Childcare costs in Illinois by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $130.78 a week in Hamilton County to $374.33 a week in DuPage County, across the 58 Illinois 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. 13 of 102 counties have no published price and are not listed.
Median weekly price by county, 2022
| County | Center, infant | Center, preschool | Family care, infant | Family care, preschool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $214.12est. | $151.67est. | $131.67est. | $131.73est. |
| Bond County | $190.78est. | $205est. | no data | no data |
| Boone County | $288.33est. | $181.67est. | $185.72est. | $158.47est. |
| Brown County | no data | no data | $125est. | $105.07est. |
| Bureau County | $207.18est. | $120est. | $145est. | $145.07est. |
| Calhoun County | no data | $115.47est. | no data | no data |
| Carroll County | no data | no data | $158.33est. | $125.07est. |
| Cass County | no data | no data | $191.67est. | $191.73est. |
| Champaign County | $309.47est. | $239est. | $147.92est. | $141.67est. |
| Christian County | $155.45est. | $141.67est. | $176est. | $146.93est. |
| Clark County | no data | no data | $125est. | $105.07est. |
| Clay County | no data | no data | $105est. | $105.07est. |
| Clinton County | $183.85est. | $162.33est. | $158.33est. | $125.07est. |
| Coles County | $172.98est. | $148.33est. | $158.33est. | $145.07est. |
| Cook County | $278.33est. | $189.17est. | $207.77est. | $176.13est. |
| Crawford County | no data | no data | $180.33est. | $138.40est. |
| Cumberland County | no data | no data | $125est. | $125.07est. |
| De Witt County | no data | no data | $138.33est. | $138.40est. |
| DeKalb County | $292.73est. | $235.83est. | $193.17est. | $183.47est. |
| Douglas County | no data | no data | $140est. | $138.40est. |
| DuPage County | $374.33est. | $315.83est. | $234.50est. | $199est. |
| Edgar County | no data | no data | $158.33est. | $125.07est. |
| Effingham County | $151.38est. | $125est. | $131.67est. | $125.07est. |
| Fayette County | $153.65est. | $125est. | $156.13est. | $145.07est. |
| Ford County | no data | no data | $158.33est. | $145.07est. |
| Franklin County | $190.78est. | $138.33est. | $191.67est. | $160.33est. |
| Fulton County | $184.45est. | $165.73est. | $158.33est. | no data |
| Greene County | no data | no data | no data | $158.40est. |
| Grundy County | $264.12est. | $189.47est. | no data | no data |
| Hamilton County | $130.78est. | $111.67est. | no data | no data |
| Hancock County | no data | $91.67est. | $91.67est. | $91.73est. |
| Henderson County | no data | no data | $131.67est. | $131.73est. |
| Henry County | $226.85est. | $182.33est. | $158.33est. | $140.53est. |
| Iroquois County | no data | no data | $131.67est. | $118.40est. |
| Jackson County | $264.12est. | $185est. | $188.07est. | $158.40est. |
| Jasper County | no data | no data | $91.67est. | $91.73est. |
| Jefferson County | $244.12est. | $178.33est. | $180.33est. | $146.93est. |
| Jo Daviess County | no data | no data | $125est. | $118.40est. |
| Johnson County | no data | no data | no data | $118.40est. |
| Kane County | $328.27est. | $277.17est. | $234.50est. | $190.13est. |
| Kankakee County | $201.67est. | $132.73est. | $147.38est. | $145est. |
| Kendall County | $285.93est. | $227.83est. | $207.83est. | $183.47est. |
| Knox County | $310.78est. | $258.33est. | $158.33est. | $146.93est. |
| Lake County | $305.40est. | $235.83est. | $207.77est. | $176.13est. |
| LaSalle County | $264.12est. | $171.67est. | $191.67est. | $191.73est. |
| Lawrence County | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| Lee County | $244.12est. | $158.33est. | $158.33est. | $158.40est. |
| Livingston County | $177.45est. | $151.67est. | $158.33est. | $158.40est. |
| Logan County | no data | no data | $158.33est. | $145.07est. |
| Macon County | $230.92est. | $191.67est. | $147.13est. | $131.73est. |
| Macoupin County | $197.45est. | $188.80est. | $131.67est. | $131.73est. |
| Madison County | $288.33est. | $208.33est. | $180.72est. | $155.93est. |
| Marion County | $164.65est. | $131.67est. | $125est. | $118.40est. |
| Mason County | no data | $211.67est. | $191.67est. | $125.07est. |
| McDonough County | $163.38est. | $158.33est. | $91.67est. | $125.07est. |
| McHenry County | $315.53est. | $281.17est. | $207.83est. | $210.13est. |
| McLean County | $313.67est. | $279est. | $180.72est. | $181.67est. |
| Menard County | $189.72est. | $162.33est. | $158.33est. | $122.87est. |
| Mercer County | $184.12est. | $171.67est. | $158.33est. | $158.40est. |
| Monroe County | $200.67est. | $168.33est. | no data | no data |
| Montgomery County | $190.78est. | $158.33est. | $158.33est. | $158.40est. |
| Morgan County | $225.52est. | $157.87est. | $181.67est. | $158.40est. |
| Moultrie County | $190.78est. | $141est. | $185est. | $145.07est. |
| Ogle County | $255est. | $175est. | $170.72est. | $155est. |
| Peoria County | $278.60est. | $193.67est. | $187.38est. | $195est. |
| Perry County | $177.45est. | $171.67est. | $188.07est. | $153.53est. |
| Piatt County | no data | no data | $158.33est. | $146.93est. |
| Pike County | no data | no data | $105est. | $98.40est. |
| Pulaski County | no data | no data | no data | $160.33est. |
| Randolph County | $230.78est. | $205est. | $125est. | $125.07est. |
| Richland County | no data | no data | $180.33est. | $131.73est. |
| Rock Island County | $281.67est. | $175est. | $185.78est. | $168.33est. |
| Saline County | $224.12est. | $158.33est. | $196.13est. | $160.33est. |
| Sangamon County | $195.87est. | $175est. | $180.72est. | $158.47est. |
| Schuyler County | no data | no data | $91.67est. | $105.07est. |
| Scott County | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| Shelby County | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| St. Clair County | $238est. | $161.67est. | $185.78est. | $158.47est. |
| Stephenson County | no data | $106.33est. | $180.33est. | $146.93est. |
| Tazewell County | $280.33est. | $181.67est. | $180.72est. | $175est. |
| Vermilion County | $177.45est. | $125est. | $180.33est. | $146.93est. |
| Warren County | no data | $203.67est. | $131.67est. | $121est. |
| Wayne County | $264.12est. | $171.67est. | $125est. | no data |
| White County | $264.12est. | $171.67est. | no data | no data |
| Whiteside County | $236.33est. | $175est. | $160.72est. | $161.67est. |
| Will County | $304.33est. | $255est. | $187.38est. | $181.67est. |
| Williamson County | $264.12est. | $171.67est. | $185est. | $158.40est. |
| Winnebago County | $281.67est. | $184.53est. | $160.72est. | $155est. |
| Woodford County | $267.13est. | $220.33est. | $147.38est. | $155est. |
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.
Related
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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