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Mississippi<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Married couple median income: $67,574<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average cost of care: $3,463<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall: 5.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infant care: 7.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-year-old care: 5.9%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-age care: 2.3% <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>3. Tennessee<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Married couple median income: $71,531<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average cost of care: $4,070<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall: 5.7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infant care: 8.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-year-old care: 6.3%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-age care: 2.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>4. South Carolina<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Married couple median income: $73,641<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average cost of care: $4,461<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall: 6.1%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infant care: 8.8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-year-old care: 6.3%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-age care: 3.1% <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>5. South Dakota<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Married couple median income: $77,266<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average cost of care: $4,823<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall: 6.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infant care: 7.3%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-year-old care: 6.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-age care: 5.2% <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>6. Wyoming<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Married couple median income: $84,210<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average cost of care: $5,508<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall: 6.5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infant care: 7.8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-year-old care: 6.9%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-age care: 4.9% <br\/> <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>7. Alabama<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Married couple median income: $73,523<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average cost of care: $5,272<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall: 7.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infant care: 7.7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-year-old care: 6.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School-age care: 7.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>8. 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