Numbers of the Day

Number of executions in Oklahoma since 1976, the third most in the country behind Texas and Virginia.

[Marshall Project]

Oklahoma drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population (24th out of all 50 states).

[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

Percentage of the population in Alfalfa County that is female, the lowest of any county in Oklahoma (2017).

[U.S. Census 2017 Population Estimates]

Uninsured rate for people of color in Oklahoma – twice as high as the uninsured rate for white Oklahomans

[Prosperity Now Scorecard]

Number of Oklahomans who died due to diabetes in 2016 (3rd highest rate in the nation).

[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

Number of Oklahomans currently barred from voting because of felonies.

[Oklahoma Department of Corrections via Oklahoma Watch]

Average debt of class of 2016 students with loans for an Oklahoma college or university.

[Institute for College Access and Success]

Total sales and gross receipts taxes collected by Oklahoma in 2017, nearly 44 percent of all taxes collected by the state.

[2017 Census of Governments]

Number of Oklahomans who died due to heart disease in 2016 – the leading cause of death in the state.

[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

Percentage of Oklahomans who are uninsured

[Prosperity Now Scorecard]