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Number of Black or African-American owned firms with paid employees in Oklahoma, less than 1 percent of all firms in the state.
Percentage of all people charged with a felony in Tulsa County in 2008 who have since had an arrest warrant placed on them for failing to pay fines and fees.
Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute
How much Oklahoma’s average teacher salaries would need to increase to match the state’s average cost-of-living
Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute
Percentage of workers earning minimum wage or less in Oklahoma who are women (2016)
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total amount saved by Oklahoma families in 529 college savings plans.
Source: Oklahoma State Treasurer
Number of new handgun licenses approved in Oklahoma in 2017.
Percentage of Oklahoma jobs in “Professional & Business Services”, below the national average of 14.2%. (Dec. ’17)
Number of approved foster care beds in Oklahoma in FY 2017, up from 2,310 in FY 2012
Number of drug overdose deaths in Oklahoma in 2016, a 68% increase from 2007
Approximate number of Oklahoma children who speak a language other than English at home, 12% of all children in 2016
Source: KIDS COUNT
