Most Counties Didn't Seek SQ 781 Funds
More than half of Oklahoma's 77 counties did not apply for available in the County Community Safety Investment Fund. In 2016, voters approved the mechanism to funnel cost savings from lower incarceration rates to counties to implement mental health and diversion programs.
Data from the Center for America Progress shows 55% of Oklahomans live in a childcare desert, defined as communities with fewer licensed daycare spots than children who need them. The shaded counties have been designated as childcare deserts.
