Childcare costs in Alabama by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $113.98 a week in Clay County to $147.25 a week in Shelby County, across the 67 Alabama counties with a published price. Pick a county for every age group and care type.
The Department of Labor does not publish one statewide price, so we don't make one up. Prices are in 2022 dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Median weekly price by county, 2022
| County | Center, infant | Center, preschool | Family care, infant | Family care, preschool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | $145.80est. | $124.97est. | $135.73est. | $129.69est. |
| Baldwin County | $133.30est. | $122.89est. | $129.48est. | $129.48est. |
| Barbour County | $121.85est. | $110.40est. | $104.87est. | $105.72est. |
| Bibb County | $136.43est. | $128.72est. | $103.58est. | $103.58est. |
| Blount County | $145.92est. | $137.95est. | $145.57est. | $129.32est. |
| Bullock County | $145.80est. | $124.97est. | $135.73est. | $129.69est. |
| Butler County | $144.84est. | $124.15est. | $135.57est. | $129.54est. |
| Calhoun County | $114.77est. | $114.56est. | $103.58est. | $103.58est. |
| Chambers County | $134.97est. | $125.60est. | $133.58est. | $128.41est. |
| Cherokee County | $117.55est. | $102.81est. | $82.77est. | $83.84est. |
| Chilton County | $144.84est. | $124.15est. | $135.57est. | $129.54est. |
| Choctaw County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Clarke County | $132.34est. | $122est. | $129.32est. | $129.32est. |
| Clay County | $113.98est. | $113.80est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Cleburne County | $113.98est. | $113.80est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Coffee County | $121.85est. | $110.40est. | $104.87est. | $105.72est. |
| Colbert County | $136.01est. | $127.05est. | $146.08est. | $140.05est. |
| Conecuh County | $132.34est. | $122est. | $129.32est. | $129.32est. |
| Coosa County | $113.98est. | $113.80est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Covington County | $145.80est. | $124.97est. | $135.73est. | $129.69est. |
| Crenshaw County | $121.13est. | $109.71est. | $104.75est. | $105.61est. |
| Cullman County | $134.93est. | $126.09est. | $145.92est. | $139.88est. |
| Dale County | $121.85est. | $110.40est. | $104.87est. | $105.72est. |
| Dallas County | $145.80est. | $124.97est. | $135.73est. | $129.69est. |
| DeKalb County | $117.55est. | $102.81est. | $82.77est. | $83.84est. |
| Elmore County | $145.80est. | $124.97est. | $135.73est. | $129.69est. |
| Escambia County | $133.30est. | $122.89est. | $129.48est. | $129.48est. |
| Etowah County | $118.31est. | $103.52est. | $82.87est. | $83.94est. |
| Fayette County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Franklin County | $134.93est. | $126.09est. | $145.92est. | $139.88est. |
| Geneva County | $121.13est. | $109.71est. | $104.75est. | $105.61est. |
| Greene County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Hale County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Henry County | $121.13est. | $109.71est. | $104.75est. | $105.61est. |
| Houston County | $121.85est. | $110.40est. | $104.87est. | $105.72est. |
| Jackson County | $117.55est. | $102.81est. | $82.77est. | $83.84est. |
| Jefferson County | $146.83est. | $138.76est. | $145.57est. | $129.32est. |
| Lamar County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Lauderdale County | $136.01est. | $127.05est. | $146.08est. | $140.05est. |
| Lawrence County | $134.93est. | $126.09est. | $145.92est. | $139.88est. |
| Lee County | $134.97est. | $125.60est. | $133.58est. | $128.41est. |
| Limestone County | $136.01est. | $127.05est. | $146.08est. | $140.05est. |
| Lowndes County | $144.84est. | $124.15est. | $135.57est. | $129.54est. |
| Macon County | $134.97est. | $125.60est. | $133.58est. | $128.41est. |
| Madison County | $136.01est. | $127.05est. | $146.08est. | $140.05est. |
| Marengo County | $136.43est. | $128.72est. | $103.58est. | $103.58est. |
| Marion County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Marshall County | $118.31est. | $103.52est. | $82.87est. | $83.94est. |
| Mobile County | $133.30est. | $122.89est. | $129.48est. | $129.48est. |
| Monroe County | $132.34est. | $122est. | $129.32est. | $129.32est. |
| Montgomery County | $145.50est. | $124.71est. | $135.57est. | $129.54est. |
| Morgan County | $136.01est. | $127.05est. | $146.08est. | $140.05est. |
| Perry County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Pickens County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Pike County | $121.85est. | $110.40est. | $104.87est. | $105.72est. |
| Randolph County | $113.98est. | $113.80est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Russell County | $134.97est. | $125.60est. | $133.58est. | $128.41est. |
| Shelby County | $147.25est. | $139.13est. | $145.73est. | $129.48est. |
| St. Clair County | $145.92est. | $137.95est. | $145.57est. | $129.32est. |
| Sumter County | $135.57est. | $127.90est. | $103.46est. | $103.46est. |
| Talladega County | $114.77est. | $114.56est. | $103.58est. | $103.58est. |
| Tallapoosa County | $133.98est. | $124.67est. | $133.42est. | $128.25est. |
| Tuscaloosa County | $136.43est. | $128.72est. | $103.58est. | $103.58est. |
| Walker County | $145.92est. | $137.95est. | $145.57est. | $129.32est. |
| Washington County | $132.34est. | $122est. | $129.32est. | $129.32est. |
| Wilcox County | $144.84est. | $124.15est. | $135.57est. | $129.54est. |
| Winston County | $134.93est. | $126.09est. | $145.92est. | $139.88est. |
Infant = 0–23 months; preschool = 36–54 months. "est." = the source estimated the value (for example, carried it forward from an earlier survey year); each county page explains how. Toddler and school-age prices are on each county page.
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Source
- U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx) Data period: study year 2022 (prices from state childcare market rate surveys; latest year in the file). Retrieved October 11, 2026. License: U.S. Government work (DOL); public domain. Cite: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices.
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