Monday, October 29, 2018

The percentage of Oklahoma’s population living in rural areas, 16th highest in the U.S.

[George Washington Institute of Public Policy]

Friday, October 26, 2018

Oklahoma’s ranking out of all 50 states in the 2016 Cost of Voting Index, which measures how easy it is to vote.

[Washington Post]

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Share of Oklahoma’s population that lives in a “distressed” ZIP code, where the economy is performing in the bottom 20% of the U.S., compared to 17.2% that live in a “prosperous” ZIP code in the top 20%.

[Economic Innovation Group]

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Percentage increase of indigenous people imprisoned in Oklahoma from 2008-2015.

[ACLU]

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Uninsured rate for low-income working-age adults in rural Oklahoma, 2015-2016. The US average was 26%.

[Georgetown Center for Children and Families]

Monday, October 22, 2018

Number of people sent to prison for drug possession in Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015, before SQ 780 made simple possession a misdemeanor.

[Oklahoma Policy Institute]

Friday, October 19, 2018

Percent of total sales of all Oklahoma grocery stores that were meat and poultry, compared to a national average of 10.5%.

[U.S. Census 2012 Economic Census]

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Increase in the number of Oklahoma kids participating in the Afterschool Supper Program from October 2016 to October 2017, the largest increase in the nation.

[Food Research & Action Center]

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Value of exports to Mexico from Oklahoma (2016).

[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Gap between the average wage for Oklahoma teachers and other college graduates in the state, 2011-15. This was the 6th largest gap in the U.S.

[Economic Policy Institute]