Numbers of the Day

Estimated number of immigrants in Oklahoma who would be eligible for protection and a path to citizenship under the American Dream and Promise Act introduced in Congress.

[Source: Center for American Progress]

Number of inmates the Oklahoma Department of Corrections received in Fiscal Year 2018.

[Source: Oklahoma Department of Corrections]

The percentage decline in licensed child care facilities in Oklahoma since 2009

[Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute]

The percentage increase in obesity among adults in Oklahoma from 2012 to 2018.

[Source: United Health Foundation]

Number of schools in Oklahoma with vaccination rates below 50 percent.

[Source: Oklahoma Watch]

How much higher median annual earnings were for Oklahomans who completed some college or earned an associate degree compared to those with only a high school degree (2016).

[Source: State Chamber Research Foundation]

The labor force participation rate for Oklahomans age 25-64 who did not complete high school – compared to 69.7% for high school graduates and 85.2% for those with a bachelor’s degree or higher.

[Source: American Community Survey]

Oklahoma’s ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s best states to live in report. The state’s worst score (47th) was for health care access and affordability.

[Source: US News & World Report]

Percentage point increase in voter turnout in Oklahoma from the 2014 to the 2018 mid-terms.

[Source: Pew Trusts]

Years difference in life expectancy between Tulsans with a mental illness and Oklahomans without a mental health diagnosis.

[Urban Institute]