Cost of raising a child by state

by Writersroom Boardwalk: Massachusetts

If you are trying to figure out the total bill for one kid from birth until they turn eighteen, Hawaii is where the number hits hardest at $412,661. Right behind that Alaska clocks in at $365,047 while Maryland sits at $326,360. California comes next with a figure of $312,300 and New Jersey is practically tied just under it at $312,295. Kansas rounds out the top tier at $303,250 before Washington climbs to $297,341. Arizona follows closely at $294,982 and Nebraska is right there at $294,926. Montana lands at $293,926 and Connecticut is just a hair lower at $293,728. Maine drops to $289,573 and Colorado sits at $285,293. Florida comes in at $280,280 while New York is at $278,051. Idaho is just below that mark at $278,023 and Utah sits at $276,509. Massachusetts reaches $273,981 and Virginia drops to $266,117. Indiana finishes the high end at $264,147. The rest of the states continue down the line: Minnesota at $262,330, Wyoming at $262,014, Missouri at $261,380, North Dakota at $259,123, Oregon at $257,569, West Virginia at $254,005, Wisconsin at $253,332, Pennsylvania at $249,441, North Carolina at $247,998, Rhode Island at $245,738, Nevada at $244,944, Illinois at $244,826, Louisiana at $242,450, Oklahoma at $241,405, Delaware at $235,920, Tennessee at $235,164, Michigan at $233,218, Kentucky at $232,131, Texas at $229,891, Vermont at $229,428, Arkansas at $226,354, Ohio at $224,228, South Dakota at $222,976, Georgia at $222,713, New Mexico at $218,588, Iowa at $215,443, Alabama at $212,121, Mississippi at $208,621, South Carolina at $204,213, and finally New Hampshire at $201,963. These figures represent the full estimated cost to raise a child through age 18 across all fifty U.S. states.