Poverty levels improve for Kansas kids, but advocates warn of declining health

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — Measures of family, community and economic well-being improved for Kansas kids between 2019 and 2024, indicating a drop in child poverty, but education and health markers declined, leaving advocates concerned.

Kansas ranked fifth in the country for economic well-being in 2024, as assessed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual 50-state evaluation of the most recently available statistics on education, health, economic and social outcomes for children.

The state’s overall comparative ranking …

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