ChildcareCost

STATE · CHILDCARE PRICES · COUNTY LEVEL

Childcare costs in West Virginia

MEDIAN · INFANT · CENTER-BASED

$167

per week · West Virginia · 2022 (latest official data)

MEDIAN WEEKLY PRICE · BY AGE & SETTING

West Virginia median weekly childcare price by age group and care setting.
AgeCenter-basedFamily childcare
Infant$167$154
Toddler$159$160
Preschool$165$165
School-age$146$137

MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Hardy County

$195 /wk · infant, center *

LEAST EXPENSIVE COUNTY

Clay County

$144 /wk · infant, center *

COUNTIES WITH DATA · INFANT · CENTER-BASED · WEEKLY

West Virginia counties with published prices

Counties with childcare price data, sortable by name, infant center-based weekly price, and share of median family income.
Barbour County$179 *16.7%
Berkeley County$177 *10.8%
Boone County$185 *13.6%
Braxton County$182 *20.5%
Brooke County$156 *11.0%
Cabell County$155 *11.8%
Calhoun County$166 *18.1%
Clay County$144 *13.7%
Doddridge County$164 *11.7%
Fayette County$170 *14.3%
Gilmer County$177 *14.2%
Grant County$176 *13.2%
Greenbrier County$166 *14.1%
Hampshire County$188 *14.3%
Hancock County$168 *11.5%
Hardy County$195 *17.5%
Harrison County$163 *10.9%
Jackson County$182 *13.0%
Jefferson County$165 *7.5%
Kanawha County$158 *11.2%
Lewis County$172 *12.9%
Lincoln County$189 *17.5%
Logan County$189 *19.2%
Marion County$167 *11.3%
Marshall County$163 *12.1%
Mason County$172 *12.6%
McDowell County$150 *20.8%
Mercer County$168 *13.9%
Mineral County$178 *11.0%
Mingo County$167 *17.0%
Monongalia County$153 *8.0%
Monroe County$184 *14.7%
Morgan County$181 *12.9%
Nicholas County$183 *14.6%
Ohio County$147 *8.9%
Pendleton County$179 *14.8%
Pleasants County$155 *10.5%
Pocahontas County$178 *15.2%
Preston County$183 *13.0%
Putnam County$163 *9.4%
Raleigh County$170 *13.5%
Randolph County$173 *14.1%
Ritchie County$179 *15.7%
Roane County$179 *18.5%
Summers County$195 *16.3%
Taylor County$173 *13.1%
Tucker County$185 *13.9%
Tyler County$182 *12.0%
Upshur County$173 *14.0%
Wayne County$174 *13.4%
Webster County$171 *16.0%
Wetzel County$176 *13.2%
Wirt County$179 *15.1%
Wood County$162 *11.6%
Wyoming County$185 *18.9%

* Value statistically imputed by DOL.

EXPLORE

Browse all statesNational childcare pricesCost calculator