2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2016 Oklahoma Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Oklahoma.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2016, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

 

Specific to Oklahoma, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org.

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for Oklahoma County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level poverty statistics from Oklahoma that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Oklahoma was 27.8%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Oklahoma counties was 53.7%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Greer (59.3%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Beaver (5.6%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Oklahoma was 28.8%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Oklahoma was 13.7%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Oklahoma counties was 24.5%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Payne (30.8%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Kingfisher (6.3%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Oklahoma was 13.8%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Oklahoma, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
  Oklahoma   319,119 88,857 27.8 1,952,529 268,026 13.7    Grady       4,225    960 22.7    28,007   2,875 10.3
   Adair       2,267    934 41.2    10,710   2,579 24.1    Grant         241     47 19.5     2,220     179  8.1
  Alfalfa        360     64 17.8     2,367     270 11.4    Greer         492    292 59.3     2,320     301 13.0
   Atoka       1,437    565 39.3     5,311     891 16.8    Harmon        259     99 38.2     1,262     182 14.4
   Beaver        196     11  5.6     2,890     225  7.8    Harper        180     39 21.7     1,949     198 10.2
  Beckham      1,843    613 33.3    11,106   1,281 11.5   Haskell      1,561    550 35.2     5,623     933 16.6
   Blaine        834    188 22.5     3,447     426 12.4    Hughes      1,206    462 38.3     5,383     784 14.6
   Bryan       5,050  1,319 26.1    20,652   3,263 15.8   Jackson      1,775    588 33.1    12,396   1,757 14.2
   Caddo       3,214    720 22.4    13,345   2,582 19.3  Jefferson       760    217 28.6     2,728     452 16.6
  Canadian     9,536  1,376 14.4    68,579   4,543  6.6   Johnston     1,635    482 29.5     4,587     760 16.6
   Carter      4,815  1,326 27.5    23,430   2,629 11.2     Kay        3,992  1,320 33.1    21,427   3,051 14.2
  Cherokee     4,456  1,129 25.3    23,981   5,217 21.8  Kingfisher    1,274    113  8.9     7,592     477  6.3
  Choctaw      1,678    656 39.1     6,728   1,755 26.1    Kiowa         876    290 33.1     4,285     747 17.4
  Cimarron       118     22 18.6     1,077     122 11.3   Latimer      1,176    317 27.0     4,754     832 17.5
 Cleveland    18,959  3,752 19.8   148,099  18,951 12.8   Le Flore     5,579  2,022 36.2    23,065   4,412 19.1
    Coal         568    135 23.8     2,604     375 14.4   Lincoln      3,642    934 25.6    16,428   2,069 12.6
  Comanche    12,231  3,331 27.2    56,295   7,809 13.9    Logan       3,112    704 22.6    23,570   2,591 11.0
   Cotton        637    236 37.0     2,820     343 12.2     Love         886    172 19.4     4,657     474 10.2
   Craig       1,579    478 30.3     6,417     872 13.6    Major         678    146 21.5     3,575     377 10.5
   Creek       5,371  1,341 25.0    36,180   4,557 12.6   Marshall     2,532    563 22.2     6,255     849 13.6
   Custer      1,768    331 18.7    15,287   2,573 16.8    Mayes       4,618  1,697 36.7    19,186   3,131 16.3
  Delaware     4,594  1,360 29.6    18,584   3,285 17.7   McClain      2,532    486 19.2    19,502   1,587  8.1
   Dewey         322     86 26.7     2,293     316 13.8  McCurtain     3,472  1,129 32.5    15,364   3,080 20.0
   Ellis         233     74 31.8     2,050     269 13.1   McIntosh     2,358    723 30.7     8,588   1,441 16.8
  Garfield     4,448    930 20.9    30,787   3,352 10.9    Murray      1,242    266 21.4     6,600     824 12.5
   Garvin      1,891    584 30.9    13,983   2,363 16.9   Muskogee     6,656  2,389 35.9    32,096   5,501 17.1
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Oklahoma, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Noble       1,102    359 32.6     5,548     549  9.9                                                        
   Nowata      1,034    306 29.6     4,993     825 16.5                                                        
  Okfuskee     1,256    655 52.1     5,272   1,075 20.4                                                        
  Oklahoma    55,502 16,409 29.6   403,892  56,998 14.1                                                        
  Okmulgee     3,901  1,203 30.8    18,271   2,949 16.1                                                        
   Osage       4,347  1,029 23.7    22,541   2,589 11.5                                                        
   Ottawa      2,988    961 32.2    14,641   2,742 18.7                                                        
   Pawnee      1,566    405 25.9     7,895   1,006 12.7                                                        
   Payne       4,971  1,589 32.0    42,814  13,205 30.8                                                        
 Pittsburg     5,011  1,482 29.6    19,966   2,848 14.3                                                        
  Pontotoc     2,780    853 30.7    19,333   3,150 16.3                                                        
Pottawatomie   6,787  1,988 29.3    33,373   5,085 15.2                                                        
 Pushmataha    1,603    568 35.4     4,615     740 16.0                                                        
Roger Mills      207     56 27.1     1,850     191 10.3                                                        
   Rogers      6,940  1,207 17.4    46,586   3,474  7.5                                                        
  Seminole     2,757    887 32.2    11,367   2,177 19.2                                                        
  Sequoyah     5,829  1,953 33.5    18,452   3,853 20.9                                                        
  Stephens     4,673  1,346 28.8    21,117   2,565 12.1                                                        
   Texas         836    209 25.0    12,002   1,274 10.6                                                        
  Tillman        629    218 34.7     3,535     667 18.9                                                        
   Tulsa      46,324 13,491 29.1   335,967  40,879 12.2                                                        
  Wagoner      6,323  1,421 22.5    39,115   3,217  8.2                                                        
 Washington    3,876  1,079 27.8    25,867   3,003 11.6                                                        
  Washita        688    166 24.1     5,943     698 11.7                                                        
   Woods         623    184 29.5     4,401     494 11.2                                                        
  Woodward     1,202    265 22.0    10,732   1,061  9.9                                                        
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Oklahoma, by County: 2016

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Oklahoma, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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