 13.4% Moderate |
| #43 | Cumberland County | $183 | $9,535 | 17.2% High |
| #44 | Wilkes County | $183 | $9,524 | 19.4% High |
| #45 | Catawba County | $183 | $9,519 | 15.3% High |
| #46 | Pamlico County | $183 | $9,511 | 17.0% High |
| #47 | Martin County | $182 | $9,445 | 21.1% Severe |
| #48 | Camden County | $181 | $9,404 | 11.9% Moderate |
| #49 | Jackson County | $181 | $9,404 | 18.3% High |
| #50 | Burke County | $181 | $9,403 | 17.5% High |
| #51 | Davidson County | $181 | $9,403 | 16.1% High |
| #52 | Polk County | $181 | $9,393 | 15.5% High |
| #53 | Montgomery County | $181 | $9,392 | 16.9% High |
| #54 | Watauga County | $180 | $9,380 | 18.7% High |
| #55 | Macon County | $178 | $9,261 | 18.1% High |
| #56 | Surry County | $176 | $9,164 | 17.4% High |
| #57 | Wilson County | $175 | $9,108 | 18.3% High |
| #58 | Halifax County | $174 | $9,064 | 21.8% Severe |
| #59 | Currituck County | $172 | $8,947 | 10.8% Moderate |
| #60 | Hyde County | $170 | $8,848 | 20.2% Severe |
| #61 | Person County | $170 | $8,848 | 14.6% Moderate |
| #62 | Lenoir County | $170 | $8,823 | 20.5% Severe |
| #63 | Stokes County | $170 | $8,823 | 15.3% High |
| #64 | Ashe County | $169 | $8,762 | 17.8% High |
| #65 | Bertie County | $164 | $8,538 | 20.5% Severe |
| #66 | Caldwell County | $164 | $8,538 | 16.3% High |
| #67 | McDowell County | $164 | $8,523 | 15.9% High |
| #68 | Rutherford County | $161 | $8,377 | 16.6% High |
| #69 | Vance County | $161 | $8,351 | 17.3% High |
| #70 | Pasquotank County | $159 | $8,286 | 13.5% Moderate |
| #71 | Alexander County | $159 | $8,263 | 13.2% Moderate |
| #72 | Anson County | $159 | $8,254 | 19.7% High |
| #73 | Cleveland County | $159 | $8,254 | 16.3% High |
| #74 | Nash County | $157 | $8,178 | 14.4% Moderate |
| #75 | Hertford County | $155 | $8,053 | 17.4% High |
| #76 | Washington County | $154 | $8,014 | 20.6% Severe |
| #77 | Swain County | $154 | $7,982 | 15.1% High |
| #78 | Wayne County | $153 | $7,978 | 14.7% Moderate |
| #79 | Hoke County | $150 | $7,775 | 13.6% Moderate |
| #80 | Mitchell County | $149 | $7,759 | 14.0% Moderate |
| #81 | Madison County | $149 | $7,738 | 13.7% Moderate |
| #82 | Gaston County | $148 | $7,687 | 12.3% Moderate |
| #83 | Robeson County | $148 | $7,685 | 19.5% High |
| #84 | Alamance County | $145 | $7,550 | 12.4% Moderate |
| #85 | Lee County | $145 | $7,550 | 12.4% Moderate |
| #86 | Scotland County | $142 | $7,400 | 17.6% High |
| #87 | Columbus County | $139 | $7,239 | 16.8% High |
| #88 | Yadkin County | $137 | $7,123 | 12.4% Moderate |
| #89 | Richmond County | $137 | $7,115 | 16.8% High |
| #90 | Rockingham County | $137 | $7,115 | 14.0% Moderate |
| #91 | Sampson County | $137 | $7,115 | 14.2% Moderate |
| #92 | Warren County | $137 | $7,115 | 16.8% High |
| #93 | Chowan County | $131 | $6,831 | 13.3% Moderate |
| #94 | Duplin County | $131 | $6,831 | 13.8% Moderate |
| #95 | Jones County | $131 | $6,831 | 12.9% Moderate |
| #96 | Greene County | $129 | $6,703 | 13.3% Moderate |
| #97 | Alleghany County | $109 | $5,692 | 13.5% Moderate |
| #98 | Bladen County | $109 | $5,692 | 14.1% Moderate |
| #99 | Tyrrell County | $109 | $5,692 | 10.3% Moderate |
1 County Without Data
The DOL has not published market rate survey data for these counties.
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