Average monthly cost of nursing home care by room type and state U.S. 2021

In 2021, a private room in a nursing home facility in the United States cost on average 9,034 US dollars a month for a private room and 7,908 dollars for a semi-private room. Prices varied greatly from one state to another. The most expensive rooms were in nursing homes located in Alaska. In 2021, a private room in a nursing home in Alaska cost on average 31,512 US dollars per month. On the other hand, nursing homes in Missouri had the cheapest rooms.

Average monthly cost of nursing home in the United States in 2021, by room type and state

Characteristic	Semi-Private	Private
United States - National average	7,908	9,034
Alabama	6,676	7,026
Alaska	31,512	31,512
Arizona	6,540	8,030
Arkansas	6,083	6,692
California	9,794	12,167
Colorado	8,567	9,726
Connecticut	13,764	15,170
Delaware	12,273	12,577
District of Columbia	10,494	10,494
Florida	8,654	9,627
Georgia	7,011	7,604
Hawaii	12,501	14,113
Idaho	8,514	9,125
Illinois	6,266	7,156
Indiana	7,270	8,700
Iowa	6,874	7,452
Kansas	6,296	6,813
Kentucky	7,178	7,969
Louisiana	5,759	6,060
Maine	10,494	11,254
Maryland	10,342	12,167
Massachusetts	12,623	13,535
Michigan	9,095	9,855
Minnesota	11,601	13,072
Mississippi	7,118	7,314
Missouri	5,262	5,931
Montana	7,574	8,060
Nebraska	7,483	8,289
Nevada	9,216	10,007
New Hampshire	10,950	12,015
New Jersey	11,254	12,151
New Mexico	7,604	8,365
New York	12,775	13,233
North Carolina	7,483	8,213
North Dakota	11,978	12,587
Ohio	7,300	8,213
Oklahoma	5,475	6,083
Oregon	10,342	11,113
Pennsylvania	10,403	11,157
Rhode Island	9,429	10,038
South Carolina	7,285	7,984
South Dakota	7,118	7,604
Tennessee	7,148	7,665
Texas	5,125	7,092
Utah	7,178	9,125
Vermont	10,585	11,102
Virginia	8,213	9,155
Washington	9,429	10,466
West Virginia	11,619	12,212
Wisconsin	9,022	9,733
Wyoming	6,996	7,635