Childcare costs in South Dakota 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 Aurora County to $178.40 a week in Minnehaha County, across the 66 South Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Beadle County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Bennett County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Bon Homme County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Brookings County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Brown County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Brule County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Buffalo County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Butte County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Campbell County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Charles Mix County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Clark County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Clay County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Codington County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Corson County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Custer County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Davison County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Day County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Deuel County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Dewey County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Douglas County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Edmunds County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Fall River County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Faulk County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Grant County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Gregory County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Haakon County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Hamlin County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Hand County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Hanson County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Harding County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Hughes County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Hutchinson County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Hyde County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Jackson County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Jerauld County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Jones County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Kingsbury County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Lake County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Lawrence County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Lincoln County | $178.40est. | $167.20est. | $119.60est. | $115.20est. |
| Lyman County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Marshall County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| McCook County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| McPherson County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Meade County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Mellette County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Miner County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Minnehaha County | $178.40est. | $167.20est. | $119.60est. | $115.20est. |
| Moody County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Oglala Lakota County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Pennington County | $154est. | $145.20est. | $115.20est. | $114est. |
| Perkins County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Potter County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Roberts County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Sanborn County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Spink County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Stanley County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Sully County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Todd County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Tripp County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Turner County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Union County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Walworth County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
| Yankton County | $150est. | $136.40est. | $102.40est. | $100est. |
| Ziebach County | $120est. | $114est. | $100est. | $100est. |
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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