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Which U.S. states have the highest and lowest cost of raising a child?

SmartAsset ranks the cost of raising a child in each state by comparing the living expenses of a household with two working adults and one child to those of a childless household with two working adults.

Jaclyn DeJohn
Posted 7/1/24

SmartAsset ranks the cost of raising a child in each state by comparing the living expenses of a household with two working adults and one child to those of a childless household with two working adults.

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