Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2-11-2026

Publication Title

Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 85

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

2

Abstract

This fact sheet reports child care affordability and cost data for the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report, “Child care costs in the United States,” highlights data on the differences in child care affordability across the United States. This fact sheet presents data on the percentage of annual income required to afford infant care for a minimum-wage worker, a typical child care worker, and a median family with children based on state-level income data for each Mountain West state. This fact sheet also reports annual costs, including college, housing, 4-year-old care, and infant care, in each Mountain West state.

Keywords

Affordability; Child care; Infant care; Minimum wage; Mountain West; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Economics | Income Distribution | Public Affairs

File Format

pdf

File Size

121 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Noll, C., Graham, I., Pande, M., Cheche, O.K., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). Child Care Costs in the Mountain West, 2025. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 85, 1-2.

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