226.7 percent

Increase in Oklahoma’s diabetes rate from 1995-2010, the largest relative increase in the nation.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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