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Average income of the top 1 percent of earners in Oklahoma in 2015. The state average for the remaining 99 percent was $52,533
Number of federally recognized tribes in Oklahoma, more than any other state except California
Number of emergency teaching certifications granted by the State Department of Education for the 2018-2019 school year. At this time last year, 874 emergency certifications had been granted for the 2017-2018 school year.
[State Department of Education]
Decline in Tulsa County’s teen births from 2016 to 2017, significantly more than the overall statewide decrease (11 percent).
Share of all state income taken home by the wealthiest 1% of households in Oklahoma, 2015.
Percentage of Oklahoma households receiving SNAP benefits that included at least one worker in the previous 12 months (FY 2016).
[USDA]
Total spending on the justice system by state government in Oklahoma, FY 2015.
Share of Oklahoma students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2016-17 school year.
Percent of Oklahoma students participating in free or reduced-price lunch at school who also participated in breakfast in the 2016-17 school year, 23rd in the U.S.
Percent of Oklahoma students participating in free or reduced-price lunch at school who also participated in breakfast in the 2016-17 school year, 23rd in the US
