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2025 Impact Report Citations
OKLAHOMA POLICY INSTITUTE
Adverse Childhood Experiences, 2025 Report
More than two in five Oklahoma Children (21.2%) have suffered Adverse Childhood Experiences
This rate is significantly higher than the national average of 14.5%
It’s the 3rd highest rated in the United States
2025 Kids Count Data Profile, Oklahoma
Oklahoma is ranked 46/50 for overall for child well-being
There are 198,000 Oklahoma children living in poverty
OKLAHOMA COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Program, 2024 Annual Report
Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force Report
On any given day, more than 26,000 Oklahoma children have a parent in an Oklahoma prison.
This number does not include children with parents in county and federal correctional facilities.
PRISON POLICY INITIATIVE
States of Incarceration: The Global Context, 2024
The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth
Every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations.
Oklahoma’s incarceration rate is 1/3 higher (41%) than the U.S. national rate
Oklahoma’s incarceration rate is nearly one-third higher than the national average
WORLD POPULATION REVIEW
Teen Pregnancy Rates by State, 2025
Oklahoma’s teen birth rate is 25 births per 1,000 women, giving it the fourth-highest teen birth rate in the United States.
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The Long-Term Impacts of Mentors: Evidence from Experimental and Administrative Data, 2024
Littles are 20% more likely to attend college
Being a Little closes 2/3 of the economic gap
Littles earn 15% more over their lifetimes