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Percent of the population of Cherokee County who identified as white and non-Hispanic in 2013, down from 55.2 percent in 2000. Cherokee County was one of two Oklahoma counties that became majority non-white since 2000.
Source: Pew Research Center
Average stock dividend income claimed on Oklahoma tax returns in 2013, 6th lowest in the U.S.
Source: TRAC
Percentage of the state population potentially exposed to water exceeding a contaminant limit in 2013-2014. The US median was 1 percent.
Source: 2015 County Health Rankings.
Federal public corruption convictions 1976-2010 in Oklahoma
Source: University of Illinois at Chicago.
Percentage of Oklahomans claiming itemized deductions on federal taxes in 2012
Source: Pew Trusts.
Number of black students per thousand who were referred to police and courts by schools in 2011-2012, far higher than the national average for black students (9.8) and about 3 times Oklahoma’s rate for white students (4.2) and Hispanic students (6.3).
Source: Center for Public Integrity.
Average number of personal exemptions claimed on Oklahoma tax returns in 2013, 10th highest in the U.S.
Source: TRAC.
Average cost for meals per inmate per day in Oklahoma correctional institutions.
Source: Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
Oklahoma City’s rank among the nation’s 100 largest metros for resident well-being, according to a Gallup survey. Tulsa was ranked 56th.
Source: Governing.
Percentage of Oklahomans who drive to work alone
Source: 2015 County Health Rankings.
