Summary:

– 45% of Oklahoma households, over 700,000, fall below ALICE survival thresholds.

– Single-female-headed families with children are most impacted at 79%.

– Workers sometimes decline raises to retain benefits like health care and SNAP.

TULSA – The number of Oklahoma families who work hard but still can’t get ahead is growing as the cost of basics needs has increased faster than overall inflation for more than a decade, a new report released by Tulsa Area United Way reveals.

The total number of households in Oklahoma grew by 10% between 2010 and 2023 while households that are struggling economically grew by 22%. Nearly half of Oklahoma’s 1.6 million households are struggling to pay for basic needs, according to the report titled ALICE in Oklahoma: A Study of Financial Har

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