The 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book is a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is Arkansas’s member of the national KIDS COUNT network.
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Stories And Posts About Arkansas’s Ranking
Arkansas Ranks 45th In 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book (AACF)
OPINION | KEESA SMITH: We need a plan (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Arkansas ranks 45th in child well-being for 2nd year (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
New report ranks AR near bottom for child well-being (Public News Service)
One in 5 Arkansas kids live in poverty, and it could get worse, advocates say (Axios)
Arkansas stuck among bottom five states for child well-being, report shows (Arkansas Advocate)
Arkansas ranks 45th in 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book (Magnolia Reporter)
Arkansas ranks 45th for child well-being in national report, despite modest gains (KLRT)
Arkansas ranks 45th in latest child well-being ranking (Talk Business & Politics)
Arkansas among bottom five states for child well-being, mirroring last year’s results (THV11)