100 Arkansans Project: For Every 100 Children Under Age 18

This infographic, part of our 100 Arkansans initiative, illustrates demographic and health statistics for Arkansas children under age 18.

Key takeaways

For every 100 children under age 18:

• 98 report good, very good, or excellent health and two report fair or poor health.
• 58 receive free lunch, seven receive reduced-price lunch, and 35 do not receive either.
• 20 live in food insecure households.
• 22 currently use a vape product.
• 37 are obese or overweight.
• 94 have health coverage.
• 74 had preventive dental visits in the past year.
• 71 have appropriate immunizations.
• 55 diagnosed with a mental or behavioral condition receive treatment or counseling.

References

1. S. Census Bureau. 2020 American Community Survey 5-year estimates [Data set]. Retrieved November 16, 2022, from data.census.gov
2. Arkansas Department of Education. Free/reduced/paid lunch counts, 2020-2021 [Data set]. ADE Data Center. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from arkansas.gov/statewide/ReportList/State/FreeReducedPaidLunch.aspx
3. Arkansas Department of Education. 2021 School Report Card. My School Info. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from arkansas.gov/SRC/31/AR
4. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health. National survey of children’s health, 2020-2021 [Data set]. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from childhealthdata.org
5. Feeding America. (2020). Map the meal gap. map.feedingamerica.org/county/2020/child/arkansas
6. Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Adults and Behavioral Health Services and University of Arkansas at Little Rock MidSOUTH Center for Prevention and Training. 2021 Arkansas prevention needs assessment survey: Statewide report. arkansas.pridesurveys.com/regions.php?year=2021
7. Kaiser Family Foundation. Percent of children age 0-35 months who are immunized, 2020. kff.org/other/state-indicator/percent-of-children-aged-0-35-months-who-are-immunized/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D