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

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)