Oklahoma

Oklahoma covers 68,667 square miles, with a 2017 estimated population of 3,930,864 people – 1,338,089 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 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 74.3% of the state’s population is white, 7.8% is African-American, 2.3% is Asian, 9.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 10.6% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Oklahoma Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of July 2018 Oklahoma had:

• 38 Critical Access Hospitals
• 79 Rural Health Clinics
• 75 Federally Qualified Health Centers located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 56 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% of its residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2017). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Oklahomans in 2016 was $42,692, although rural per capita income lagged at $36,377. The ERS reports, based on 2017 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Oklahoma is 18.9%, compared with 14.4% in urban areas of the state. 14.5% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 11.8% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2012-2016 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Oklahoma is 4.5%, while in urban Oklahoma, it is 4.2% (USDA-ERS, 2017).

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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