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A new report provides state data profiles that trace the experiences of young people ages 14 to 21 who were in foster care between 2006 and 2021. In Arkansas, the number of foster youths near adulthood has dropped slightly. Youth age 14 and up in foster care dropped from 28% in 2006 to 20% in 2021.
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Arkansas ranks 43rd in child well-being, according to a new national report. Child poverty rates in the state are especially high, despite improvements over the past decade.
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More than one in five children in Arkansas continue to live in poverty according to analysis based on Census data from the year 2019.