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87 Counties · DOL 2022

Minnesota Childcare Costs

Median weekly infant center care in Minnesota is $211. Explore childcare pricing across 87 counties.

Median Infant Care
$211/wk
Counties Tracked
87
Avg Burden Index
31.0%

Most Expensive Counties

#1Stearns County$431/wk#2Anoka County$390/wk#3Carver County$390/wk#4Dakota County$390/wk#5Hennepin County$390/wk

Most Affordable Counties

#1Kittson County$167/wk#2Murray County$167/wk#3Aitkin County$175/wk#4Brown County$175/wk#5Cass County$175/wk
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All Minnesota Counties

Stearns County
$431/wk · 30.6% burden
Anoka County
$390/wk · 21.2% burden
Carver County
$390/wk · 17.4% burden
Dakota County
$390/wk · 20.0% burden
Hennepin County
$390/wk · 21.9% burden
Olmsted County
$390/wk · 22.4% burden
Ramsey County
$390/wk · 26.0% burden
Scott County
$390/wk · 17.1% burden
Washington County
$390/wk · 18.3% burden
Beltrami County
$255/wk · 21.3% burden
Lake of the Woods County
$255/wk · 21.5% burden
Martin County
$255/wk · 21.5% burden
Benton County
$247/wk · 18.3% burden
Cook County
$247/wk · 17.9% burden
Goodhue County
$247/wk · 16.4% burden
Hubbard County
$247/wk · 19.1% burden
Lake County
$247/wk · 17.4% burden
Mille Lacs County
$247/wk · 18.9% burden
Rice County
$247/wk · 16.4% burden
Wright County
$247/wk · 12.5% burden
Chisago County
$235/wk · 12.5% burden
Isanti County
$235/wk · 14.5% burden
Sherburne County
$235/wk · 12.3% burden
Steele County
$235/wk · 15.3% burden
Clearwater County
$219/wk · 18.2% burden
Houston County
$219/wk · 15.9% burden
Itasca County
$219/wk · 17.8% burden
Kanabec County
$219/wk · 16.5% burden
Koochiching County
$219/wk · 19.1% burden
Lincoln County
$219/wk · 17.6% burden
Lyon County
$219/wk · 16.5% burden
Marshall County
$219/wk · 16.4% burden
Nicollet County
$219/wk · 14.4% burden
Nobles County
$219/wk · 18.1% burden
Norman County
$219/wk · 17.4% burden
Otter Tail County
$219/wk · 16.7% burden
Pennington County
$219/wk · 15.9% burden
Polk County
$219/wk · 16.4% burden
Waseca County
$219/wk · 15.8% burden
Becker County
$211/wk · 16.0% burden
Blue Earth County
$211/wk · 15.5% burden
Carlton County
$211/wk · 14.7% burden
Clay County
$211/wk · 14.6% burden
Crow Wing County
$211/wk · 16.6% burden
Dodge County
$211/wk · 11.8% burden
Douglas County
$211/wk · 15.1% burden
Freeborn County
$211/wk · 16.7% burden
Grant County
$211/wk · 16.2% burden
Kandiyohi County
$211/wk · 15.0% burden
McLeod County
$211/wk · 15.0% burden
Meeker County
$211/wk · 14.5% burden
Mower County
$211/wk · 16.4% burden
Pine County
$211/wk · 16.9% burden
Pope County
$211/wk · 15.4% burden
Roseau County
$211/wk · 15.6% burden
St. Louis County
$211/wk · 16.5% burden
Wabasha County
$211/wk · 14.6% burden
Winona County
$211/wk · 16.6% burden
Yellow Medicine County
$199/wk · 14.6% burden
Big Stone County
$178/wk · 14.7% burden
Mahnomen County
$178/wk · 17.5% burden
Aitkin County
$175/wk · 16.1% burden
Brown County
$175/wk · 13.6% burden
Cass County
$175/wk · 14.7% burden
Chippewa County
$175/wk · 14.7% burden
Cottonwood County
$175/wk · 14.3% burden
Faribault County
$175/wk · 14.2% burden
Fillmore County
$175/wk · 12.4% burden
Jackson County
$175/wk · 13.3% burden
Lac qui Parle County
$175/wk · 13.6% burden
Le Sueur County
$175/wk · 10.4% burden
Morrison County
$175/wk · 13.7% burden
Pipestone County
$175/wk · 13.3% burden
Red Lake County
$175/wk · 12.3% burden
Redwood County
$175/wk · 13.9% burden
Renville County
$175/wk · 13.7% burden
Rock County
$175/wk · 12.1% burden
Sibley County
$175/wk · 12.2% burden
Stevens County
$175/wk · 13.0% burden
Swift County
$175/wk · 15.6% burden
Todd County
$175/wk · 14.4% burden
Traverse County
$175/wk · 14.3% burden
Wadena County
$175/wk · 16.6% burden
Watonwan County
$175/wk · 14.0% burden
Wilkin County
$175/wk · 13.6% burden
Kittson County
$167/wk · 13.2% burden
Murray County
$167/wk · 12.1% burden
Sources: DOL National Database of Childcare Prices
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