OKPOLICY.ORG
December 29, 2010
4.4
Number of unemployed workers for every available job, as of October 2010; a decrease from August 2010’s 4.9-to-1 ratio.
Source: Economic Policy Institute
December 28, 2010
64,073
Visits to the OK Policy website this year (thru Dec. 26th) from 44,669 unique visitors.
December 27, 2010
3,751,351
Oklahoma population, 2010. This is 1.21 percent of the total U.S. population and 28th highest among the states
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
December 23, 2010
5
Number of seats in the House of Representatives Oklahoma will have in 2012 following the 2010 Congressional reapportionment, the same as for the prior decade. Until 2002, the state had 6 seats.
Source: US Census Bureau
December 22, 2010
8.7%
Growth in Oklahoma population, 2000-2010. Nationally, the population grew 9.7%. Oklahoma’s rate was 24th highest.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
December 21, 2010
1,971
Number of building permits issued in Oklahoma in the 3rd quarter of 2010; this number represents a 10.3 percent drop from 2009 and was the lowest number since the 1st quarter of 2009.
Source: OK Policy’s Numbers You Need, November 2010
December 20, 2010
14 percent
Percentage of residents of Harmon County, 18 and over, who do not have at least a 9th grade education – the highest in the state. Statewide, 6 percent of Oklahomans do not have a 9th grade education.
Source: Oklahoma State Dept. of Labor, based on statistics from the 2000 Census; U.S. Census Bureau
December 17, 2010
7.86
Oklahoma’s infant mortality rate – deaths per 1,000 live births (2006). Nationally, the rate was 6.83. Oklahoma’s rate was 13th highest.
Source: US Centers for Disease Control
December 16, 2010
$42, 836
Oklahoma’s median household income, 2008. The US median household income was $52, 089
Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce
December 15, 2010
54
Applications OK Policy received for our policy analyst position by the December 13th deadline.
December 14, 2010
98.16 percent
Proportion of ODOC facility capacity that is filled with prisoners, week of 12/6/2010. Includes maximum, medium, minimum and community facilities.
Source: ODOC Offender Count
December 13, 2010
64 percent
Proportion of Oklahoma high schoolers who do not attend physical education classes in an average week when they are in school.
Source: Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 2009 – Obesity
December 10, 2010
7
Number of years this state is expected to experience revenues below the 2008 level.
Source: OK Policy’s FY’11 – FY’14 Budget Outlook
December 9, 2010
$218,963,864
Total of Oklahoma’s Top 100 Tax Delinquencies, as of December 6, 2010. This includes interest, penalties, fees and costs in excess of $25K, unpaid for >90 days and for which a tax warrant has been filed.
Source: OK Tax Commission, Oklahoma’s Top 100 Tax Delinquencies
December 8, 2010
$54.6 million
Fees on payday loans paid annually by Oklahoma borrowers
Source: Tulsa World
December 7, 2010
63.3 percent
Proportion of Oklahomans who live in urban areas.
Source: Rural Policy Research Institute
December 6, 2010
2,235
Number of Oklahoma deaths from stroke, 2005. Oklahoma tied for third highest stroke rate in the US.
Source: US Center for Disease Control
December 3, 2010
$38,400
Base salary of an Oklahoma legislator
Source: OK Policy’s 2010 Legislative Overview
December 2, 2010
2,000
Approximate number of state employees lost in the last year due to budget cuts.
Source: OK Public Employees Association, as reported on the OK Policy Blog.
December 1, 2010
55
Number of Oklahoma counties defined as totally or partially medically underserved.
Source: Rural Policy Research Institute
November 30, 2010
47
Oklahoma’s rank among the 50 states in personal savings and investment
Source: A.G. Edwards (an investment firm)
November 29, 2010
32.4 percent
Proportion of parents of 1st graders who were surveyed by the OK Dept of Public Health who reported that they or someone else in their home smoked.
Source: OK State Dept. of Health 2007-08 First Grade Health Survey
November 24, 2010
36.5 million
Number of pounds of food and other products distributed during 2009 to
Oklahomans by the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, which serves central
and western Oklahoma.
Source: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
November 23, 2010
1.2 percent
Growth of personal income of Oklahomans in the 2nd quarter of 2010,
marking the second straight quarter of healthy growth.
Source: OK Policy’s Numbers you Need, October 2010
November 22, 2010
20 percent
Percentage of Oklahomans, 18 and over, who do not have at least a high school diploma.
Source: Oklahoma State Dept. of Labor, based on statistics from the 2000 Census
U.S. Census Bureau
November 19, 2010
4,235
Adults receiving a monthly payment from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in Oklahoma in August 2010. In total, 21,834 Oklahomans are benefiting from TANF; the remainder are children
Source: OK Policy’s Numbers You Need, November 2010 from Oklahoma DHS
November 18, 2010
606,700
Oklahomans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps) in August, 2010, an all-time record an a 45 precent increase from March 2008
Source: OK Policy’s Numbers You Need, November 2010 from Oklahoma DHS
November 17, 20101
Oklahoma’s ranking among the 50 states in deaths from chronic lower
respiratory diseases such as emphysema (2005)
Source: US Center for Disease Control
November 16, 2010
$383.9 million
Oklahoma General Revenue collections in October. This is 5.7 percent above October 2009 but 24.0 percent below October 2008.
Source: OK Policy, Numbers You Need
November 15, 2010
32 percent
Percentage of Oklahoma parents/guardians who reported that their first graders participated in some sort of physical activity for at least 20 minutes each day.
Source: OK State Dept. of Health 2007-08 First Grade Health Survey
November 12, 2010
$715
Gallup Poll’s initial measure of how much Americans on average say they will spend on holiday gifts in 2010
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
November 11, 2010
32.2 percent
Poverty rate for rural (non-metro) Blacks in 2009
Source: USDA: Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare: Poverty Demographics
November 10, 2010
7
Number of Oklahoma counties in which more than 20 percent of residents are aged 65 and older (Harper, Ellis, Dewey, Major, Alfalfa, Grant and McIntosh).
Source: Rural Policy Research Institute
November 9, 2010
5 percent
Oklahoma public schools that always offer fruits or non-fried vegetables in vending machines and school stores, canteens, or snack bars, and during celebrations when foods and beverages are offered.
Source: Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 2009 – Obesity
November 8, 2010
2,061
Number of new foreclosure filings in Oklahoma in September 2010 (Tulsa County: 836; Oklahoma county: 491).
Source: Realty Trac – Oklahoma Foreclosure Properties
November 5, 2010
2:1
Amount conservative groups outspent liberal groups on the 2010 elections, according to the Center for Responsive Politics
Source: USA Today, November 4, 2010
November 4, 2010
15%
Percentage of Oklahoma public school teens who seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months before the survey.
Source: 2009 Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior Survey
November 3, 2010
38
Number of seats in the Oklahoma House and Senate that Republicans have gained in the past decade. After the November 2000 election, there were 31 Democrats and 17 Republicans in the Senate, and 53 Democrats and 47 Republicans in the House. After the 2010 election (unofficial results), there are 32 Republicans and 16 Democrats in the Senate, and 70 Republicans and 31 Democrats in the House.
Source: Oklahoma Almanac, 2001-2; newpaper articles
November 2, 2010
6 in 10
Portion of voters who say their own representatives do not deserve to return to Congress.
Source: New York Time Poll
November 1, 2010
1.2%
Increase in the Consumer Price Index (South region) for medical care in September – the largest one-month increase since February 1992.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 2010
