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Oklahoma Department of
Human Services
Stronger Families Grow
Brighter Futures
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
 
 
 
Cherokee County Factsheet SFY 2009

Category

Number

Families, All Income Levels 11,231
Families, Below Poverty Level 1,914
Population, Total 45,733
Population, Under 18 11,155
Population, 18 to 64 28,887
Population, 65 and over 5,691
OKDHS Payments and Benefits $20,755,815
Per Capita Expenditures $454
Adult Protective Services, Investigations 378
Adult Protective Services, Confirmed Investigations 250
Child Care Payments by Vendor $454,848
Child Care Children, Unduplicated 307
Child Care Licensed Facilities, Total 50
Child Care Licensed Facilities, OKDHS Contracted 30
Child Care Licensed Capacity, Total 1,197
Child Care Licensed Capacity, OKDHS Contracted 639
Child Protective Services, Investigations 361
Child Protective Services, Assessments 277
Child Protective Services, Confirmed Investigations 74
Children in Out-of-Home Care at End of Year 63
Children with Adoption Payment 7
Children with Finalized Adoption 7
Developmental Disabilities Services, Persons Served 203
Developmental Disabilities Services, Waiting List 38
Foster Care Homes at End of Year 36
Senior Nutrition, Meals 38,397
Senior Nutrition, Congregate Meals 25,285
Senior Nutrition, Home Delivered Meals 13,112
SoonerCare Cases, Monthly Average 5,595
SoonerCare Persons, Unduplicated 12,242
SoonerCare Persons, Monthly Average 9,264
State Supplemental, Payments $646,656
State Supplemental Persons, Monthly Average 1,370
State Supplemental Cases Opened During Year 410
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp), Payments $7,672,549
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Unduplicated 3,238
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Monthly Average 2,242
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Monthly Average 5,797
TANF, Payments $246,142
TANF Cases, Unduplicated 162
TANF Children Only Cases, Unduplicated 70
TANF Cases, Monthly Average 98
TANF Persons, Unduplicated 404
TANF Persons, Monthly Average 222
TANF Diversion Assistance Cases, Unduplicated 2
TANF Cases Opened During Year 135
TANF Hardship Extensions 0

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



Last Updated:  7/9/2010
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Street address: Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Mailing address: P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 521-3646
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