Families
Child Abuse and Neglect
Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect (True Reports)
2025
Arkansas County3.5
Ashley County2.0
Baxter County5.8
Benton County2.5
Boone County7.0
Bradley County6.3
Calhoun County4.6
Carroll County6.0
Chicot County3.6
Clark County7.6
Clay County7.1
Cleburne County5.4
Cleveland County5.8
Columbia County3.5
Conway County5.0
Craighead County5.2
Crawford County6.1
Crittenden County5.7
Cross County5.0
Dallas County6.7
Desha County1.6
Drew County4.6
Faulkner County4.5
Franklin County5.6
Fulton County5.3
Garland County5.8
Grant County3.9
Greene County11.0
Hempstead County6.3
Hot Spring County5.9
Howard County6.4
Independence County3.4
Izard County8.5
Jackson County9.5
Jefferson County5.6
Johnson County7.1
Lafayette County4.5
Lawrence County10.2
Lee County4.2
Lincoln County10.2
Little River County8.6
Logan County5.7
Lonoke County3.8
Madison County4.6
Marion County1.9
Miller County4.5
Mississippi County7.5
Monroe County8.5
Montgomery County10.4
Nevada County4.1
Newton County1.6
Ouachita County6.1
Perry County2.2
Phillips County3.6
Pike County1.8
Poinsett County12.2
Polk County8.9
Pope County7.6
Prairie County4.8
Pulaski County5.1
Randolph County6.8
Saline County3.2
Scott County6.2
Searcy County3.7
Sebastian County5.2
Sevier County4.6
Sharp County7.4
St. Francis County3.9
Stone County4.5
Union County2.6
Van Buren County9.7
Washington County4.4
White County6.9
Woodruff County8.6
Yell County4.8

Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services
Notes: Rate is per 1,000 children under 18.




Number of True Reports
2025
Arkansas County13
Ashley County8
Baxter County43
Benton County198
Boone County61
Bradley County15
Calhoun County4
Carroll County37
Chicot County7
Clark County33
Clay County21
Cleburne County26
Cleveland County9
Columbia County16
Conway County24
Craighead County149
Crawford County89
Crittenden County71
Cross County19
Dallas County8
Desha County4
Drew County17
Faulkner County132
Franklin County22
Fulton County14
Garland County113
Grant County16
Greene County121
Hempstead County30
Hot Spring County37
Howard County20
Independence County31
Izard County21
Jackson County31
Jefferson County76
Johnson County44
Lafayette County5
Lawrence County37
Lee County6
Lincoln County20
Little River County21
Logan County27
Lonoke County70
Madison County19
Marion County6
Miller County43
Mississippi County73
Monroe County13
Montgomery County16
Nevada County7
Newton County2
Ouachita County29
Perry County5
Phillips County13
Pike County4
Poinsett County66
Polk County38
Pope County113
Prairie County8
Pulaski County473
Randolph County32
Saline County97
Scott County14
Searcy County6
Sebastian County159
Sevier County20
Sharp County27
St. Francis County18
Stone County11
Union County23
Van Buren County29
Washington County270
White County124
Woodruff County11
Yell County23

Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services
Notes: Number of reports of maltreatment or abuse found to be true.



NATIONAL RANKING
20
OUT OF 51
2024

STATE TREND

Decreasing

9.9
2025




Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services, U.S. Administration for Children and Families


Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect (Child Victims)
20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Arkansas15.414.013.613.514.313.312.912.813.014.113.411.99.49.9
United States8.88.89.19.29.19.19.28.98.38.27.77.47.4

Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services, U.S. Administration for Children and Families
Notes: Rate is per 1,000 children under 18.






Source: U.S. Administration for Children and Families


Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect by Race/Ethnicity
Alaska Native/American IndianAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas3.21.511.55.27.417.29.3

Source: U.S. Administration for Children and Families
Notes: Rate is per 1,000 children under 18.




Number of Child Victims of Abuse and Neglect, by Race/Ethnicity
Alaska Native/American IndianAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderTwo or More RacesWhite
Arkansas16201,402524425203,956

Source: U.S. Administration for Children and Families
Notes: A child maltreatment victim is defined as a child who is the subject of a substantiated, indicated, or 'alternative response' maltreatment report. A child is counted only once as a victim regardless of the number of times he or she was found to be a victim during the reporting year. The traditional race and ethnicity breakdown displays non-Hispanic race categories and Hispanic children of any race.





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Maintaining
Community: Charitable Giving Maintaining
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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