How much of your income do you need for infant care? It depends on where you live.

The cost of childcare has outpaced inflation over the last several decades. The cost of childcare is cited by a New York Times survey as the top reason people are having fewer children.

Another study by Child Care Aware found that in 2017, childcare for 2 children exceeded mortgage payments in 35 states and the District of Columbia. They found that married couples pay 11% of their income toward child care and single parents pay 37% of their income.

Here we examine the cost of infant care in each state as a percentage of the median household income in that state. Masschusetts comes in with the highest percentage at 76.8% and Louisiana at the lowest at 24.6%. Find out how your state measures up.

Alabama: 27.3%

Alaska: 40.6%

Arizona: 47.8%

Arkansas: 29.5%

California: 59.5%

Colorado: 60.2%

Connecticut: 61.1%

Delaware: 40.7%

Florida: 42.4%

Georgia: 37.1%

Hawaii: 50.5%

Idaho: 35.3%

Illinois: 55.6%

Indiana: 57.0%

Iowa: 41.3%

Kansas: 54.1%

Kentucky: 29.1%

Louisiana: 24.6%

Maine: 44.7%

Maryland: 54.0%

Massachusetts: 76.8%

Michigan: 50.8%

Minnesota: 61.0%

Mississippi: 25.5%

Missouri: 44.9%

Montana: 48.2%

Nebraska: 38.0%

Nevada: 41.0%

New Hampshire: 55.5%

New Jersey: 47.2%

New Mexico: 39.3%

New York: 57.3%

North Carolina: 44.1%

North Dakota: 32.6%

Ohio: 46.9%

Oklahoma: 35.7%

Oregon: 58.4%

Pennsylvania: 49.9%

Rhode Island: 62.2%

South Carolina: 32.3%

South Dakota: No data

Tennessee: 40.7%

Texas: 38.5%

Utah: 58.4%

Vermont: 45.8%

Virginia: 48.8%

Washington: 54.6%

Washinton D.C.: 51.2%

West Virginia: 41.8%

Wisconsin: 57.6%

Wyoming: 39.6%

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