10,983 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 6.2% decrease in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 473 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 44 children classified as runaways. 4% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] 7,195 total arrests for children under 18 in 2019. [...] Published April 2024 Health 73,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (2.67% decrease from 2021). [...] 515,801 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021 (2.3% increase from 2020). [...] 237,437 children in Oklahoma were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (8.2% increase from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 260,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (27% of all children). [...] 27% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 73 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Oklahoma in 2020.
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