Oklahoma

Oklahoma covers 68,667 square miles, with a 2019 estimated population of 3,956,971 people – 1,331,558 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 2019 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 74.0% of the state's population is white, 7.8% is African-American, 2.4% is Asian, 9.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 11.1% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Oklahoma Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of October 2020 Oklahoma had:

• 40 Critical Access Hospitals
• 99 Rural Health Clinics
• 90 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 45 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Oklahoma

Most Oklahomans have some form of health insurance coverage, although 14.9% of its residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2019). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Oklahomans in 2018 was $46,233, although rural per capita income lagged at $38,714. The ERS reports, based on 2019 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Oklahoma is 17.6%, compared with 13.8% in urban areas of the state. 14.0% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 11.2% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2014-2018 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Oklahoma is 3.5%, while in urban Oklahoma, it is 3.2% (USDA-ERS, 2019).

Data Sources
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

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