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The Cost of Raising a Child based on figures provided by the USDA (latest available:2001)
The full report can be found here.
The Cost of Raising a Child
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Incomes Averaged
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| Lower
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Middle
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Upper
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| Ages 0-2
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$6,490
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$9,030
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$13,430
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| Housing
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2,500
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3,380
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5,370
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| Food
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910
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1,090
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1,440
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| Transportation
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780
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1,160
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1,630
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| Clothing
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370
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430
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570
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| Health Care
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460
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610
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700
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| Child Care/Education
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840
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1,380
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2,090
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| Miscellaneous
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630
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980
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1,630
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Ages 3-5
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$6,630
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$9,260
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$13,720
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| Housing
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2,470
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3,350
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5,340
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| Food
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1,010
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1,260
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1,630
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| Transportation
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750
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1,130
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1,600
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| Clothing
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360
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420
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560
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| Health Care
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440
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580
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670
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| Child Care/Education
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950
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1,530
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2,270
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| Miscellaneous
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650
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990
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1,650
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Ages 6-8
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$6,710
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$9,260
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$13,570
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| Housing
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2,380
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3,260
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5,250
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| Food
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1,300
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1,600
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1,970
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| Transportation
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880
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1,260
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1,720
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| Clothing
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400
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470
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610
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| Health Care
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510
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660
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770
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| Child Care/Education
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560
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980
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1,560
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| Miscellaneous
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680
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1,030
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1,690
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Ages 9-11
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$6,730
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$9,190
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$13,410
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| Housing
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2,150
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3,030
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5,020
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| Food
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1,560
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1,890
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2,290
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| Transportation
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950
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1,330
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1,800
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| Clothing
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450
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520
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670
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| Health Care
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560
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720
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820
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| Child Care/Education
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340
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640
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1,090
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| Miscellaneous
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720
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1,060
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1,720
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Ages 12-14
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$7,560
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$9,940
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$14,260
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| Housing
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2,400
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3,280
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5,270
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| Food
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1,640
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1,900
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2,400
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| Transportation
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1,070
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1,450
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1,920
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| Clothing
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750
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870
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1,100
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| Health Care
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560
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720
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830
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| Child Care/Education
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240
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470
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840
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| Miscellaneous
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900
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1,250
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1,900
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Ages 15-17
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$7,480
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$10,140
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$14,670
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| Housing
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1,940
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2,820
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4,810
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| Food
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1,780
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2,100
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2,530
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| Transportation
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1,440
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1,840
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2,330
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| Clothing
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660
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780
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1,000
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| Health Care
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600
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770
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870
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| Child Care/Education
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400
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810
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1,470
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| Miscellaneous
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660
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1.010
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1,660
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