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Expenditures on Children by Families


The Cost of Raising a Child

January 13, 2017 Mark Lino, Economist at the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

USDA recently issued Expenditures on Children by Families, 2015 . This report is also known as “The Cost of Raising a Child.” USDA has been tracking the cost of raising a child since 1960 and this analysis examines expenses by age of child, household income, budgetary component, and region of the...

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How Much Will It Cost to Raise a Child?

August 18, 2014 Mark Lino, Ph.D.

Today, USDA released its annual Expenditures on Children by Families report, also known as the “Cost of Raising a Child,” showing that a middle-income family with a child born in 2013 can expect to spend about $245,340 ($304,480 adjusted for projected inflation *) for food, housing, childcare and...

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What Does It Cost to Raise a Child?

August 14, 2013 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

How much will that little bundle of joy cost? According to USDA’s Cost of Raising a Child report, the answer for a child born in 2012 is $241,080 for food, shelter and other necessities over the next 17 years, which translates to about $301,970 when adjusted for inflation! Speaking as a father and a...

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