Kids Count

Arkansas child advocate Keesa Smith-Brantley discusses risks of Medicaid cuts, SNAP funding shifts, and child well-being in the state.

Arkansas ranks 45th in child well-being nationwide, with fewer kids in poverty but persistent racial gaps in health, education and economic stability.

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.

More than one in five children in Arkansas continue to live in poverty according to analysis based on Census data from the year 2019.