Affordability of Private Pay Long-Term Services and Supports in All States and the US

AARP Public Policy Institute

Published March 12, 2026

The private-pay costs of long-term services and supports has long been unaffordable for most Americans. This interactive tool shows the annual cost of long-term services and supports in the United States by state, year, and type of service.

For more on LTSS affordability, see the AARP Public Policy Institute paper, Long-Term Services and Supports are Becoming Even More Unaffordable for Middle-Class Americans.

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