This Kids Count data book is the second to examine the status of children in Arkansas as measured by demographic, socioeconomic, educational, health, and safety indicators. The statistical report is based on 16 indicators of well-being: (1) percent children in married-couple families; (2) percent teen mothers with no first trimester prenatal care; (3) percent children eligible for school lunch program; (4) percent of all births to teens; (5) percent high school seniors taking ACT examination with scores greater than 18; (6) child abuse/neglect/sexual abuse rate; (7) juvenile property crime arrest rate; (8) children in foster care; (9) source of youth substance abuse problems; (10) children served in the mental health system; (11) juvenile arrests by type of crime; (12) per capital personal income; (13) children receiving food stamps; (14) women receiving food supplements; (15) percent high school graduates enrolled in higher education; and (16) infant mortality rate. The report's introduction discusses issues facing children and youth in Arkansas as identified by a sample of 400 adults in the Arkansas Consumer Sentiment Survey. In order of ranking, the following were identified as the most important issues: drug/alcohol use, educational quality, race relations, community violence, and family instability. The bulk of the report is comprised of profiles at the state, planning and development district, and county levels. The report's final section defines the indicators and describes data sources. (KB)