60,000

Number of Oklahomans making at or below minimum wage in 2013, 6.3 percent of all hourly workers in the state.

Source: Current Population Survey via Governing

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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