Nearly all states' economies would grow from policies that limit families' child care expenditures: Increase in size of state economy from capping out-of-pocket infant care expenditures at 10% of income
| State | Increase in state economy | Increase in state economy (in millions) | Increase in state economy | Increase in state economy (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.0% | $562 | 1.9% | $1,099 |
| Alabama | 0.3% | $655 | 1.8% | $3,665 |
| Arkansas | 0.8% | $954 | 2.1% | $2,518 |
| Arizona | 1.3% | $3,853 | 2.1% | $6,083 |
| California | 1.5% | $33,498 | 2.1% | $49,529 |
| Colorado | 1.5% | $4,437 | 2.2% | $6,595 |
| Connecticut | 1.2% | $3,033 | 2.1% | $5,340 |
| Washington D.C. | 1.6% | $1,916 | 1.9% | $2,246 |
| Delaware | 1.2% | $774 | 2.1% | $1,356 |
| Florida | 1.2% | $10,404 | 2.1% | $17,781 |
| Georgia | 1.0% | $4,594 | 2.1% | $10,156 |
| Hawaii | 0.3% | $219 | 1.7% | $1,321 |
| Iowa | 1.1% | $1,793 | 2.1% | $3,645 |
| Idaho | 0.9% | $545 | 2.1% | $1,340 |
| Illinois | 1.6% | $11,490 | 2.3% | $16,821 |
| Indiana | 1.2% | $3,948 | 2.2% | $6,989 |
| Kansas | 1.5% | $2,177 | 2.3% | $3,329 |
| Kentucky | 0.5% | $939 | 1.8% | $3,330 |
| Louisiana | 0.2% | $625 | 1.7% | $4,356 |
| Massachusetts | 1.6% | $7,075 | 2.3% | $10,271 |
| Maryland | 1.3% | $4,378 | 2.1% | $7,240 |
| Maine | 1.1% | $623 | 1.9% | $1,009 |
| Michigan | 1.3% | $5,708 | 2.1% | $9,284 |
| Minnesota | 1.5% | $4,833 | 2.3% | $7,237 |
| Missouri | 1.1% | $3,180 | 2.3% | $6,557 |
| Mississippi | 0.3% | $290 | 1.9% | $1,971 |
| Montana | 1.1% | $472 | 2.0% | $872 |
| North Carolina | 1.5% | $7,135 | 2.4% | $11,550 |
| North Dakota | 0.4% | $232 | 1.7% | $941 |
| Nebraska | 0.7% | $771 | 2.0% | $2,170 |
| New Hampshire | 0.9% | $625 | 1.8% | $1,252 |
| New Jersey | 0.7% | $3,968 | 1.8% | $9,931 |
| New Mexico | 1.4% | $1,268 | 2.3% | $2,122 |
| Nevada | 1.4% | $1,925 | 2.2% | $2,975 |
| New York | 1.6% | $22,580 | 2.3% | $31,736 |
| Ohio | 1.1% | $6,583 | 2.2% | $12,401 |
| Oklahoma | 0.8% | $1,405 | 1.9% | $3,429 |
| Oregon | 1.6% | $3,333 | 2.3% | $4,792 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.1% | $7,560 | 2.0% | $13,172 |
| Rhode Island | 1.5% | $832 | 2.3% | $1,230 |
| South Carolina | 0.7% | $1,285 | 1.8% | $3,351 |
| South Dakota | ||||
| Tennessee | 0.4% | $1,087 | 1.6% | $4,897 |
| Texas | 1.2% | $20,139 | 2.2% | $35,942 |
| Utah | 0.8% | $1,128 | 1.9% | $2,692 |
| Virginia | 0.9% | $4,176 | 2.0% | $9,117 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | $375 | 2.1% | $623 |
| Washington | 1.4% | $5,966 | 2.1% | $8,978 |
| Wisconsin | 1.4% | $4,093 | 2.2% | $6,509 |
| West Virginia | 1.1% | $787 | 1.9% | $1,439 |
| Wyoming |
Note: These estimates use each state's median income for families with children and use Blau's (2001) finding that decreasing child care costs by 1 percent increases mothers' labor force participation by 0.2 percent.
Source: EPI analysis of CCAA (2015), U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, Blau (2001), and BEA (2016)