Oklahoma - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Oklahoma City November 16, 1907 the 46th state State nickname Name for residents State motto The Sooner State Oklahomans Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things) Abbreviation OK LAND Total area 181,035 sq km 69,898 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 20th 177,880 sq km 68,680 sq mi Highest point Black Mesa 1,516 m/4,973 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 17.4 percent (2002) 3 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 3,617,316 (2007 estimate) 28th 9.7 percent (1990-2000) 20 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 52 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population Largest cities (by population) Oklahoma City 65.3 percent (2000) 531,324 (2005 estimate) Tulsa 382,872 (2006) Norman 102,827 (2006) Lawton 87,540 (2006) B roken Arrow 88,314 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 76.2 percent (2000) Native Americans 7.9 percent (2000) Blacks 7.6 percent (2000) Asians 1.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6.9 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 5.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 75.1 years (1989-1991) 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 587 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 328 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) Share of students attending private school Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 18.9 percent (2006) 16 (2003) $6,611 (2002-2003) 5 percent (1999) 84.3 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Brad Henry (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 48 members House of Representatives, 101 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 5 Electoral votes 7 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $135 billion (2006) $27,819 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1.7 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.1 percent (2004) Manufacturing 11.1 percent (2004) Mining 6.4 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5.7 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 15.1 percent (2004) G overnment Information technology 16.9 percent (2004) 4 percent (2004) Retail trade 7.8 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 5.2 percent (2004) Other services 21.8 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 1,720,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 4 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 5.4 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 1.7 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 3.8 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 94.7 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 160 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 48.4 percent (2003 estimate) 5.9 books per person (2002) 181,756 km (2005) 112,938 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,502 km (2005) 933 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 5,195 km (2004) 3,228 mi (2004) Airports 6 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
