Childcare costs in South Carolina by county
2022 prices (latest official data)
In 2022, the median price of full-time infant care at a childcare center ranged from $93.88 a week in Barnwell County to $222.26 a week in Lancaster County, across the 46 South Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Aiken County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Allendale County | $112.62est. | $97.70est. | $116.11est. | $126.11est. |
| Anderson County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Bamberg County | $112.62est. | $97.70est. | $116.11est. | $126.11est. |
| Barnwell County | $93.88est. | $103.88est. | $117.21est. | $127.21est. |
| Beaufort County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Berkeley County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Calhoun County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Charleston County | $202.04est. | $183.94est. | $138.76est. | $134.40est. |
| Cherokee County | $112.62est. | $97.70est. | $116.11est. | $126.11est. |
| Chester County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Chesterfield County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Clarendon County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Colleton County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Darlington County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Dillon County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Dorchester County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Edgefield County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Fairfield County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Florence County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Georgetown County | $222.26est. | $162.67est. | $154.20est. | $143.25est. |
| Greenville County | $202.04est. | $183.94est. | $138.76est. | $134.40est. |
| Greenwood County | $222.26est. | $162.67est. | $154.20est. | $143.25est. |
| Hampton County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Horry County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Jasper County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Kershaw County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Lancaster County | $222.26est. | $162.67est. | $154.20est. | $143.25est. |
| Laurens County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Lee County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Lexington County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Marion County | $112.62est. | $97.70est. | $116.11est. | $126.11est. |
| Marlboro County | $112.62est. | $97.70est. | $116.11est. | $126.11est. |
| McCormick County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Newberry County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Oconee County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Orangeburg County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Pickens County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Richland County | $202.04est. | $183.94est. | $138.76est. | $134.40est. |
| Saluda County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| Spartanburg County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Sumter County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
| Union County | $111.03est. | $121.03est. | $132.78est. | $136.11est. |
| Williamsburg County | $117.21est. | $127.21est. | $133.88est. | $137.21est. |
| York County | $198.93est. | $181.12est. | $137.53est. | $133.25est. |
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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