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Number of children in the custody of the state of Oklahoma at the end of FY 2013.
Number of Oklahomans exonerated after being falsely convicted between 1989 and 2014. Oklahoma ranks 16th in the US for exonerations over that period.
Source: Oklahoma Watch
Number of commercial banks in Oklahoma. This number has fallen steadily since 1985, when the state had 538 commercial banks.
Percentage of calls to Oklahoma’s child abuse and neglect hotline in 2013 that were reporting abuse and/or neglect of an adult
Median annual wage of a petroleum engineer in Oklahoma in 2013.
Source: OESC 2013 Wage Report.
Total value of all goods traded between Oklahoma City and Tulsa in 2010. Both cities were each other’s second largest trading partner among major cities, with Dallas, TX as the largest trading partner.
Source: Brookings Institute
Percent of LGBT students in Oklahoma who reported being physically assaulted in the last year due to their sexual orientation, the 3rd highest percentage in the US
Source: The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network via Huffington Post.
Number of seniors who received meals through statewide nutrition sites in 2013
Source: OKDHS State of Change 2013.
Poverty rate for African-Americans in Oklahoma, nearly double the white poverty rate.
Source: OK Policy’s 2013 Poverty Profile.
Number of children found to be victims of abuse and/or neglect in Oklahoma in 2013.
Source: OKDHS State of Change 2013.
