Changing demographics : a catalyst for a pro-growth Oklahoma.

              CHANGING
DEMOGRAPHICS
A Catalyst for a Pro-Growth Oklahoma
January 2009
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OKLAHOMA KIDS COUNT FAST FACTS
 Children in immigrant
families are among the fastest
growing segment of our
population – and fastest
growing segment of our
future workforce needed to
support the state’s leading
industries.
 Almost one million
Oklahomans are children
under age 18, and one in
every 10 is the child of an
immigrant family – most of
those children are U.S.
citizens.
 Immigrant families in
Oklahoma bring strengths --
family stability and cohesive
communities.
 They also bring challenges
with lower skills, lower
grades, lower high school
graduation rates, lower
college attainment, and a
higher percentage of children
and families living in poverty.
 Recent research shows that
Oklahoma’s immigrant
population is making
significant contributions to
the state economy.
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Population at a Glance
Oklahoma City: 48%
Tulsa: 28%
Guymon: 70%
What does all this mean?
Invest in education
reforms that aim to put
children on a path to
reading on grade level
and graduating on time.
Protect tax credits that
incentivize working
parents and allow
children to attend
quality child care
programs.
Save early
intervention initiatives
giving low income
parents tools to give
their child a healthy
start and show up to
school ready to learn.
Lawton: 25%