Numbers of the Day

Percent of eligible Oklahoma four-year olds enrolled in the state’s universal pre-kindergarten program.

[Source: State Department of Education]

Average annual pay for manufacturing jobs in Oklahoma, 2017

[Source: Incentive Evaluation Commission]

Rate of Oklahoma children (per thousand) 17 and younger who were in foster care on the last day of FY 2017. The national average was 5.8.

[Source: Child Trends]

Increase in the number of Oklahomans getting coverage through healthcare.gov from 2018 to 2019, the largest increase in the U.S.

[Source: ACASignups.net]

Oklahoma’s change in inflation-adjusted expenditures per student from FY2014 to FY2016. Oklahoma was one of only four states to decrease education expenditures during this time period.

[Source: National Center for Education Statistics]

Share of Oklahomans of color with medical debt that is past due and has been sent to collections agencies.

[Source: Urban Institute]

Decrease in jail days in Tulsa County after implementation of felony defendant screening and diversion programs.

[Source: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse]

Growth rate for state personal income in Oklahoma since the fourth quarter of 2007, adjusted for inflation.

[Source: Pew Charitable Trusts]

The percentage increase in Oklahoma prison admissions in FY 2018.

[Source: Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform]

12-month growth in jobs in Oklahoma’s mining and logging sector (which includes the oil and gas industry) as of October 2018.

[Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City]