22.6 percent

Gene Perry // January 9, 2014 // Updated: January 9, 2014
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Poverty rate in SE Oklahoma, where President Obama is creating a “Promise Zone” in partnership with the Choctaw Nation to focus on improving life in chronically poor areas.

Source: Choctaw Nation via NewsOK

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Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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