Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-11-2026
Publication Title
Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 92
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
7
Abstract
This fact sheet presents data on child care deserts across 28 congressional districts in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah as of 2024. The percentage of young children residing in a child care desert and the urban, suburban, or rural designation of each congressional district are included. The Center for American Progress (CAP) report, ‘America’s Child Care Crisis Leaves Many Families Without Access to Licensed Care,’ includes data on all 435 U.S. congressional districts.
Keywords
Child care; Cost; Urban; Suburban; Rural; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah
Disciplines
Economic Policy | Economics | Growth and Development | Public Affairs | Social Welfare | Urban Studies
File Format
File Size
1.2 MB
Language
English
Publisher Citation
Noll, C., Kalla, Y., Olivas Ruiz, Y., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). Child Care Deserts in Mountain West Congressional Districts, 2024. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 92, 1-7.
Repository Citation
Noll, C.,
Kalla, Y.,
Olivas Ruiz, Y.,
Saladino, C. J.,
Brown, W. E.
(2026).
Child Care Deserts in Mountain West Congressional Districts, 2024.
Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 92
1-7.
Available at:
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_econdev/93
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