2024 Kids Count Data Book ranks Arkansas 45th in child well-being, with a 26% increase in child death rate from 2019 to 2022.
Arkansas ranks 45th in child well-being according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2024 Kids Count Data Book, a decline from 43rd in 2023. The state's child death rate increased 26% from 2019 to 2022, and teenagers ages 16-19 not in school or work increased from 7% in 2019 to 11% in 2022. Arkansas ranks below the national average in 13 out of 16 indicators, with worsening outcomes in family and community, education, health, and economics.
June 10, 2024
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