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Stitt asks Oklahoma tribes to agree on tobacco compact extension

6/29/2023

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(The Center Square) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sent letters to the states' 14 tribes Thursday asking them to approve a one-year extension of the tobacco tax compact.

The compacts require the state and the tribes to split tax revenue 50-50.

The governor vetoed a compact approved by the Legislature, saying he is concerned the tribes are holding out for a compact that would change the definition of what Stitt called "Indian" country. The Senate failed to override the veto Monday by just one vote. Nine senators were not present for the vote.

The state could lose $57 million in revenue if the compact is not renewed, according to Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat.

Stitt cited the U.S. Supreme Court's McGirt decision as the reason behind his veto. Last year's ruling said the Muscogee Nation's reservation was never disestablished, prohibiting state prosecutors from pursuing charges in major crimes involving American Indians on reservation land. Native American tribes have said the decision extends to collecting taxes.

Stitt proposed a different compact before the Legislature introduced its bill.

"The tribes don't want to sign that, in my opinion, or they would have already done it and they are pushing for this compact that basically takes the definition of Indian Country and after the McGirt decision, it has different consequences," Stitt said. "It means it could potentially mean 42% of our state."

The governor is asking for "clearly defined compact jurisdiction language to ensure the same boundaries contemplated in the current compacts (i.e. lands owned by the tribe and/or its members which are held in trust by the United States, or which are owned by members of the tribes and are subject to restricted title) are maintained."

The compact would be extended for one year, and the 50-50 split would continue, according to the letter.

"It is my sincere hope that this letter paves the way toward an agreement that will benefit all 4 million Oklahomans," Stitt said in a release. "I extend this offer in good faith and remain steadfast in my belief that we must find common ground to move our state forward."

The Legislature could consider overriding Stitt's veto again next month. A special session was extended until July 31. The House voted to override a separate veto of a tribal compact dealing with motor vehicle registration revenue. The Senate has not considered that veto.



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Lawton OK Ranks Among the Poorest U.S. Cities

6/29/2023

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For the first time in nearly a decade, poverty is on the rise in the United States. The number of Americans living below the poverty line climbed from 38.4 million in 2020 to 41.4 million in 2021, a 7.9% increase. The rapid rise came after seven consecutive years of declines in the number of people living in poverty and is the largest single-year increase since the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009.

Currently, the federal poverty threshold stands at an annual income of $14,580 for an individual and $30,000 for a family of four, with slightly higher thresholds in Alaska and Hawaii. The consequences for those living in poverty are devastating and far reaching. And for the 12.2 million American children living below the poverty line, some negative effects can last a lifetime.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2021 American Community Survey, the national poverty rate is 12.8%. In some major U.S. cities, however, the share of the population living below the poverty line is far higher.

The Lawton metropolitan area in Oklahoma, for example, is one of 23 U.S. metro areas where more than one in every five people live below the poverty line. The 20.1% poverty rate in Lawton is the 22nd highest of the 386 U.S. metro areas with available data.

Additionally, the typical metro area household earns $49,422 annually, about $20,300 less than the national median household income of $69,717.

All data on poverty rates and median annual household income are one-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2021 American Community Survey.

RankMetro areaPoverty rate (%)Median household income ($)Unemployment rate, 2022 (%)1McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX29.3$44,8186.52Valdosta, GA27.6$42,2333.23Monroe, LA27.2$45,0013.74Farmington, NM26.7$47,8194.65Brownsville-Harlingen, TX24.7$48,1155.76Merced, CA23.5$53,9927.77College Station-Bryan, TX23.4$49,9273.28Beckley, WV22.7$38,7374.09Greenville, NC22.5$44,4504.110Laredo, TX22.4$51,8674.111Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA22.3$54,7372.912 (tied)Brunswick, GA21.8$54,5613.012 (tied)Saginaw, MI21.8$50,6065.612 (tied)Madera, CA21.8$63,4546.115Shreveport-Bossier City, LA21.4$48,1643.716Jonesboro, AR21.0$47,9352.817Danville, IL20.9$49,0915.018 (tied)Macon-Bibb County, GA20.8$53,3973.518 (tied)Odessa, TX20.8$57,4733.920Bloomington, IN20.7$52,5882.821Sumter, SC20.3$43,2103.822 (tied)El Paso, TX20.1$51,0024.322 (tied)Lawton, OK20.1$49,4223.6



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How Gov. Kevin Stitts Approval Compares to the Nations Most Popular Governors

6/28/2023

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The specific duties of elected officials vary considerably from one branch of government to the next and between the different levels of government. But one common responsibility shared by virtually all those in elected office is to balance the interests, values, and priorities of their constituents. This is no easy task, particularly for those in powerful, high-profile positions who represent hundreds of thousands if not millions of Americans.

Consider, for example, the U.S. president. Subject to the individual judgements of over 250 million voting-age Americans, most presidents in recent decades have had approval ratings below 50%. According to Gallup survey data, George H.W. Bush is the only president since the Kennedy assassination with an average approval rating above 60% - and even he was voted out of office after a single term. (Here is a look at the most - and least - effective presidents in U.S. history.)

Like the president, each of the 50 sitting U.S. governors has the role of a chief executive. And as the highest-ranking and highest-profile elected official in state government, governors are also subject to constant public scrutiny. And some appear to be doing a better job than others.

Based on 2023 survey data, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has an approval rating of 51% and a disapproval rating of 42%. Based on these figures, Stitt ranks as the ninth least popular state governor in the country.

Stitt, a Republican, took office in 2019 and is currently serving his second term as governor.

All data in this story is from Morning Consult, a public opinion data research company. Governors were ranked by their approval rating. Ties were broken by disapproval ratings, and in the case when governors shared the same approval and disapproval rating, the governor with the largest survey sample size ranked higher.

RankGovernorStateApproval rating (%)Dissaproval rating (%)In office sinceParty1Phil ScottVermont78142017Republican2Mark GordonWyoming67242019Republican3Chris SununuNew Hampshire66292017Republican4Jim JusticeWest Virginia66312017Republican5Andy BeshearKentucky63322019Democratic6Josh GreenHawaii62222022Democratic7Sarah Huckabee SandersArkansas61272023Republican8Kay IveyAlabama61332017Republican9Ned LamontConnecticut61342019Democratic10Kristi NoemSouth Dakota61372019Republican11Brian KempGeorgia60332019Republican12Brad LittleIdaho60332019Republican13Bill LeeTennessee59312019Republican14John CarneyDelaware58312017Democratic15Greg GianforteMontana58332021Republican16Laura KellyKansas58342019Democratic17Jared PolisColorado58352019Democratic18Janet MillsMaine57402019Democratic19Doug BurgumNorth Dakota56262016Republican20Glenn YoungkinVirginia56322022Republican21Mike DeWineOhio56372019Republican22Ron DeSantisFlorida56382019Republican23Gavin NewsomCalifornia56382019Democratic24Gretchen WhitmerMichigan56402019Democratic25Wes MooreMaryland55162023Democratic26Maura HealeyMassachusetts55212023Democratic27Kim ReynoldsIowa55392017Republican28Spencer CoxUtah54302021Republican29Henry McMasterSouth Carolina54362017Republican30Tim WalzMinnesota54412019Democratic31Josh ShapiroPennsylvania53262023Democratic32Eric HolcombIndiana53342017Republican33Mike ParsonMissouri53342018Republican34Michael DunleavyAlaska53352018Republican35Philip MurphyNew Jersey53392018Democratic36Roy Cooper IIINorth Carolina52372017Democratic37Gregory AbbottTexas52432015Republican38JB PritzkerIllinois52432019Democratic39Tony EversWisconsin52432019Democratic40Kathy HochulNew York51412021Democratic41John Bel EdwardsLouisiana51412016Democratic42Kevin StittOklahoma51422019Republican43Jay InsleeWashington51432013Democratic44Michelle Lujan GrishamNew Mexico51432019Democratic45Dan McKeeRhode Island50372021Democratic46Joseph LombardoNevada49252023Republican47Tate ReevesMississippi48422020Republican48Katie HobbsArizona47362023Democratic49Jim PillenNebraska45302023Republican50Tina KotekOregon42392023Democratic



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Audit: Oklahoma may have mishandled millions in federal funds

6/27/2023

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(The Center Square) - An audit released Tuesday found Oklahoma mishandled millions in federal funds, including $8.3 million administered through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund.

The report identified two problems with GEER funding. One is the $10 million "Stay in School" program, also known as the SIS, according to a press release from State Auditor Cindy Byrd. The audit showed the program gave preferential treatment to private schools and individuals by granting them early access to the applications. This resulted in 1,073 families who did not show they endured hardship during the pandemic receiving funding.

"Sixty-five percent of the total budget, $6.5 million worth of grant funds, were identified as questionable because the grant objectives were disregarded," the audit said. "As a result, 657 students of low-income families who qualified for the SIS program did not get the financial assistance they requested because the funds were exhausted."

The $8 million Bridge The Gap program, also paid for with GEER funds, gave $1,500 to 5,000 families to purchase school-related items. The program was overseen by a private company that was given an $18 million contract that did not go through a competitive bidding process, according to the audit.

"Proper system controls were offered by the digital wallet vendor to limit the families' purchases to education-related items but those controls were declined by the individual placed in charge of the BTG program," Byrd said. "We found that $1.7 million was spent on various non-educational items such as kitchen appliances, power tools, furniture, and entertainment."

The federal government asked the state to return $650,000 last year because the money spent did not meet federal guidelines.

"This was a tangled web of government agencies, non-profit organizations, and nongovernment individuals representing special interest groups managing millions of tax dollars with no contracts and no written agreements," Byrd said of the GEER program. "Sadly, millions of tax dollars were misspent because certain individuals who were put in charge of managing these programs seemingly ignored federal grant guidelines."

The audit also questioned $12.2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 spending. The state used $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2021 to purchase personal protective equipment and assist with other pandemic-related expenses.

"State agencies, counties and cities were required to submit reimbursements of expenditures to the State of Oklahoma; however, the State did not obtain sufficient documentation to ensure the payments were made for COVID related expenditures and did not ensure that the goods and/or services were received prior to payment," the audit said.

The state received $376 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program to help individuals with housing costs. An Oklahoma City foundation was given $1.6 million to oversee the program.

"In September of 2022, SAI alerted the State that these management fees were unallowable costs, but the State failed to stop the overcharge of administrative fees to the ERA grant, which has resulted in an additional $8.6 million in unallowable costs as of June 30, 2022," the audit said. "If these processes continue, the total State of Oklahoma ERA program unallowable costs may increase to $15 million by the end of SFY 2023."

Byrd said the state "dropped the ball on compliance and oversight."

"When federal grant money is spent incorrectly, the federal government has the authority to demand repayment from the people of Oklahoma," Byrd said. "If the federal government decides the State must pay back these questioned costs, you and I will end up paying the bill. If that happens, gross mismanagement and lack of compliance and oversight will be to blame."

Attorney General Gentner Drummond called the audit "troubling," and it shows the need for an investigative audit into the handling of GEER funds.

"A number of concerning items from the audit will require further investigation," Gentner said. "I refuse to tolerate what amounts to a pervasive culture of waste, mismanagement and apparent fraud."



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Drummond: Supreme Court decision may foreshadow Oklahoma case

6/26/2023

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(The Center Square) - The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a case challenging the policies of a North Carolina charter school is "promising for all Oklahomans who are troubled by the possibility of state-funded religious charter schools," Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said Monday.

Earlier this month, the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved an application for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School with the backing of State Superintendent of Instruction Ryan Walters.

Drummond said the approval was unconstitutional and "not in the best interest of taxpayers."

Monday's ruling in Charter Day School, Inc. v. Peltier confirms that charter schools are "state actors," Drummond said.

"While the Court's action may be taken as a favorable development in the effort to maintain secular public schools, I expect much litigation on this issue in the months to come," Drummond said in a statement. "I will continue fighting to protect the Constitution and preserve religious liberty, just as my oath requires."

The appeal in the Charter Day Schools case came after North Carolina's 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that CDS could not enforce a dress code at the Roger Bacon Academy requiring females to wear skirts or dresses. A lower court had sided with parents who said the rule violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.

At the center of the case is whether or not charter schools are "state actors."

Charter Day Schools argued it was not, but the appeals court agreed with the lower court ruling and said because the charter schools received taxpayer money and provided free education to students, it was a "state actor."

"By implementing the skirts requirement based on blatant gender stereotypes about the "proper place" for girls and women in society, CDS has acted in clear violation of the Equal Protection Clause," Senior Circuit Judge Barbara Milano Keenan wrote in the majority opinion.

Drummond, a Republican, did not join ten other Republican attorneys general in an amicus brief filed supporting Charter Day Schools.

Legal action in the case of Oklahoma's religious charter school is likely. Americans United for Separation of Church and State said earlier this month it is planning to sue.



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Senate fails to override Stitt's veto on tribal compacts by one vote

6/26/2023

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(The Center Square) - The Oklahoma Senate on Monday failed to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that extended tribal compacts for tobacco products.

The vote was 31-8, just one vote short of the 2/3 majority, or 32 votes, needed. Nine senators did not vote.

During the floor debate, Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat said that if the tribal compacts were not extended until December 2024, the state could lose $57 million in tobacco revenue.

"It goes to mental health services, it goes to the Emergency Response Systems Stabilization Fund and it goes to cancer research," Treat said. "So we are on the precipice. If we don't come to a successful resolution of extending these compacts, of adversely affecting mental health treatment, emergency response systems and cancer treatment in the state of Oklahoma to the tune of $57 million on an annual basis."

Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, said overriding the veto would violate the state's existing statutes that give the governor the authority to negotiate a tribal compact.

"The manner in which we are doing this is wrong," Dahm said. 'We can do this if we choose to do so, but we would have to amend the existing statute."

The House voted to override a separate veto of a compact dealing with motor vehicle registration revenue. The Senate has not taken up that veto.

Stitt said Monday he was pleased with the Senate decision.

"My original compact offer—to extend the compacts previously negotiated and entered by Oklahoma's Governor and tribal counterparts—is still on the table for each tribe that has reached out and remains available to those that have not yet," Stitt said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to work with them to reach an agreement."

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement he was disappointed with the vote.

"A strong majority understand the need to extend the tobacco and car tag compacts which reflect their strong support across the state," Hoskin said. "Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat promised to take the tobacco override up again, and with all the senators in attendance, we believe there are sufficient votes to override the vetoes on the tobacco and car tag compact extension bills."

The Senate voted to extend special session until the end of July and can take both bills back up then, said Alex Gerszewski, Treat's communications director.



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Attorneys general announce support for FTCs click to cancel subscription policy

6/26/2023

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(The Center Square) – As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing review of its 1973 Negative Option Rule, the FTC proposed in March amendments to the rule and asked for public comment on those changes.

Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 25 other attorneys general, have submitted a letter of comment in support of the FTC’s proposed amendments in response to the request.

The Negative Option Rule covers business sales related to subscriptions, memberships and other recurring payment programs. Negative Option Offers allow businesses to interpret a consumer’s silence or failure to take affirmative action as an acceptance of an offer.

One of the rule changes is the “click to cancel” provision to make it just as easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions, as it was for them to sign up.

“If consumers want to cancel a subscription, they should not have to go on a fishing expedition,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Just as businesses make it easy to sign up for a subscription, they need to respect customers who later want to end that subscription.”

The FTC reports that one of the concerns expressed by consumers is “How the $%#& do I cancel?!” While signing up for a program is an easy seamless process, when it comes to cancelation consumers have to go through “obstacle courses designed for frustration and failure.”

Another complaint being addressed by the amendments is, “They signed me up, but never told me what was involved!” To address the lack of information, the FTC proposed that companies explain - payments would be recurring, the deadline to stop charges, payment amounts, billing date and cancelation information- all before requesting consumers’ billing information.

Consumers also asked, “Why am I getting all this unwanted stuff and who said these people could bill my credit card?!” To address this concern, companies would be required to spell out the details under the FTC’s new rule changes.

“The FTC’s proposed changes significantly broaden the requirements and risks for businesses using negative option features and will allow consumers to more easily cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships,” a statement by the Department of Justice said.

The letter by the AGs supports the direction the FTC has proposed and makes suggestions for further clarifications:

Require businesses offering free trials to obtain an additional round of consent before charging a consumer at the completion of the free trial;Clarify that cancellation mechanisms must be cost-effective, timely, and easy to use;Broaden the forms that a consumer can cancel a recurring contract; andRequire businesses to provide negative option reminders in additional forms, not just through the same medium that the consumer used to consent to the negative option feature in the first place.

“Deception and dark patterns have no place in consumer markets, and the proposed Negative Option Rule is the change consumers have been rightly demanding for years. I’m proud to support this effort by the FTC and to offer additional recommendations alongside my fellow attorneys general,” Bonta said.

In sending this comment letter, Attorney General Bonta joins the attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.



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How the Gun Ownership Rate in Oklahoma Compares to Other States

6/24/2023

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To much of the world, the United States is a country defined, at least in part, by its gun culture. And with good reason. The U.S., along with Guatemala and Mexico, is one of only three countries in which gun ownership is a constitutional right. Even more telling, according to a 2020 study by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the U.S. is home to an estimated 433.9 million civilian-owned firearms, equal to about 1.3 guns for every American. No other country comes close to having that many guns, let alone more guns than people.

However, not all Americans are gun owners. Far from it, in fact. According to a 2020 study published by the RAND Corporation, a research and public policy advocacy group, only about 32% of American households own a firearm. Therefore, based on the total number of guns in the U.S. many gun-owning households likely own far more than one.

At the state level, gun ownership rates vary considerably. In some parts of the country, fewer than one in every 10 households own at least one firearm. In others, meanwhile, well over half of all households do.

According to RAND Corporation estimates, approximately 54.9% of households in Oklahoma own at least one gun, the seventh highest gun ownership rate among the 50 states.

Gun control laws vary considerably at the state level, and in states with the tightest restrictions, firearms can be harder to obtain. On an A to F scale - with A representing the strongest gun control laws and F the weakest - gun violence prevention group Giffords Law Center assigns Oklahoma an F for its gun control policies.

All data in this story is from the RAND Corporation and the Annual Gun Law Scorecard, published by the Giffords Law Center.

RankStateGun ownership rate (%)Gun control grade (A-F)Firearm deaths per 100,000 people in 20211Montana65.0F25.12Wyoming60.7F26.13West Virginia60.0F17.34Idaho57.8F16.35Alaska57.2F25.26South Dakota55.0F14.37Oklahoma54.9F21.28Mississippi54.1F33.99North Dakota53.3F16.810Alabama52.8F26.411Missouri52.8F23.212Kentucky52.5F21.113Louisiana52.3F29.114Arkansas51.8F23.315Vermont50.3C-11.916Maine47.7F12.617Wisconsin47.1D+13.518Tennessee46.9F22.819New Hampshire46.3F8.320South Carolina45.0F22.421Indiana42.4F18.422Kansas42.3F17.323Ohio41.9F16.524Oregon41.4B+14.925Pennsylvania40.2B-14.826Utah39.7F13.927Nebraska39.2C10.328Minnesota39.1C+10.029Michigan38.9C+15.430Delaware38.7B16.631Iowa38.5F11.232Colorado37.9B17.833Georgia37.7F20.334North Carolina37.1C17.335Arizona36.0F18.336New Mexico35.9C+27.837Texas35.5F15.638Virginia35.3B14.339Nevada32.9C+19.840Washington32.1B+11.241Florida28.8C-14.142Illinois22.6A-16.143Connecticut18.8A-6.744Maryland16.7A-15.245California16.3A9.046New York14.5A-5.447Rhode Island13.9B+5.648Hawaii9.1A-4.849Massachusetts9.0A-3.450New Jersey8.9A5.2



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Stitt says tribal compact veto should stand

6/23/2023

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(The Center Square) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt encouraged the Senate not to override his veto of a compact with the tribes determining how tobacco and motor vehicle registration revenues are split.

Lawmakers agreed to extend the current compact for another year, but Stitt vetoed the bill. The House of Representatives overrode the veto earlier this month and the Senate will meet Monday for a vote.

Stitt said in a press conference Friday that the agreement was made with previous governors.

"The tribes don't want to sign that, in my opinion, or they would have already done it and they are pushing for this compact that basically takes the definition of Indian Country and after the McGirt decision, it has different consequences," Stitt said. "It means it could potentially mean 42% of our state."

The McGirt decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court said the Muscogee Nation's reservation was never disestablished, prohibiting state prosecutors from pursuing charges in major crimes involving American Indians on reservation land. Native American tribes have said the decision extends to collecting taxes.

Stitt referred to the case of Alicia Stroble, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member who filed for a refund on her 2017, 2018, and 2019 state income taxes based on her employment with the tribe and her residence in Indian Country. Native Americans living in Oklahoma are exempt from paying state income taxes if they also show that they live on a formal Indian reservation, allotment or community and earn their income from sources in Indian Country.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission ruled last year that Stroble had to pay taxes. Stroble appealed, and the case is before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. called Stitt's statements "threats."

"He always finds some reason to justify targeting Indian tribes, whether it's canceling leases on state welcome centers operated by the tribes, attempting to repeal the Indian Education Advisory Committee or promoting bans of tribal regalia for tribal high school students...," Hoskin said in a statement. "It's good that Oklahoma's fate is not in Governor Stitt's hands."

The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. Monday to consider the veto.



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This is the Least Expensive Housing Market in Oklahoma

6/23/2023

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Homeownership was once a cornerstone of the American dream. But for a growing share of the population, it is now more akin to a pipe dream. Within the last two years, real incomes have been crushed under the weight of historic inflation. At the same time, the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes have sent mortgage rates soaring.

With reduced buying power and increased borrowing costs, consumer interest in the real estate market has cooled. The number of existing home sales in the U.S. declined by 23% from April 2022 to April 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors. But while demand from home buyers has fallen, home prices have not. (These are the states with the worst housing shortages for low income Americans.)

According to the real estate market website Realtor.com, the median list price for a home in the United States was $441,445 in May 2023 - 2.7% higher than it was a year earlier. But while such prices are prohibitively high for most Americans, there are parts of the country where homes are selling for far less and where homeownership is still possible for those on a modest budget.

Of the 66 counties in Oklahoma with available data from Realtor.com and at least 10 homes actively listed, Woods County has the least expensive housing market. As of May 2023, the median list price in the area was $85,125, compared to the statewide median list price of $319,950.

All data in this story is from Realtor.com.

StateCounty or county equivalent with cheapest housing marketMedian list price in county/county equivalent ($)Median list price in state ($)Counties/county equivalents consideredAlabamaDallas70,500336,75063AlaskaHoonah-Angoon219,975415,40012ArizonaGraham323,500500,00014ArkansasJackson79,425291,07566CaliforniaAlpine41,175774,50057ColoradoCrowley164,900649,45057ConnecticutHartford386,950579,9008DelawareKent417,225499,9973FloridaHamilton232,000475,00066GeorgiaTerrell96,175400,000131HawaiiHawaii617,944850,0004IdahoButte256,250589,50043IllinoisGreene51,350321,15085IndianaSullivan88,700306,47589IowaPage112,500319,95091KansasCloud69,425321,63263KentuckyLetcher103,000307,364105LouisianaEvangeline113,875289,95060MaineAroostook189,000439,47516MarylandAllegany122,350426,78024MassachusettsHampden344,175799,00014MichiganIron115,600292,45082MinnesotaFaribault119,725409,95082MississippiHumphreys79,000284,00068MissouriKnox62,363301,350105MontanaPhillips160,375675,00039NebraskaFurnas134,900372,51343NevadaMineral180,000469,75014New HampshireCoos261,975549,95010New JerseyCumberland254,975544,50021New MexicoCibola156,875382,47528New YorkLivingston124,900654,47562North CarolinaNorthampton134,950425,00099North DakotaPierce139,500349,35023OhioJefferson99,850257,50087OklahomaWoods85,125319,95066OregonHarney295,000579,92533PennsylvaniaCambria85,500299,00066Rhode IslandProvidence409,900537,0005South CarolinaMarlboro143,440360,99545South DakotaPerkins98,000372,37527TennesseeLake112,400449,99595TexasHall86,499389,950210UtahEmery305,000629,90026VermontEssex235,950454,50014VirginiaBuchanan64,725456,062122WashingtonAdams378,725650,00037West VirginiaMcdowell59,175239,49547WisconsinFlorence194,925375,00070WyomingWashakie218,750477,50022



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