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Number of Hispanic Oklahomans living in non-urban counties, nearly a third of the population of the state’s rural/mixed-rural counties (64,958) in 2011
Percentage of people receiving income-based government assistance in Oklahoma that live with a disability, compared to 30 percent nationally in 2011
Source: U.S. Census
Total annual additional tax penalty for Oklahoma’s employers if the state does not accept federal funds to expand Medicaid
Source: Jackson Hewitt via Tulsa World
Total state expenditures per person in Oklahoma in 2012, down from $4,661 in 2010
Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute
The graduation success rate for University of Oklahoma football players; tied for the lowest rate among all Division I universities
Source: NCAA
The number of private-sector Oklahoma establishments (i.e. a factory, storefront, or office) that were more than 10 years old in 2011, up 5.8 percent since 2007
Source: OESC
Percentage of nursing home residents in Oklahoma that have their care paid for through Medicaid.
Source: OHCA via Oklahoma Policy Institute
The number of disabled workers in Oklahoma receiving a monthly OASDI (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) benefit from Social Security, about 5 percent of working age adults in 2011
Amount of money allocated by Oklahoma in the last two years for adult basic education centers, which offer GED prep courses and teach basic math and reading skills, previously allotted between $2-3M dollars annually by the state
Source: The Lawton Constitution
Amount the Governor’s tax plan would cost the state in revenue when fully implemented
Source: OKPolicy Blog
