Numbers of the Day

Turnover rate for Oklahoma state employees in FY 2016, a 40 percent increase from turnover rates in the previous decade.

Source: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services

Oklahoma’s rank for percentage of income going to state and local taxes out of all 50 states and Washington DC (2014). Only Tennessee and Florida had lower taxes.

Source: US Census via OK Policy

How many fewer corrections staff employed by the state of Oklahoma in 2016 compared to 2009, a nearly 18 percent drop.

Source: U.S. Census via Governing

Oklahoma’s rank for the rate of women killed by men in 2015, the first time the state has been outside the top ten since 2010.

Source: Violence Policy Center via Tulsa World

Average number of new crimes per year created by Oklahoma policymakers over the last six years.

Source: Manhattan Institute

Average cost of fees to obtain an occupational license in Oklahoma

Source: Institute for Justice

Net loss of Oklahoma’s state revenue due to the capital gains tax break, 2010-2014, according to a study for Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission.

Source: PFM Group Consulting LLC

Average prison sentence for Oklahoma women sentenced for drug possession in 2016, a 29 percent increase from a decade ago.

Source: Reveal

Change in Oklahoma’s average monthly participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), 2006-2016

Source: Food Research and Action Center

How much Oklahoma’s total per pupil funding of public schools decreased from 2006 to 2016, a 7.3 percent drop.

Source: OK Policy analysis of Oklahoma State Department of Education data