Appendix 6
2008 Ranking of Affordability for Child Care for a School-Age Child in a Center* (1 = Highest; 50 = Lowest)
Average Annual Price of Care*
Median Income for Two Parents**
Price of Care as a Percentage of Median Two Parent Family Income
Rank (based on percentage of two-parent family income)
Hawaii
$10,719
$81,505.00
13.2%
1
State
Wisconsin
$8,008
$76,869.00
10.4%
2
Indiana
$6,341
$71,172.00
8.9%
3
Michigan
$6,656
$76,117.00
8.7%
4
Ohio
$6,459
$75,352.00
8.6%
5
Rhode Island
$7,020
$84,949.00
8.3%
6
Arizona
$5,889
$71,471.00
8.2%
7
Iowa
$5,663
$72,086.00
7.9%
8
New Mexico
$4,782
$61,537.00
7.8%
9
Kentucky
$5,018
$66,410.00
7.6%
10
Virginia
$6,604
$88,264.00
7.5%
11
Arkansas
$4,213
$58,737.00
7.2%
12
Idaho
$4,351
$62,809.00
6.9%
13
District of Columbia
$7,800
$112,852.00
6.9%
13
Alabama
$4,628
$67,460.00
6.9%
13
Oklahoma
$4,140
$61,202.00
6.8%
16
California
$5,245
$78,948.00
6.6%
17
Maine
$4,516
$68,452.00
6.6%
17
Colorado
$5,000
$78,682.00
6.4%
19
Delaware
$5,223
$83,624.00
6.2%
20
New Hampshire
$5,590
$90,310.00
6.2%
20
West Virginia
$3,480
$59,084.00
5.9%
22
Nevada
$4,430
$75,768.00
5.8%
23
Illinois
$4,688
$80,675.00
5.8%
23
Vermont
$4,252
$74,414.00
5.7%
25
Utah
$3,960
$70,049.00
5.7%
25
Kansas
$4,019
$71,933.00
5.6%
27
Missouri
$3,904
$70,550.00
5.5%
28
Oregon
$3,936
$71,286.00
5.5%
28
Washington
$4,368
$80,106.00
5.5%
28
South Carolina
$3,582
$70,104.00
5.1%
31
Connecticut
$5,080
$102,958.00
4.9%
32
Montana
$3,012
$62,629.00
4.8%
33
Alaska
$4,104
$85,684.00
4.8%
33
Massachusetts
$4,880
$102,090.00
4.8%
33
Florida
$3,387
$71,660.00
4.7%
36
New Jersey
$4,757
$101,979.00
4.7%
36
Maryland
$4,699
$103,439.00
4.5%
38
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