Numbers of the Day

Percentage of eligible voters who voted in Oklahoma in the 2012 election.

Source: United States Elections Project

Average change in incomes among the bottom 20 percent of Oklahoma households over the last decade.

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Percentage of Oklahoma state legislators who are women — lower than every state except Louisiana and South Carolina.

Source: Center for American Women and Politics

The percentage of 4-year-olds enrolled in state pre-K in Oklahoma, 2nd most in the country behind Florida

Source: National Institute for Early Education Research via Center for American Progress

The number of states that farm more acres of land today than they did a decade ago – Oklahoma and North Dakota

Source: U.S. Census (2000, 2010)

The number of pregnant women, for every 100,000, who die from pregnancy-related complications in Oklahoma – 3rd highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics via Center for American Progress

The elderly poverty rate in Oklahoma if Social Security benefits were withdrawn; the current poverty rate for Oklahoma’s seniors (with Social Security) is 9.9 percent

Source: The Alliance for Retired Americans

The number of adults (25-64) in Oklahoma without college degrees or with limited English proficiency, more than 1/4th of the state’s working age adults

Source:  Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success

The number of health plans on the individual market (out of 90) that offer women over 30 maternity coverage (or a rider) in Oklahoma; it’s a required option beginning in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act

Source: National Women’s Law Center

The number of Oklahoma children, who have immigrant parents, that are U.S. citizens

Source: U.S. Census via The Urban Institute, 2010-2011