Numbers of the Day

Percentage of children under age 6 who received a developmental screening in Oklahoma, 2011-2012. The national average was 30%.

Source: Kids Count.

Number of farms in Oklahoma with a Native American operator, the most of any state except Arizona.

Source: 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture

The share of full-time, full-year minimum-wage earnings needed to pay annual child care costs for a 4-year-old in Oklahoma.

Source: Economic Policy Institute

Percentage of Oklahoma’s civilian employed population that works in service occupations.

Source: US Census American Community Survey

Percentage of Oklahoma families receiving food stamps with children under age 18

Source: Census Bureau.

Percentage of Sequoyah County, OK, residents who reported getting insufficient sleep on at least 15 of the prior 30 days, the highest of any county in the state

Source: CDC via Washington Post.

How much women earn in Oklahoma for every dollar men earn, the 8th largest wage gap in the country.

Source: Pew Charitable Trusts

Percentage of Oklahoma’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) spending that went to basic cash assistance in 2014.

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Living wage needed to support 1 adult working full-time with 1 child in Oklahoma.

Source: M.I.T. Living Wage Calculator

Estimated number of Oklahoma veterans in households receiving SNAP (food stamp) benefits, on average, 2011-2013

Source: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.