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100 Counties · DOL 2022

North Carolina Childcare Costs

Median weekly infant center care in North Carolina is $181. Explore childcare pricing across 100 counties.

Median Infant Care
$181/wk
Counties Tracked
100
Avg Burden Index
31.0%

Most Expensive Counties

#1Orange County$355/wk#2Durham County$317/wk#3Wake County$307/wk#4Mecklenburg County$284/wk#5Cabarrus County$258/wk

Most Affordable Counties

#1Alleghany County$109/wk#2Bladen County$109/wk#3Tyrrell County$109/wk#4Greene County$129/wk#5Chowan County$131/wk
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All North Carolina Counties

Orange County
$355/wk · 21.5% burden
Durham County
$317/wk · 22.0% burden
Wake County
$307/wk · 16.5% burden
Mecklenburg County
$284/wk · 18.6% burden
Cabarrus County
$258/wk · 16.0% burden
Union County
$248/wk · 13.5% burden
Avery County
$238/wk · 23.1% burden
Dare County
$230/wk · 15.0% burden
Chatham County
$228/wk · 14.1% burden
Guilford County
$227/wk · 18.7% burden
Iredell County
$223/wk · 15.9% burden
New Hanover County
$223/wk · 17.2% burden
Johnston County
$216/wk · 14.9% burden
Cherokee County
$209/wk · 22.1% burden
Clay County
$209/wk · 19.0% burden
Gates County
$209/wk · 19.5% burden
Davie County
$208/wk · 15.7% burden
Pitt County
$208/wk · 19.7% burden
Haywood County
$203/wk · 18.7% burden
Caswell County
$203/wk · 18.5% burden
Forsyth County
$203/wk · 17.2% burden
Onslow County
$203/wk · 17.6% burden
Craven County
$200/wk · 16.9% burden
Franklin County
$200/wk · 14.8% burden
Granville County
$200/wk · 15.3% burden
Pender County
$199/wk · 13.9% burden
Rowan County
$199/wk · 17.3% burden
Carteret County
$199/wk · 15.4% burden
Lincoln County
$197/wk · 13.6% burden
Perquimans County
$197/wk · 17.2% burden
Harnett County
$197/wk · 15.7% burden
Northampton County
$195/wk · 22.2% burden
Yancey County
$195/wk · 19.1% burden
Henderson County
$195/wk · 15.4% burden
Randolph County
$191/wk · 17.6% burden
Buncombe County
$191/wk · 14.9% burden
Edgecombe County
$190/wk · 21.4% burden
Moore County
$189/wk · 12.6% burden
Transylvania County
$188/wk · 15.8% burden
Stanly County
$186/wk · 16.0% burden
Beaufort County
$185/wk · 17.2% burden
Brunswick County
$184/wk · 13.4% burden
Cumberland County
$183/wk · 17.2% burden
Wilkes County
$183/wk · 19.4% burden
Catawba County
$183/wk · 15.3% burden
Pamlico County
$183/wk · 17.0% burden
Martin County
$182/wk · 21.1% burden
Camden County
$181/wk · 11.9% burden
Jackson County
$181/wk · 18.3% burden
Burke County
$181/wk · 17.5% burden
Davidson County
$181/wk · 16.1% burden
Polk County
$181/wk · 15.5% burden
Montgomery County
$181/wk · 16.9% burden
Watauga County
$180/wk · 18.7% burden
Macon County
$178/wk · 18.1% burden
Surry County
$176/wk · 17.4% burden
Wilson County
$175/wk · 18.3% burden
Halifax County
$174/wk · 21.8% burden
Currituck County
$172/wk · 10.8% burden
Hyde County
$170/wk · 20.2% burden
Person County
$170/wk · 14.6% burden
Lenoir County
$170/wk · 20.5% burden
Stokes County
$170/wk · 15.3% burden
Ashe County
$169/wk · 17.8% burden
Bertie County
$164/wk · 20.5% burden
Caldwell County
$164/wk · 16.3% burden
McDowell County
$164/wk · 15.9% burden
Rutherford County
$161/wk · 16.6% burden
Vance County
$161/wk · 17.3% burden
Pasquotank County
$159/wk · 13.5% burden
Alexander County
$159/wk · 13.2% burden
Anson County
$159/wk · 19.7% burden
Cleveland County
$159/wk · 16.3% burden
Nash County
$157/wk · 14.4% burden
Hertford County
$155/wk · 17.4% burden
Washington County
$154/wk · 20.6% burden
Swain County
$154/wk · 15.1% burden
Wayne County
$153/wk · 14.7% burden
Hoke County
$150/wk · 13.6% burden
Mitchell County
$149/wk · 14.0% burden
Madison County
$149/wk · 13.7% burden
Gaston County
$148/wk · 12.3% burden
Robeson County
$148/wk · 19.5% burden
Alamance County
$145/wk · 12.4% burden
Lee County
$145/wk · 12.4% burden
Scotland County
$142/wk · 17.6% burden
Columbus County
$139/wk · 16.8% burden
Yadkin County
$137/wk · 12.4% burden
Richmond County
$137/wk · 16.8% burden
Rockingham County
$137/wk · 14.0% burden
Sampson County
$137/wk · 14.2% burden
Warren County
$137/wk · 16.8% burden
Chowan County
$131/wk · 13.3% burden
Duplin County
$131/wk · 13.8% burden
Jones County
$131/wk · 12.9% burden
Greene County
$129/wk · 13.3% burden
Alleghany County
$109/wk · 13.5% burden
Bladen County
$109/wk · 14.1% burden
Tyrrell County
$109/wk · 10.3% burden
Graham County
N/A · No data
Sources: DOL National Database of Childcare Prices
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