A breakdown of poverty in Oklahoma by various categories, based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
| CATEGORY | 2012 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | Poverty Rate | ||
| TOTAL POPULATION | 3,699,653 | ||
| BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 637,429 | 17.2% | |
| AGE | |||
| 65 & over | 51,113 | 9.9% | |
| 18-64 | 364,693 | 16.1% | |
| Under 18 | 221,623 | 24.1% | |
| WORK EXPERIENCE | |||
| (age 16 & over) | |||
| Full-time, year-round | 46,346 | 3.7% | |
| Part-time or part-year | 140,930 | 22.2% | |
| Did not work | 247,329 | 24.8% | |
| EDUCATION | |||
| (age 25 & over) | |||
| Completed college | 28,000 | 4.8% | |
| Completed high school | 117,956 | 15.4% | |
| Less than high school | 87,068 | 27.7% | |
| RACE & ETHNICITY | |||
| Asian | 774 | 12.7% | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 336,400 | 13.4% | |
| American Indian | 61,995 | 22.8% | |
| Two or more races | 66,391 | 23.9% | |
| Hispanic | 99,856 | 28.8% | |
| Black | 76,701 | 29.8% | |
| LIVING ARRANGEMENT | |||
| Married-couple family | 188,580 | 8.5% | |
| Family households | 473,667 | 15.4% | |
| Single-female households | 227,287 | 37.4% | |
| NATIVITY & CITIZENSHIP | |||
| Naturalized citizen | 8,140 | 12.1% | |
| Native | 589,872 | 17.0% | |
| Non-citizen | 35,574 | 25.3% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau |
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