- Nickname: Sooner State
- Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers
all things)
- Flower: Mistletoe
- Bird: Scissor-tailed flycatcher
- Area: 69,898 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 20th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 289 feet to 4,973 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Temperate and continental, with seasonal
extremes
- Admitted to Union: November 16, 1907
- Capital: Oklahoma
City
- Head Official: Governor Brad Henry (D) (until
2007)
- Population
- 1980: 3,025,000
- 1990: 3,145,585
- 2000: 3,450,654
- 2004 estimate: 3,523,553
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.7%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 28th
- Percent of residents born in state: 62.6% (2000)
- Density: 50.3 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 165,715
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 2,628,434
- Black or African American: 260,968
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 273,230
- Asian: 46,767
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,372
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 179,304
- Other: 82,898
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 236,353
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 765,927
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 13.2%
- Median age: 35.5 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 51,040
- Total number of deaths (2003): 35,325 (infant
deaths,378)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 2,085
- Economy
- Major industries: Machinery, oil, gas,
agriculture, food processing, manufacturing
- Unemployment rate: 4.2% (December 2004)
- Per capita income: $26,567 (2003; U.S. rank:
40th)
- Median household income: $36,733 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 14.0%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: Ranges from 0.5% to 6.75%
- Sales tax rate: 4.5%
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