Childcare costs in Louisiana by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $120 a week in East Feliciana Parish to $160 a week in LaSalle Parish, across the 64 Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | $158.33est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| Allen Parish | $127.27est. | $126.41est. | $103.33est. | $103.33est. |
| Ascension Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| Assumption Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| Avoyelles Parish | $133.33est. | $132.47est. | $105.65est. | $106.67est. |
| Beauregard Parish | $127.27est. | $126.41est. | $103.33est. | $103.33est. |
| Bienville Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $103.72est. | $104.55est. |
| Bossier Parish | $157est. | $146.67est. | $137.05est. | $137.88est. |
| Caddo Parish | $157est. | $146.67est. | $137.05est. | $137.88est. |
| Calcasieu Parish | $153.33est. | $140.89est. | $136.67est. | $136.67est. |
| Caldwell Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Cameron Parish | $153.33est. | $140.89est. | $136.67est. | $136.67est. |
| Catahoula Parish | $133.33est. | $132.47est. | $105.65est. | $106.67est. |
| Claiborne Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $103.72est. | $104.55est. |
| Concordia Parish | $133.33est. | $132.47est. | $105.65est. | $106.67est. |
| De Soto Parish | $157est. | $146.67est. | $137.05est. | $137.88est. |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $143.33est. | $137.27est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| East Carroll Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| East Feliciana Parish | $120est. | $123.07est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Evangeline Parish | $131.99est. | $132.47est. | $106.67est. | $106.67est. |
| Franklin Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Grant Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $105.65est. | $106.67est. |
| Iberia Parish | $158.33est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| Iberville Parish | $143.33est. | $137.27est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| Jackson Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $103.72est. | $104.55est. |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $153.33est. | $140.89est. | $136.67est. | $136.67est. |
| Jefferson Parish | $151.67est. | $140.07est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| Lafayette Parish | $158.33est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| Lafourche Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| LaSalle Parish | $160est. | $146.67est. | $138.98est. | $140est. |
| Lincoln Parish | $156.67est. | $143.56est. | $136.67est. | $138.33est. |
| Livingston Parish | $158.34est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| Madison Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Morehouse Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Natchitoches Parish | $157est. | $146.67est. | $137.05est. | $137.88est. |
| Orleans Parish | $151.67est. | $140.07est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| Ouachita Parish | $156.67est. | $143.56est. | $136.67est. | $138.33est. |
| Plaquemines Parish | $151.67est. | $140.07est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | $120est. | $123.07est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Rapides Parish | $156.67est. | $146.67est. | $138.98est. | $140est. |
| Red River Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $103.72est. | $104.55est. |
| Richland Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Sabine Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $103.72est. | $104.55est. |
| St. Bernard Parish | $151.67est. | $140.07est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| St. Charles Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| St. Helena Parish | $133.31est. | $132.47est. | $106.67est. | $106.67est. |
| St. James Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| St. Landry Parish | $131.99est. | $132.47est. | $106.67est. | $106.67est. |
| St. Martin Parish | $158.33est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| St. Mary Parish | $131.99est. | $132.47est. | $106.67est. | $106.67est. |
| St. Tammany Parish | $158.34est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $158.34est. | $146.67est. | $140est. | $140est. |
| Tensas Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Terrebonne Parish | $150est. | $140est. | $142.32est. | $138.07est. |
| Union Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| Vermilion Parish | $131.99est. | $132.47est. | $106.67est. | $106.67est. |
| Vernon Parish | $133.33est. | $132.47est. | $105.65est. | $106.67est. |
| Washington Parish | $133.31est. | $132.47est. | $106.67est. | $106.67est. |
| Webster Parish | $131.67est. | $132.47est. | $103.72est. | $104.55est. |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | $143.33est. | $137.27est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| West Carroll Parish | $130est. | $129.24est. | $103.33est. | $105est. |
| West Feliciana Parish | $143.33est. | $137.27est. | $133.33est. | $133.33est. |
| Winn Parish | $133.33est. | $132.47est. | $105.65est. | $106.67est. |
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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