Illinois ranks in top 10 for most expensive states to have a baby: report

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois is reportedly the ninth most expensive state to have a baby.

According to Quote Wizard, the cost of labor and delivery in the state averages about $13,672 with health insurance averaging about $5,084.

Additionally, it costs about $12,087 for childcare in the state. 

That brings the total cost to $30,843 to have a child in Illinois in the first year.

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Those without insurance pay about 69 percent more for childbirth, the report says.

The top 10 most expensive states to have a child in are listed below:

1. Alaska - $37,910
2. Massachusetts - $36,404
3. New York - $36,157
4. Connecticut - $34,345
5. Vermont - $33,133
6. Wisconsin - $32,873
7. New Jersey, $32,646
8. California - $32,110
9. Illinois - $30,843
10. Wyoming - $30,825

The report also says that Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi are the cheapest places to have a child in.