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Statistics on children, youth and families in Arkansas from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families

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Children in families that receive public assistance by race and ethnicity in Arkansas

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Definition and Source

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Definition

Children under age 18 in families that receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), cash public assistance income, or Food Stamps/SNAP in the previous 12 months by race and ethnicity.

Data Source

PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Notes

S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.

N.A. - Data not available.

Beginning in 2020, any comparisons to prior estimates by race and ethnicity should be made with caution. Differences may be the result of demographic changes and/or differences in question wording, race reporting, or coding updates. For more information, visit the ACS Race User Note: Improvements to the Race Question.

A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at

Children in families that receive public assistance by race and ethnicity.

Last Updated

March 2025