Oklahoma Ranked One of the Worst States for Raising Kids

Oklahoma was recently listed among the worst American states to raise children, ranked 43rd out of all 50 states.

While some will read just the headline and agree, several metrics went into determining which US states would be favorable or not.

The real killers for Oklahoma in this study are median income and the unfortunate breakdown of the family unit.

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High violent crime rates, expensive health care, and low public education ratings don't help either.

Out of the 50 states, Oklahoma scores:

45th highest percentage of divorce/separation.
43rd highest percentage of families in poverty.
38th highest percentage of violent crimes.
33rd highest infant mortality rate.
27th highest unemployment rate.
26th highest child care cost.

Even when you adjust the average income for the cost of living, Oklahoma scores poorly across the board.

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All the same, the study isn't without argument.

While Oklahoma is rated towards the bottom, people tend to question how states with sky-high costs of living ranked so high... New England states like Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, etc...

It's all in the metrics.

If you'd like to read the full study, it's on Wallethub.

Top 20 Oklahoma Towns Most Hated by Okies

Oklahoma spends quite a bit of time talking about why we don't like everywhere else. Like Sooner fans and people in Southern OK talk trash on Texas, Northern OK hates Kansas, Eastern OK isn't fond of Arkansas, etc... but what about our own state?

I ran across a dead thread on liberal Facebook--AKA--Reddit where people were talking in detail trying to rank the worst cities in the state. While you may not agree politically with your fellow statesmen, you really can't defend a lot of this. Here's the list for least worse to absolute worst as voted by them.

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7 Oklahoma Towns Among Worst 'Small' Cities In America

A recent study ranked all of the smaller cities in America and 12 hometowns on the list were from here in Oklahoma. The expected nicer communities were comfortably ranked in the middle, but over half were listed as some of the worst in the country.

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Weird and Wild Pets You Can Have In Oklahoma

When it comes to the topic of exotic and wild animals in Oklahoma, there is a very short list of things you can't own as a pet... but there are ways around almost all the red tape in the Sooner State.

Gallery Credit: Kelso

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