Arkansas children continue to fare poorly, according to the Annie E. Casey Kids Count Data Book. The experience of growing up in Arkansas has worsened in most areas of child well-being, according to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new report that was released by the US Census Bureau has shown that Arkansas has some of the highest child poverty rates in the country. Some local organizations have been ...

Arkansas, particularly in the mountainous regions, has often been criticized as being the home of the oft-caricatured hillbilly. The hillbilly of lore is lazy, shoeless, and, due to a lack of indoor ...

The federal government's expansion of the child tax credit -- one of many stimulus programs in response to the pandemic -- ended at the end of 2021. Other safety net expansions ended around the same ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas ranks 45th in the nation for overall child well-being, according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After spending weeks collecting signatures, the Arkansas Period Poverty Project did not get enough to make the November ballot. The Arkansas Period Poverty Project had to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Period Poverty Project failed to gather enough signatures to get an act on this year's ballot that would have saved people money on feminine hygiene products and ...

New U.S. Census Bureau data released last week paints a positive picture for Arkansas, at least in relative terms. The state- and local-level statistics come from the 2016 American Community Survey.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau says the percentage of Arkansas residents living below the poverty line is shrinking. According to the survey, Arkansas ranked ...

The percentage of Arkansans living below the poverty line has declined to its lowest level since 2005, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Arkansas' poverty rate of 17.2 percent ...