Childcare costs in Kansas by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $95.60 a week in Allen County to $223.73 a week in Johnson County, across the 105 Kansas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Anderson County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Atchison County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Barber County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Barton County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Bourbon County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Brown County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Butler County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $122.67est. | $98est. |
| Chase County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Chautauqua County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Cherokee County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Cheyenne County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Clark County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Clay County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Cloud County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Coffey County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Comanche County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Cowley County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Crawford County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Decatur County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Dickinson County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Doniphan County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Douglas County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Edwards County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Elk County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Ellis County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Ellsworth County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Finney County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Ford County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Franklin County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Geary County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Gove County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Graham County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Grant County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Gray County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Greeley County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Greenwood County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Hamilton County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Harper County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Harvey County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Haskell County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Hodgeman County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Jackson County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Jefferson County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Jewell County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Johnson County | $223.73est. | $182.93est. | $161.73est. | $134.80est. |
| Kearny County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Kingman County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Kiowa County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Labette County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Lane County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Leavenworth County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $120.27est. | $98est. |
| Lincoln County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Linn County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Logan County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Lyon County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Marion County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Marshall County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| McPherson County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Meade County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Miami County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $120.27est. | $98est. |
| Mitchell County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Montgomery County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Morris County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Morton County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Nemaha County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Neosho County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Ness County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Norton County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Osage County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Osborne County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Ottawa County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Pawnee County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Phillips County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Pottawatomie County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $120.27est. | $98est. |
| Pratt County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Rawlins County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Reno County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Republic County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Rice County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Riley County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $120.27est. | $98est. |
| Rooks County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Rush County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Russell County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Saline County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Scott County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Sedgwick County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $120.27est. | $98est. |
| Seward County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Shawnee County | $185.60est. | $144.27est. | $130.40est. | $108.67est. |
| Sheridan County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Sherman County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Smith County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Stafford County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Stanton County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Stevens County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Sumner County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Thomas County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Trego County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Wabaunsee County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Wallace County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Washington County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Wichita County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Wilson County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Woodson County | $95.60est. | $97.60est. | $98.40est. | $83.33est. |
| Wyandotte County | $157.33est. | $137.60est. | $120.27est. | $98est. |
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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