Child Care Ratios by State
Georgia has the highest Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 in 2026 (6), followed by New Mexico (6) and Idaho (6). Kansas has the lowest (3).
Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1, 2026
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Biggest changes · 2025 → 2026
49 states have a value in both years.
Largest increases
No places moved this way.
Largest decreases
Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 1 |  New Mexico | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 |  Idaho | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Ohio | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 |  North Carolina | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Arizona | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Colorado | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 |  South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Alabama | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 |  Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Louisiana | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 |  Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Mississippi | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 |  Alaska | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 |  Texas | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 |  Florida | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  New York | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 |  Pennsylvania | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  Illinois | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  Michigan | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 |  Virginia | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 |  Washington | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 15 |  Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  Indiana | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  Missouri | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 |  Oregon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Utah | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 |  Nevada | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  Iowa | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 |  West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Hawaii | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  New Hampshire | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  Maine | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Montana | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 |  Delaware | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  South Dakota | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  North Dakota | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 |  Vermont | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 47 |  California | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 |  Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 47 |  Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 |  Kansas | 3 | 6 | 6 |
What correlates with Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 (2026)?
Pearson r against 2,104 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1?
- Georgia has the highest Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 in 2026, at 6, followed by New Mexico (6) and Idaho (6).
- Which state has the lowest Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1?
- Kansas has the lowest Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 in 2026, at 3.
- What is the median Child to Staff Ratio: Ages 0-1 across US states?
- The median is 4 across the 50 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this child care ratios by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Child-Staff Ratios and Maximum Group Size Requirements in 2011.