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Oklahoma’s rank nationally for wheat exports; the state grew and exported over 400 million dollars worth of wheat in 2012
Source: USDA
The share of state expenditures for undergraduate student aid in Oklahoma that is based only on financial need, 8th lowest among the states
Source: National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs
Number of children in Oklahoma who were victims of child abuse or neglect during fiscal year 2013, nearly 58 percent increase since 2010.
Source: Oklahoma Department of Human Services via The Tulsa World
Number of Oklahomans who will be cut off from unemployment benefits by June 2014 if Congress does not extend the Emergency Unemployment program.
The share of gross income Oklahoma renters pay on average in energy costs, 9th most in the U.S.
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
The number of Oklahoma children per 1,000 who reside in foster care, compared to 5 children per 1,000 overall nationally
Source: National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect via CAP
Average annual percentage growth in Oklahoma health care expenditures, 1991-2009.
The number of Oklahomans who have so far enrolled in a private health insurance plan through the Affordable Care Act exchange online
Source: HHS via NewsOK
Per inmate health care spending in Oklahoma’s correctional facilities, 35th least among the states (FY 2008)
Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts
The percentage jump in the number of unemployed Oklahomans between 2006 and 2012
