According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2011, the cost of raising a child from birth to eighteen years of age is approximately _____.

The USDA’s 2011 estimate for raising a child from birth through age 17 was approximately $163,440 for a middle-income family. Therefore, the correct choice is $163,440. The smaller figures listed are not the USDA’s total estimate for the full period.

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