Childcare costs in Minnesota by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $167 a week in Kittson County to $430.67 a week in Stearns County, across the 87 Minnesota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | $175est. | $147est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Anoka County | $390est. | $309est. | $165est. | $145est. |
| Becker County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Beltrami County | $255est. | $213.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Benton County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Big Stone County | $177.80est. | $151.80est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Blue Earth County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Brown County | $175est. | $147est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Carlton County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Carver County | $390est. | $309est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Cass County | $175est. | $147est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Chippewa County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Chisago County | $234.67est. | $200.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Clay County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Clearwater County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Cook County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Cottonwood County | $175est. | $147est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Crow Wing County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Dakota County | $390est. | $309est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Dodge County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $136.67est. | $126.67est. |
| Douglas County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Faribault County | $175est. | $147est. | $148.33est. | $136.67est. |
| Fillmore County | $175est. | $147est. | $136.67est. | $126.67est. |
| Freeborn County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Goodhue County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Grant County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Hennepin County | $390est. | $309est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Houston County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Hubbard County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Isanti County | $234.67est. | $200.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Itasca County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Jackson County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Kanabec County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Kandiyohi County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Kittson County | $167est. | $139est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Koochiching County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Lac qui Parle County | $175est. | $147est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Lake County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Lake of the Woods County | $255est. | $213.67est. | $188.33est. | $163.33est. |
| Le Sueur County | $175est. | $147est. | $136.67est. | $126.67est. |
| Lincoln County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Lyon County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Mahnomen County | $177.80est. | $151.80est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Marshall County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Martin County | $255est. | $213.67est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| McLeod County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Meeker County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Mille Lacs County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Morrison County | $175est. | $147est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Mower County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Murray County | $167est. | $139est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Nicollet County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Nobles County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Norman County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Olmsted County | $390est. | $309est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Otter Tail County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Pennington County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Pine County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Pipestone County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Polk County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Pope County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $148.33est. | $136.67est. |
| Ramsey County | $390est. | $309est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Red Lake County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Redwood County | $175est. | $147est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Renville County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Rice County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Rock County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Roseau County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Scott County | $390est. | $309est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Sherburne County | $234.67est. | $200.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Sibley County | $175est. | $147est. | $136.67est. | $126.67est. |
| St. Louis County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Stearns County | $430.67est. | $336.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Steele County | $234.67est. | $200.67est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Stevens County | $175est. | $147est. | $148.33est. | $136.67est. |
| Swift County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Todd County | $175est. | $147est. | $123.33est. | $125est. |
| Traverse County | $175est. | $147est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Wabasha County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Wadena County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Waseca County | $219est. | $189.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Washington County | $390est. | $309est. | $205est. | $185est. |
| Watonwan County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Wilkin County | $175est. | $147est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
| Winona County | $211est. | $181.67est. | $143.33est. | $131.67est. |
| Wright County | $247est. | $205.67est. | $176.67est. | $153.33est. |
| Yellow Medicine County | $198.67est. | $176.67est. | $128.33est. | $130est. |
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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