How much does it cost to raise a child to age 17 in the U.S.?
Money hard Data from 2022
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$310,605
Roughly $310.6K.
Brookings updated the USDA’s long-running estimate to roughly $310,000 for a middle-income family raising one child from birth to 17 — and that stops before college. Housing is the largest single component, followed by food and childcare. Cost per child falls noticeably as families get larger.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Brookings Institution, updating USDA methodology |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2022 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
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