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Ranking of Atoka County out of 3,111 counties nationwide for natural amenities making it a nice place to live, the best ranking of any county in Oklahoma.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service via The Washington Post
Average annual income for the more than 36,000 Oklahomans working at nursing and residential care facilities.
Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute
Number of Oklahomans who have remained tobacco-free for one year or longer after accepting help to quit from the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline.
Source: Oklahoma Hospital Association
How many active members there are in Oklahoma’s state and local public pension systems.
Approximate number of Oklahomans aged 75 and older who voted in 2014 elections, outnumbering all voters aged 64 and less by about 46,000.
Source: U.S. Census
*On second look, the U.S. Census survey this is drawn from appears to have a large margin of error that is significantly over-estimating the number of 75 and older Oklahomans. While the strong skew towards older voters reflects reality, the magnitude may be over-stated.
Average length of time individuals have spent on death row in Oklahoma before being executed since the death penalty was reinstated in 1990.
Estimated number of cattle and calves in Oklahoma, outnumbering people in the state by about 700,000.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Number of Oklahoma children enrolled in Soonercare (Medicaid) in fiscal year 2015.
Source: Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Percentage of four-year-olds in Oklahoma enrolled in state Pre-K, Preschool Special Education, and State and Federal Head Start, 2013. The national percentage is 40.1%
Source: Status of Women in the States.
-80.4%
How much Oklahoma’s revenue from gross production taxes on oil and gas drilling ($6.5 million) came in below the state’s official estimate ($33.1 million) in FY 2015.
Source: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services
