Numbers of the Day

Percentage of Oklahomans aged 18-29 who turned out to vote in 2012, well below the national average of 45 percent.

Source: Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement

Percent of Oklahomans with a Bachelor’s degree or higher

Source: Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

Share of Oklahoma’s income growth since 1979 that went to the wealthiest 1 percent of households.

Source: Economic Policy Institute.

Oklahoma’s ranking among all 50 states for the total number of embezzlement cases tied to gambling.

Source: Marquet International via Oklahoma Watch.

Average length of stay for an incarcerated woman in Oklahoma released in 2013

Source: Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Health care expenditures per capita in Oklahoma in 2011, nearly 5 percent below the US average that year ($5,815).

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation.

The number of incarcerated Oklahomans who participated in GED programs in 2013

Source: Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Amount the state of Oklahoma paid to companies through the Quality Jobs Program from 1993 to 2014. Oklahoma Watch analysis reveals that fewer than half the promised jobs were created by required deadlines.

Source: Oklahoma Watch.

Average number of autopsies per staff member per year performed by the Oklahoma Medical Examiners office in 2014, nearly double the recommended limit of 250.

Source: NewsOK.

Percentage of Oklahomans vaccinated for for the seasonal flu between fall 2013 and spring 2014

Source: Trust for America’s Health.