Oklahoma

Oklahoma covers 68,667 square miles, with a 2016 estimated population of 3,923,561 people – 1,343,905 living in rural Oklahoma (USDA-ERS). Oklahoma City, the state capital, is the largest city in the state. The state’s other large cities include: Tulsa, Norman and Lawton. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 74.8% of the state’s population is white, 9.1% is American Indian & Alaska Native, 7.8% Black/African American, 2.2% Asian, and 10.1% is of Hispanic/Latino origin (U.S. Census, 2015).

Oklahoma Rural Healthcare Facilities

There are 110 hospitals in Oklahoma (Kaiser, 2015). The state has 36 hospitals identified as Critical Access Hospitals (Flex Team, 2/2017). There are 51 Rural Health Clinics in Oklahoma (CMS, 2016) and 20 Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 88 sites in the state (NACHC, 2015).

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Oklahoma

Most Oklahomans have some form of health insurance coverage, although 13% of its residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2015). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per-capita income for Oklahomans in 2015 was $45,573, although rural per-capita income lagged at $37,901. The ERS reports, based on 2015 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Oklahoma is 18.0%, compared with 15.1% in urban areas of the state. 15.0% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 12.0% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2011-2015 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Oklahoma is 5.4%, while in urban Oklahoma, it is 4.6% (USDA-ERS, 2016).

Data Sources
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Rural Health Clinic List; Flex Monitoring Team: Critical Access Hospital List; Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; National Association of Community Health Centers: Key Health Center Data By State; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

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