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This list of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and their populations' poverty rate. The four other inhabited U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are listed separately.
The location of the State of Oklahoma in the United States of America. Oklahoma counties. This list of Oklahoma counties by socioeconomic factors is taken from the "Quick Facts" web pages of the United States Census Bureau and the Population Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin. All data listed is for 2020 unless otherwise stated.
February 8 – Sixteen-year-old non-binary Oklahoma student Nex Benedict dies after an incident stemming from repeated bullying due to their gender identity in their high school. This results in backlash towards Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction who has defended Oklahoma's anti-LGBT policies, and calls to ...
The Poverty Threshold in 2024. According to the most recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty threshold for a family of four is $29,960. For an individual, the poverty threshold is ...
Former state Human Services Secretary Justin Brown in a 2022-23 said poverty is the single greatest contributor to the worst of Oklahoma’s outcomes.
The Tax Policy Center estimates the average benefitting family would see a tax cut of $680 for 2023, with the majority of benefits going to families earning $20,000 to $40,000 a year.
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 is a tax bill in the 118th United States Congress that would amend portions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives on January 31, 2024, by a bipartisan vote 357–70.
The poverty rate among children declined dramatically in 2021 amid an expanded child tax credit that President Biden hopes to bring back.