49.5%

Gene Perry // April 19, 2018 // Updated: April 19, 2018
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Percentage of Oklahoma households who were middle class in 2016 (earning between two-thirds and twice the state’s median income), down from 52.4% in 2000.

Source: Pew Charitable Trusts

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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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