This post is by OK Policy intern Lydia Lapidus. Lydia is a recent graduate from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs with a concentration in International Politics.
When applying for a job, you might scan your social media…
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This week is America Saves Week when many community organizations promote saving money and encourage people to look at the state of their own finances. For many Oklahoma families, this would be a disheartening exercise. Four in ten Oklahomans don’t have the…
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By:
Guest
February 14, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Effie Craven is the State Advocacy and Public Policy Director for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Imagine you are a child waiting in the school lunch line with your friends. You laugh and joke as you move through the…
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This post is the first in a series highlighting key bills in several issues areas that we’re following.
Last session, working families saw little in the way of help from the Legislature. As the budget crisis continued, core services suffered…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 7, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Just a few weeks ago, the Step Up Oklahoma coalition announced their plan for a variety of tax increases and reforms to resolve some of Oklahoma’s long-standing budget problems. Since then, the proposal has attracted support from a broad range…
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Recent good news about gains the national economy – lower unemployment, small declines in the poverty rate, and a booming stock market – is not reflected here in Oklahoma. The 2018 Prosperity Now Scorecard paints a picture of many Oklahoma…
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By:
Gene Perry
January 25, 2018 // Updated: May 2, 2019
With the 2018 legislative session fast approaching, today we released OK Policy’s top policy priorities for the coming year.
OK Policy is committed to supporting fair and adequate funding of public services and expanded economic opportunity for all Oklahomans through…
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One in four Oklahoma children are at risk of not having enough to eat, yet the state leaves over $400 million in child nutrition funding on the table each year because of our low participation in federal assistance programs. By…
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By:
David Blatt
December 25, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This fall, the US Department of Agriculture released its annual report on household food security, which measures the share of households who don’t have enough food to lead an active, healthy life in the last year. For the three-year period…
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Download the 2016 Poverty Profile as a PDF Fact Sheet
624,042 Oklahomans had incomes below the poverty level in 2016.
That’s 16.3 percent of Oklahoma’s population, or about one out of every 6 Oklahomans.
The poverty rate in Oklahoma continues…
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