The 2026 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 43rd in 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book (AACF)
OPINION | KEESA SMITH: Let’s choose to put children first in Arkansas (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Arkansas’ rank for child well-being rises to 43 after two years at 45 (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Report: Arkansas child well-being improves in some areas but lags behind overall (Arkansas Advocate)
Report: Rising number of uninsured children in Arkansas (Talk Business & Politics)
KIDS COUNT Data Book Now Includes Scores as Well as Traditional Rankings (AACF)
Arkansas sees improvements in kids’ well-being but still lags (Axios)
Arkansas children are not OK, and here’s the data to prove it (Arkansas Times)
State funding cuts impact well-being of Arkansas kids (Public News Service)
Daily Newscast for Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (KUAR)
Arkansas Makes Modest Gains in Overall Child Well-Being State Rankings (Red River Radio)
2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Economic Well-Being (AACF)
2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Health (AACF)
2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Education (AACF)
2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Family and Community (AACF)
Christin Harper with Roby Brock (Capitol View)
Arkansas ranks 43rd in child well-being as education, health scores decline, report finds (KATV)