District of Columbia Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the District of Columbia monthly child support obligation under the Income Shares model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 19%
- 1-child base rate
- #10 of 51
- base-rate rank
- No cap
- income ceiling
- 76.9%
- cases with a support order
$1,438/mo
One-child base rate at District of Columbia's median income
19% of $90,842, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for District of Columbia, divided across twelve months, 51% above the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
District of Columbia carries a top-quartile one-child base rate.
According to District of Columbia Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2022.
- 19%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 76.9%
- of cases have a support order
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Higher-band view: where District of Columbia's one-child start sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. District of Columbia is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
District of Columbia's 19% published one-child starting rate is higher than 34 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Income Shares peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2022 Peer board lists up to 10 Income Shares states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Thinner order-establishment share
District of Columbia calculator in the thinner-order third
District of Columbia sits in the bottom third on OCSE P-64 order share (76.9% · #48 of 51).
District of Columbia applies the Income Shares model with a published 19% one-child start. OCSE reports 76.9% of its Title IV-D cases carry a support order — a thinner order-establishment share than most states. Enter the incomes this model requires; the official worksheet remains the authority for a binding order.
Sources: District of Columbia Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Interactive Calculator for District of Columbia
District of Columbia uses the Income Shares to calculate child support. Both parents' combined income and each parent's share of it are used to look up the obligation on the state's published child support schedule.
Our District of Columbia interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.
Use Official District of Columbia CalculatorDistrict of Columbia Guideline Summary
~19%
1 Child
~27%
2 Children
~33%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Calculators nearest District of Columbia's 19% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does District of Columbia's one-child start read high nationally?
District of Columbia's 19% published one-child starting rate is higher than 34 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does District of Columbia publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2022 District of Columbia guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.