Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3646 • Fax (405) 521-6684 • Internet: www.okdhs.org
Beckham County Factsheet SFY 2009

Category

Number

Families, All Income Levels 4,994
Families, Below Poverty Level 712
Population, Total 21,136
Population, Under 18 5,265
Population, 18 to 64 13,146
Population, 65 and over 2,725
OKDHS Payments and Benefits $9,761,629
Per Capita Expenditures $462
Adult Protective Services, Investigations 98
Adult Protective Services, Confirmed Investigations 40
Child Care Payments by Vendor $542,934
Child Care Children, Unduplicated 399
Child Care Licensed Facilities, Total 44
Child Care Licensed Facilities, OKDHS Contracted 18
Child Care Licensed Capacity, Total 1,019
Child Care Licensed Capacity, OKDHS Contracted 409
Child Protective Services, Investigations 236
Child Protective Services, Assessments 327
Child Protective Services, Confirmed Investigations 116
Children in Out-of-Home Care at End of Year 80
Children with Adoption Payment 22
Children with Finalized Adoption 23
Developmental Disabilities Services, Persons Served 73
Developmental Disabilities Services, Waiting List 27
Foster Care Homes at End of Year 32
Senior Nutrition, Meals 10,641
Senior Nutrition, Congregate Meals 5,317
Senior Nutrition, Home Delivered Meals 5,324
SoonerCare Cases, Monthly Average 2,277
SoonerCare Persons, Unduplicated 5,379
SoonerCare Persons, Monthly Average 3,527
State Supplemental, Payments $268,107
State Supplemental Persons, Monthly Average 566
State Supplemental Cases Opened During Year 193
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp), Payments $3,158,052
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Unduplicated 1,624
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Monthly Average 1,046
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Monthly Average 2,477
TANF, Payments $192,929
TANF Cases, Unduplicated 162
TANF Children Only Cases, Unduplicated 47
TANF Cases, Monthly Average 75
TANF Persons, Unduplicated 429
TANF Persons, Monthly Average 187
TANF Diversion Assistance Cases, Unduplicated 19
TANF Cases Opened During Year 153
TANF Hardship Extensions 0

Sources:  U.S. Census, Oklahoma HealthCare Authority and Oklahoma Department of Human Services.