Oklahoma Policy Institute / Number of the Day

Number of the Day

Wednesday, June 19
1st

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for incidence of cervical cancer, 10.9 per 100,000 residents, compared to 7.9 nationally

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, 1999-2009

Tuesday, June 18
27

Number of months on average that families receive ‘welfare’ cash assistance in Oklahoma, compared to 37 months nationally

Source: Community Action Project, 2009

Monday, June 17
$1,300

Wealth per household lost to foreclosure in communities of color in Oklahoma, more than double the amount lost in the state’s predominately White communities ($640), 2012

Source: Alliance for a Just Society

Friday, June 14
29 percent

Percentage increase in the price of groceries (or ‘food at home’) since 2005, compared to just 19 percent inflation overall

Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics via economagic.com

Thursday, June 13
10.3%

Percentage of families in poverty receiving ‘welfare’ cash assistance in Oklahoma, compared to 27.3% nationally

Source:  Community Action Project, 2009-10

Wednesday, June 12
2nd

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for the prevalence of interracial marriage, 17.2 percent of couples compared to 6.9 percent nationally

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

Tuesday, June 11
67,700

Number of households in Oklahoma that are underwater on their homes, nearly 16 percent of the state’s 429,000 mortgages

Source: Catalist via Alliance for a Just Society

Monday, June 10
1st

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for the number of major federal disaster declarations (44) since 1991 — including tornados, floods, and snow and ice storms.

Source:  Stateline

Friday, June 7
$100 million

Amount the state currently pays in tax subsidies each year to oil & gas companies for drilling horizontal wells in Oklahoma 

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Thursday, June 6
70,407

Number of immigrants in Oklahoma that are naturalized U.S. citizens and eligible to vote, comprising 34 percent of the state’s immigrant population.

Source: Immigration Policy Center, 2011