Monday, October 1, 2012

Oklahoma’s rank nationally for the number of children in the foster care system per capita, 2004-2006

Source: Russell Sage Foundation

Friday, September 28, 2012

Percentage of Oklahomans who support the expanded use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy

Source: Public Policy Polling

Thursday, September 27, 2012

The number of states who have gained back all the jobs lost during the Great Recession – Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Percentage of Oklahomans who filed federal tax returns in 2010 that earned less than $100,000 in adjusted gross income.

Source: IRS

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The number of packs of cigarettes consumed annually per capita in Oklahoma, compared to 79 packs nationally

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Health

Monday, September 24, 2012

Percentage of college students in Oklahoma who graduated with student loan debt in 2010, compared to 58 percent nationally.

Source: Institute for College Access and Success

Friday, September 21, 2012

Total number of people through 2010 who’ve been diagnosed with AIDS in Oklahoma since the beginning of the epidemic in 1981 – less than one-quarter of one percent of the population

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Percentage of total U.S. oil production annually that is produced in Oklahoma, 2012

Source: Oklahoma Economic Indicators via OESC

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The maximum monthly payment a family of three can receive in ‘welfare’ cash assistance in Oklahoma, $32 less than the maximum amount in 1992

Source: U.S. Census

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The number of mortgages in Oklahoma that were at or near negative equity in 2012, a 56 percent jump from the same period in 2010

Source: CoreLogic