26,000

The estimated number of children living with incarcerated parents in Oklahoma in 2017

[Source: Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth]

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87,000

Number of Oklahoma children living in extreme poverty (less than 50% of the federal poverty line) in 2017

[Source: KIDS COUNT]

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6,000

The number Oklahomans who have died due to opioid related overdoses since 2000.

[Source: Reuters]

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More than $173,000

Amount of SNAP benefits that were used at farmer’s markets across the state in FY 2018.

[OKDHS]

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438,000

Estimated number of Oklahoma workers who would directly benefit if the minimum wage was increased to $15 by 2024.

[Source: Economic Policy Institute]

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$5,000

The annual cost of drug court per participant in Oklahoma, compared to $19,000 per person for incarceration.

[Source: ODMHSAS]

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393,000

The number of Oklahomans that are 18+ years of age that do not have a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent.

[Source: Oklahoma Works]

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329,000

Estimated number of days in jail spent by nonviolent defendants awaiting their court case in Oklahoma in FY 2018. People accused of nonviolent misdemeanors can spend 2 to 6 weeks in jail before their case is resolved if they cannot afford their bond.

[Source: Open Justice Oklahoma]

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13,000

Number of extremely poor parents in Oklahoma who could lose their health coverage if the state moves forward with a plan to add new work reporting rules to Medicaid.

[Soure: Georgetown Center for Children and Families]

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82,000

Estimated number of uninsured children in Oklahoma, enough to nearly fill the OU football stadium.

[Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute]

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455,000

Barrels of crude oil produced per day in Oklahoma in 2017, up from 425,000 barrels per day in 2016.

[U.S. Energy Information Administration]

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126,000

Number of children in immigrant families in Oklahoma, 13% of all kids in the state.

[KIDS COUNT]

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153,000

Projected number of uninsured people who would enroll in coverage if Oklahoma expanded Medicaid in 2019.

[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]

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108,000

Number of Oklahoma children who had a parent who was ever incarcerated, 12% of all children (2015-16)

Source: KIDS COUNT

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26,000

Number of Oklahoma children without a vehicle at home, 2016.

Source: KIDS COUNT

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$7,000

How much Oklahoma’s average teacher salaries would need to increase to match the state’s average cost-of-living

Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute

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87,000

Approximate number of Oklahoma children who speak a language other than English at home, 12% of all children in 2016

Source: KIDS COUNT

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84 per 1,000

Arrest rate for black Oklahoma youth in 2014. The rate for white youth was 28 per 1,000

Source: Burns Institute

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20.3 per 100,000

Rate of drug deaths in Oklahoma in 2017, 10th highest in the US

Source: America’s Health Rankings

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24,000

Estimated number of Oklahoma veterans receiving SNAP benefits, 2014-2016 average

Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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