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Share of Oklahoma children receiving SNAP benefits in FY 2014. The program helped about 262,300 Oklahoma children have enough to eat that year.
Oklahoma LGBTQ+ public school students who reported experiencing verbal harassment in 2013
Source: GLSEN
Number of Oklahoma public school students subjected to seclusion 2011-2012, 275 of whom were male.
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection
Percentage of Oklahoma road mileage that is gravel
Percent of Oklahoma children 12-17 who reported use of any tobacco product in 2013-2014, second highest in the nation.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Percentage of Oklahoma children ages 0 to 5 whose parents reported that their employment was affected by child care issues.
Source: KidsCount Data Center
Number of same-sex couples in Oklahoma who are raising children
Source: Williams Institute
Estimated number of low-income, uninsured Oklahoma adults with a serious mental illness in 2013
Source: Government Accountability Office
Number of Oklahoma public school students subjected to physical restraint 2011-2012. 506 of these students were male.
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection
Rate of firearm deaths in Oklahoma’s Hispanic community, per 100,000. The national average is 5.46.
Source: Violence Policy Center
