Oklaoma Is One Of The Hardest Places To Live In U.S.A. (Oklahoma City: 2014)

[Howest2008]

Oklahoma Is One Of The Hardest Places To Live In U.S.A.

But Oklahoma City Oklahoma and to a lesser extent Tulsa Oklahoma are easy living.......
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/up...abt=0002&abg=1

[DougStark]

I read a research paper recently that said rural Oklahoma is shrinking (population.) I guess it's not the only state with this phenomenon.

[swake]

The rankings are by county and Tulsa county is actually a bit better than Oklahoma county. Both would perform much better if income was adjusted to reflect cost of living, which it should be.

Tulsa:
Overall Rank: 1062 out of 3135
Per Capita Income: $47,485
Unemployment: 5.5%
% on Disability: 1.4%
Life Expectancy: 76.3%
Obesity: 36%

Oklahoma City:
Overall Rank: 1324 out of 3135
Per Capita Income: $45,082
Unemployment: 5.1%
% on Disability: 1.7%
Life Expectancy: 75.7%
Obesity: 37%

[Rubi3]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

Oklahoma Is One Of The Hardest Places To Live In U.S.A.

But Oklahoma City Oklahoma and to a lesser extent Tulsa Oklahoma are easy living.......
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/up...abt=0002&abg=1

Howest, I can't find anything about Oklahoma in that article. Did I overlook it?

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Howest, I can't find anything about Oklahoma in that article. Did I overlook it?

You have to look at the color coded map (1) color means a area is doing good ( another color ) means
that the area is doing rather poorly.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by swake

The rankings are by county and Tulsa county is actually a bit better than Oklahoma county. Both would perform much better if income was adjusted to reflect cost of living, which it should be.

Tulsa:
Overall Rank: 1062 out of 3135
Per Capita Income: $47,485
Unemployment: 5.5%
% on Disability: 1.4%
Life Expectancy: 76.3%
Obesity: 36%

Oklahoma City:
Overall Rank: 1324 out of 3135
Per Capita Income: $45,082
Unemployment: 5.1%
% on Disability: 1.7%
Life Expectancy: 75.7%
Obesity: 37%

Canadian County Oklahoma Metro OKC is doing the best in Oklahoma state....and Metro OKC

Roger County Tulsa Metro Area is doing better than Tulsa County Tulsa Oklahoma...

[Rubi3]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

You have to look at the color coded map (1) color means a area is doing good ( another color ) means
that the area is doing rather poorly.

Ok, thanks. Since Oklahoma County is blue, then it is doing all right. I was born in that county.

[kapie9969]

Of course, everyone was concerned with money. I would pick Kentucky over New York. People have funny priority's in life.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by DougStark

I read a research paper recently that said rural Oklahoma is shrinking (population.) I guess it's not the only state with this phenomenon.

It's an old story that has been slowly going on since the Great Depression. Not as much labor needed to farm since then.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Ok, thanks. Since Oklahoma County is blue, then it is doing all right. I was born in that county.

Be Sure To Use Your Mouse Pointer Arrow To Highlight Counties Of Interest , by simply pointing at the
area where that county is. That particular county Demography will show up as you place the Arrow/Pointer over that area of the State.