Numbers of the Day

The number of Oklahoma counties designated as federal disaster sites eligible for individual assistance from FEMA as of July 1st 2019

[Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency]

Percentage of voter registration forms that were invalid or rejected in Marshall County in 2018, the most of any county in Oklahoma. The statewide average was 3.2%.

[Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission]

Percentage of Oklahoma teenagers (ages 15 to 19) who are in the labor force.

[Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey]

Percentage of children in Oklahoma whose parents lack secure employment (2017).

[Source: KIDS COUNT]

Percentage of Oklahoma 6th to 12th graders who said they have seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months.

[Source: ODMHSAS]

Total expenses for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in FY 2019.

[Source: State of Oklahoma]

Percentage of all Oklahoma prison admissions in 2017 that were due to a violation of the terms of probation or parole.

[Source: Council of State Governments]

Decline since 2008 in the number of specialized foster homes for children in Oklahoma DHS custody who need therapeutic care.

[Source: Tulsa World]

Percentage reduction in Oklahoma state higher education spending per full-time-equivalent student after inflation, fiscal year 2008-2018. Only Alabama, Louisiana, and Arizona have cut spending more than Oklahoma.

[Source: Pew Charitable Trusts]

Oklahoma’s rank out of all 50 states for child well-being, based on metrics related to the economy, education, health, and family and community.

[Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation]