Thursday, May 17, 2018

Share of Oklahomans in working households eligible for SNAP who received food assistance from the program in 2015.

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Percentage of high school students in Oklahoma who reported participating in 60 minutes of daily exercise in 2017. In that same year, 33.6% were reported overweight or obese.

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Health

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Percentage of Oklahoma legislative seats up for a vote this year that will have no contested race in the general election, down from 62 percent in 2014.

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute 

Monday, May 14, 2018

Oklahoma’s ranking in the 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance.

Source: The Commonwealth Fund

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Percent of Oklahoma high school students who report playing video games or using a computer for something besides school work for 3 or more hours per day on an average school day (2017).

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Health

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Number of deaths by suicide in Oklahoma in 2017, more than twice as many as deaths from homicide.

Source: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Oklahoma’s national ranking for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2016, down from a ranking of 38th in 1990.

Source: US Burden of Disease Collaborators

Monday, May 7, 2018

On-time graduation rate in Oklahoma’s K-12 virtual schools, 2016-17.

Source: National Education Policy Center

Friday, May 4, 2018

Oklahoma’s national ranking for death rate from heart disease in 2016.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Oklahoma prison admissions for nonviolent offenses in FY 2017, 77% of all admissions.

Source: Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform