Numbers of the Day

Percentage of Oklahoma’s fiscal year 2014 revenues that came from the lottery.

Source: Census Bureau via Washington Post

Percentage of Oklahoma preK-12 public school students who are non-Hispanic whites.

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

Percent of the Oklahoma population age 16 and up who were part of the labor force (working or looking for work) in 2014

Source: Census Bureau

Oklahoma’s high school graduate rate for the 2013-14 school year, slightly above the national average of 82.3 percent.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Number of veterans in Oklahoma, about 10.6 percent of the state’s adult population.

Source: U.S. Census

Percent change in monthly food stamp participation in Oklahoma, Aug. 2014 – Aug. 2015. Oklahoma was one of 10 states where participation increased over the time period.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation.

Average age of Oklahoma state legislators.

Source: Pew Charitable Trusts.

Average annual income for child care workers in Oklahoma.

Source: Child Care Aware

Number of captive roosters in Oklahoma (2012).

Source: USDA Census of Agriculture

Percentage of children age 19 – 35 months in Oklahoma who are immunized.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation