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Child Care Businesses in Texas

Counts by county from the U.S. Census Bureau. No provider names or addresses.

Centers with employees (2023)
6,242
Child care workers
91,240
Average yearly pay
$25,940
Self-employed providers (2024)
50,778
18.9 businesses per 10,000 residents

Child care by county

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CountyCentersWorkersSelf-employedPer 10,000
Anderson County7767213.5
Andrews County338138.6
Angelina County2738910214.8
Aransas County4383716.5
Archer County534511.3
Atascosa County11976715.3
Austin County8926322.8
Bailey CountyNone reportedNot reported811.6
Bandera CountyNone reportedNot reported3013.6
Bastrop County1816812513.4
Baylor CountyNone reportedNot reported823.0
Bee County6623513.2
Bell County1141,30658718.1
Bexar County3406,0572,84015.4
Blanco County42268.0
Bosque County4182113.4
Bowie County2832713717.9
Brazoria County1061,72573421.5
Brazos County4379527113.0
Brewster CountyNone reportedNot reported99.5
Brooks County6253660.5
Brown County874279.1
Burleson CountyNone reportedNot reported2010.6
Burnet County8106327.6
Caldwell County6606314.2
Calhoun County6792716.6
Callahan County31487.7
Cameron County1571,4531,06028.6
Camp County3112421.1
Carson CountyNone reportedNot reported46.9
Cass County7694217.2
Castro CountyNone reportedNot reported912.3
Chambers County101508318.1
Cherokee County8798517.9
Childress County4111020.8
Clay CountyNone reportedNot reported65.7
Cochran CountyNone reportedNot reported311.8
Coleman CountyNone reportedNot reported1215.3
Collin County2825,1011,44614.9
Collingsworth CountyNone reportedNot reported311.6
Colorado County71013218.6
Comal County234411087.1
Comanche CountyNone reportedNot reported85.7
Cooke County7694612.3
Coryell County131557910.9
Crane CountyNone reportedNot reported48.7
Crockett CountyNone reportedNot reported517.7
Crosby CountyNone reportedNot reported59.9
Culberson CountyNone reportedNot reportedNot reported0.0
Dallam CountyNone reportedNot reported79.6
Dallas County5096,9045,23821.9
Dawson CountyNone reportedNot reported86.6
Deaf Smith CountyNone reportedNot reported3820.6
Delta CountyNone reportedNot reported1018.4
Denton County1953,3791,22114.5
DeWitt County4382414.0
Dimmit CountyNone reportedNot reported1720.3
Donley CountyNone reportedNot reported412.3
Duval County3253539.0
Eastland County4191510.5
Ector County2640619513.4
El Paso County1541,8121,50919.1
Ellis County3751533617.5
Erath County342409.8
Falls County5252215.6
Fannin County4564713.7
Fayette County5383415.6
Fisher CountyNone reportedNot reported513.7
Floyd CountyNone reportedNot reported47.7
Fort Bend County2353,9991,81222.9
Franklin CountyNone reportedNot reported87.5
Freestone County5142615.5
Frio County4373621.5
Gaines CountyNone reportedNot reported135.8
Galveston County661,32456017.4
Garza CountyNone reportedNot reported713.7
Gillespie County7512110.2
Goliad County349511.2
Gonzales County4471610.1
Gray County4741910.9
Grayson County2527319015.0
Gregg County3548524722.5
Grimes CountyNone reportedNot reported4113.1
Guadalupe County2445017410.8
Hale County464248.7
Hamilton County328711.9
Hansford CountyNone reportedNot reported59.8
Hardeman County319522.9
Hardin County121647615.3
Harris County1,02816,68710,77824.4
Harrison County1112412619.5
Haskell CountyNone reportedNot reported916.6
Hays County5290126011.6
Hemphill CountyNone reportedNot reported515.5
Henderson County1211110113.3
Hidalgo County3031,9952,66133.2
Hill County5365315.5
Hockley County423158.9
Hood County11143539.7
Hopkins County3305816.1
Houston CountyNone reportedNot reported4118.6
Howard County5643111.1
Hudspeth CountyNone reportedNot reportedNot reported0.0
Hunt County1519914214.4
Hutchinson County4242212.9
Jack CountyNone reportedNot reported1314.6
Jackson County5214935.6
Jasper County7889029.6
Jefferson County5255150622.0
Jim Hogg County323823.3
Jim Wells County1713410230.6
Johnson County2128124013.3
Jones County3111810.3
Karnes County3192216.7
Kaufman County2636540825.1
Kendall County6160368.6
Kerr County470326.7
Kimble CountyNone reportedNot reported1227.3
Kinney CountyNone reportedNot reported412.7
Kleberg County151335221.9
Knox CountyNone reportedNot reported515.1
La Salle CountyNone reportedNot reported68.8
Lamar County91056113.8
Lamb County4181313.3
Lampasas CountyNone reportedNot reported187.9
Lavaca County10683220.4
Lee County4331611.1
Leon County4182216.0
Liberty County1216223824.2
Limestone County3243416.6
Live Oak CountyNone reportedNot reported1613.8
Llano County61154.9
Lubbock County721,52735313.3
Lynn CountyNone reportedNot reported1220.9
Madison County5202924.9
Marion CountyNone reportedNot reported1212.3
Martin CountyNone reportedNot reported47.7
Mason County36Not reported7.6
Matagorda County5499126.4
Maverick County1421316931.5
McCulloch CountyNone reportedNot reported68.0
McLennan County5173829413.0
Medina County8887014.6
Midland County3652722715.0
Milam County7633014.5
Mills CountyNone reportedNot reported36.7
Mitchell CountyNone reportedNot reported66.7
Montague County6271510.0
Montgomery County1062,25096915.7
Moore County5412614.5
Morris County5343734.8
Nacogdoches County91817813.4
Navarro County151646815.2
Newton CountyNone reportedNot reported2218.2
Nolan County763810.4
Nueces County531,00366320.3
Ochiltree CountyNone reportedNot reported1010.2
Orange County2023613418.1
Palo Pinto County4433413.0
Panola County5563115.8
Parker County3151116511.9
Parmer CountyNone reportedNot reported66.2
Pecos CountyNone reportedNot reported128.1
Polk County3296713.3
Potter County2635120319.7
Presidio CountyNone reportedNot reported813.5
Rains CountyNone reportedNot reported1310.2
Randall County2538315512.3
Reagan CountyNone reportedNot reported824.8
Red River CountyNone reportedNot reported1815.5
Reeves CountyNone reportedNot reported107.9
Refugio County3141323.9
Roberts CountyNone reportedNot reported336.1
Robertson County3463019.2
Rockwall County2247012712.1
Runnels County51449.1
Rusk County91196413.8
Sabine County32269.0
San Augustine CountyNone reportedNot reported78.9
San Jacinto County5265019.3
San Patricio County1616814322.7
San Saba County324717.6
Scurry CountyNone reportedNot reported159.1
Shackelford CountyNone reportedNot reported39.4
Shelby County5362412.0
Smith County4762028213.6
Somervell County3381114.4
Starr County126942265.7
Stephens County34536.4
Sutton CountyNone reportedNot reported618.3
Swisher CountyNone reportedNot reported1217.3
Tarrant County4277,0203,78419.4
Taylor County2025619014.4
Terry CountyNone reportedNot reported1815.5
Throckmorton CountyNone reportedNot reported530.5
Titus County6755318.8
Tom Green County1529011811.1
Travis County2774,2861,38912.5
Trinity CountyNone reportedNot reported2819.9
Tyler County3402413.3
Upshur County3314912.2
Upton CountyNone reportedNot reported412.5
Uvalde County9734923.3
Val Verde County9908018.6
Van Zandt County101286712.3
Victoria County1823615819.3
Walker County1122913017.6
Waller County4708013.6
Ward CountyNone reportedNot reported65.4
Washington County5464112.6
Webb County6878471429.0
Wharton County85713935.2
Wichita County3042921018.5
Wilbarger CountyNone reportedNot reported2318.2
Willacy County10763522.3
Williamson County1893,39679014.6
Wilson County9107388.9
Winkler CountyNone reportedNot reported56.7
Wise County121116610.4
Wood County1193359.8
Yoakum CountyNone reportedNot reported34.0
Young County461128.9
Zapata CountyNone reportedNot reported8561.4
Zavala County5344047.8

The Census Bureau adds noise to worker counts in small counties to protect business privacy, and leaves out counts it cannot publish. Counties with no centers that have employees show "None reported".

Frequently asked questions

How many child care centers are in Texas?
Texas had 6,242 child day care businesses with paid employees in 2023, employing 91,240 people. Another 50,778 providers worked on their own in 2024.
Which Texas counties have the most child care centers?
Harris County (1,028), Dallas County (509), Tarrant County (427) have the most centers with paid employees.
How do I find a licensed child care provider in Texas?
Texas licenses child care providers. Use the state's official provider search, which you can reach from childcare.gov.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns and Nonemployer Statistics (NAICS 624410) · 2023 and 2024 data

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