2026 Kids Count Data Book: Family and Community
Despite progress made, Arkansas remains 49th in the country for births to teens, 45th for Family and Community Domain According to the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Arkansas’s teen birth […]
2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Economic Well-Being
Arkansas has made modest progress in the economic well-being of children but needs remain In the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which is based on the most recent 2024 data, […]
KIDS COUNT Data Book Now Includes Scores as Well as Traditional Rankings
For more than 35 years, the KIDS COUNT Data Book has ranked states on child well-being overall and in four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, and Family and Community. In […]
Arkansas Ranks 43rd in 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book
New Scoring Index from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Increase Accountability by Showing How Arkansas’s Policies and Investment Affect Children’s Daily Lives Sharp increases in the children’s uninsured rate […]
Repost: What Baby Bonds Mean to Us, to Arkansas, and to the South
Editor’s note: The following was originally published on the website of The New School Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy. See the original here. Stay tuned for an upcoming […]
Tax and Budget 201: The Two Sides of Affordability
“Affordability” has recently leapt into the national political consciousness with a vengeance. Of course, affordability is not a new challenge for Arkansas families that sit down at the kitchen table […]
Arkansas Advocates and Circles NWA join national Beyond the Cliff coalition to address upward mobility of families with low incomes
With support from Kresge Foundation, coalition includes 70+ partners across 27 states tackling barriers to economic mobility. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Circles NWA today announced their participation in […]
Child Poverty Increases by 5.6% in Arkansas
Public Policies and Programs Proven to Reduce the Rate The rate of children living in poverty in Arkansas has surged from 8.9% in 2019-21 to 14.5% in 2022-24. This dramatic […]
Arkansas, It’s Time to Dive Deep: A Review of Disaggregated Data Shows the Real Risks Arkansas’s Black and Brown Children Are Currently Facing
The KIDS COUNT Data Book tracks children’s well-being across four domains and 16 indicators. The topline numbers are not encouraging — overall, Arkansas ranks 45th in child well-being. However, the disaggregated data […]
Arkansas Children Are Left Behind by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Child Tax Credit
No child should face the crushing effects of poverty, and an Arkansas child tax credit will make a tremendous difference.