Numbers of the Day

Percentage increase in the price of groceries (or ‘food at home’) since 2005, compared to just 19 percent inflation overall

Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics via economagic.com

Percentage of families in poverty receiving ‘welfare’ cash assistance in Oklahoma, compared to 27.3% nationally

Source:  Community Action Project, 2009-10

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for the prevalence of interracial marriage, 17.2 percent of couples compared to 6.9 percent nationally

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

Number of households in Oklahoma that are underwater on their homes, nearly 16 percent of the state’s 429,000 mortgages

Source: Catalist via Alliance for a Just Society

Oklahoma’s rank among the states for the number of major federal disaster declarations (44) since 1991 — including tornados, floods, and snow and ice storms.

Source:  Stateline

Amount the state currently pays in tax subsidies each year to oil & gas companies for drilling horizontal wells in Oklahoma 

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

Number of immigrants in Oklahoma that are naturalized U.S. citizens and eligible to vote, comprising 34 percent of the state’s immigrant population.

Source: Immigration Policy Center, 2011

Amount of funding Oklahoma lost for FY 2013 as a result of federal ‘sequestration’ budget cuts

Source: Federal Funds Information for States and Bureau of Economic Analysis

Unemployment rate for Oklahoma workers under age 25, more than twice the rate for all workers (5.1 percent) in 2012

Source: Economic Policy Institute

Percentage of Oklahoma’s children under 5 years old that are non-White or mixed, compared to just 32 percent for all Oklahomans 

Source: U.S. Census via Community Service Council, 2011