State 5 facts References
Fact 1
- U.S. Census Bureau, “2024: ACS 5-Year Estimates, B23008”; U.S. Census Bureau, “2024: ACS 5-Year Estimates, B09001,”
- Child Care Aware of America, “2024 Price of Care: Child Care Affordability Analysis,”
- Child Care Aware of America, “2024 Price of Care: Child Care Affordability Analysis,”
Fact 2
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF), “FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 1 – Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served” and “FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 9 – Average Monthly Percentages of Children in Care by Age Group”
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF), “FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 1 – Average Monthly Adjusted Number of Families and Children Served”, “FY 2023 Preliminary Data Table 9 – Average Monthly Percentages of Children in Care by Age Group” , Administration for Children and Families (ACF), “Approved CCDF Plans (FY 2025-2027)” and U.S. Census Bureau, “American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Public Use Microdata Sample 2024“
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF), “CCDF Family Co-Payments by State,” (January 2025)
Fact 3
- Office of Head Start, “Performance Indicator Report, Program Year 2024”
- U.S Census Bureau, “American Community Survey 2023 Table B17001”
- U.S Census Bureau, “American Community Survey 2023 Table B17001”
Fact 4
- Internal Revenue Service, “SOI tax stats – Historic Table 2, Tax year 2022: Historic Table 2”
Fact 5
- ReadyNation, “The Child Care Crisis Costs the U.S. Economy $172 Billion Each Year,” (January 2026), “$122 Billion: The Growing, Annual Cost of the Infant-Toddler Child Care Crisis,” (February 2023)
- *Note: Indicates a full, state-specific study has not been completed yet. Data for these states is from the previous ReadyNation report (2023) which only accounts for lost earnings, productivity, and revenue from infant/toddler child care challenges.
