The 10 states where child care costs the most right now

Raising a family has never been more expensive. And in some places, those costs are out of control, with some families forced to spend close to 15% of their income on child care.

WalletHub set out to find the states where child care is the most expensive for a married couple, analyzing the prices of family-based and center-based child care and adjusting them by the median household income of each state.

“It costs a lot of money to take care of a child’s needs, and many parents are left with the dilemma of whether to forgo one salary to do their own child care for the first few years or to shell out a significant chunk of their income for child care services," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.

Continue reading to see if your state made the list.

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 8.22%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 12.38%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 8.87%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 11.77%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 8.15%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 13.46%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 10.42%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 11.45%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 9.89%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 12.32%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 9.17%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 13.17%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 8.87%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 11.77%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 10.01%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 12.61%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 11.61%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 11.41%

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• Cost of family-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income): 11.03%
• Cost of center-based child care (% of median annual married-couple family income) 12.84%