6,788 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 12.5% decrease in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 499 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 27 children classified as runaways. 4% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] 7,809 total arrests for children under 18 in 2019. [...] Published April 2024 Health 44,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (2.3% increase from 2021). [...] 381,000 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2022 (1.8% decrease from 2021). [...] 92,956 children in Arkansas were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (54.2% increase from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 205,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (29% of all children). [...] 25% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 61 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Arkansas in 2020.
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