Childcare costs in Ohio by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $173.55 a week in Adams County to $295 a week in Warren County, across the 88 Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Allen County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Ashland County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Ashtabula County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Athens County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Auglaize County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Belmont County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Brown County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Butler County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Carroll County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Champaign County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Clark County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Clermont County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Clinton County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Columbiana County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Coshocton County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Crawford County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Cuyahoga County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Darke County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Defiance County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Delaware County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Erie County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Fairfield County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Fayette County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Franklin County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Fulton County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Gallia County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Geauga County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Greene County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Guernsey County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Hamilton County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Hancock County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Hardin County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Harrison County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Henry County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Highland County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Hocking County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Holmes County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Huron County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Jackson County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Jefferson County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Knox County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Lake County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Lawrence County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Licking County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Logan County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Lorain County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Lucas County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Madison County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Mahoning County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Marion County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Medina County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Meigs County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Mercer County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Miami County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Monroe County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Montgomery County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Morgan County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Morrow County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Muskingum County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Noble County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Ottawa County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Paulding County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Perry County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Pickaway County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Pike County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Portage County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Preble County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Putnam County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Richland County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Ross County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Sandusky County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Scioto County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Seneca County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Shelby County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Stark County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Summit County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Trumbull County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Tuscarawas County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Union County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Van Wert County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Vinton County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Warren County | $295 | $232 | $200 | $175 |
| Washington County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Wayne County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Williams County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
| Wood County | $221.87 | $175 | $170 | $155 |
| Wyandot County | $173.55 | $142 | $155 | $140.98 |
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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