Newsweek TopMassachusetts is the state with the highest child care costs in the country, according to new data from the North Carolina law office DeMayo Law.
The new data highlights which states have some of the highest and lowest child care costs nationwide, and how much of Americans' income in those states is contributed to center-based care.
Why It Matters
The affordability of child care is a growing issue confronting Americans, and can be a factor that causes some to push back having children.
Child care is considered affordable if it costs no more than 7 percent of a household's income, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but many families pay far more than this benchmark, as the DeMayo Law data shows.
The costs for looking after a child are also increasing rap
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