Oklahoma
State Government
Governor
Kevin Stitt (R)
State Senate
8
Democrats,
40
Republicans
State House
20
Democrats,
81
Republicans
Oklahoma
Economic well-being - Oklahoma
Extreme poverty rate
0.09
Food insecurity
0.184
Minimum wage
7.25
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.353
Poverty rate
14.9%
Unemployment rate
3.1
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
11.5
Poverty by demographic - Oklahoma
Child poverty rate
0.19
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
42000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
115000
Senior poverty rate
11.7 %
Women in poverty
2,007,738
March 20, 2018
Their Pay Has Stood Still. Now Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk.
March 8, 2018
The Next Big Battle for Worker Rights Is in Oklahoma
November 20, 2017
A billionaire wages war on poverty in Oklahoma
July 28, 2015
Enid News, July 28, 2015: Organizations gather to help low-income seniors
"Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and Retired Senior and Volunteer Program of Enid and North Central Oklahoma have teamed to help low-income seniors in the area."
March 28, 2014
The McAlester News Capital, March 28, 2014: Many of state's lowest-performing students are not improving
"In public schools where at least three-fourths of students were from low-income families, about half of test-takers made no significant improvement over the previous year, according to an Oklahoma Watch analysis of state test results in spring 2013."
December 1, 2013
The Courier-Journal, December 01, 2013: (Op-Ed) For needy, health care has dose of shame
"A stigma of shame stalks government health care for the poor and could affect the education children receive in school."