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Amount from the state Rainy Day Fund that lawmakers have requested be used this fiscal year to address funding shortfalls due to the pandemic. The Governor and lawmakers are at odds over funding for the state’s digital transformation project, one of his priority projects.
Oklahoma response rate for 2020 Census, as of April 9, 2020
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
Number of evictions files in Oklahoma as of April 7 since Oklahoma’s emergency declaration on March 15.
Estimated annual increase in federal funding Oklahoma would receive from Medicaid expansion
[Source: Families USA]
Number of inactive licensed child care providers in the state due to COVID-19 out of approximately 2,600, or a loss of 37,399 slots.
[Source: Oklahoma Department of Human Services]
At least this number of Oklahoma’s 700,000 students don’t have home internet access, according to survey results from 546 Oklahoma’s K-12 school districts.
Share of Oklahoma adults (age 18+) at risk of serious illness if infected with COVID-19
Number of working-age adults (18-64) in Oklahoma at risk of serious illness if infected with COVID-19
[Source: Kaiser Family Foundation]
The number of Oklahomans that could attempt suicide over the next 12 months under the burdens of stress and depression due to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
[Source: Healthy Minds Policy Initiative]
Amount of federal funding that Oklahoma could lose with an undercount during the 2020 Census. Today, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, is the official U.S. Census Day. When completing the Census, residents will tell the Census Bureau where they live as of April 1, 2020, and include everyone who usually lives and sleeps in your home. You can respond before or after that date. To learn more visit TogetherOK.org/census or www.census.gov.
[Source: TogetherOK]
