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
Nowata County Factsheet SFY 2009

Category

Number

Families, All Income Levels 2,970
Families, Below Poverty Level 268
Population, Total 10,729
Population, Under 18 2,505
Population, 18 to 64 6,427
Population, 65 and over 1,797
OKDHS Payments and Benefits $4,668,251
Per Capita Expenditures $435
Adult Protective Services, Investigations 63
Adult Protective Services, Confirmed Investigations 25
Child Care Payments by Vendor $135,196
Child Care Children, Unduplicated 159
Child Care Licensed Facilities, Total 10
Child Care Licensed Facilities, OKDHS Contracted 5
Child Care Licensed Capacity, Total 202
Child Care Licensed Capacity, OKDHS Contracted 144
Child Protective Services, Investigations 122
Child Protective Services, Assessments 56
Child Protective Services, Confirmed Investigations 20
Children in Out-of-Home Care at End of Year 21
Children with Adoption Payment 1
Children with Finalized Adoption 2
Developmental Disabilities Services, Persons Served 72
Developmental Disabilities Services, Waiting List 6
Foster Care Homes at End of Year 12
Senior Nutrition, Meals 26,266
Senior Nutrition, Congregate Meals 8,897
Senior Nutrition, Home Delivered Meals 17,369
SoonerCare Cases, Monthly Average 1,164
SoonerCare Persons, Unduplicated 2,555
SoonerCare Persons, Monthly Average 1,950
State Supplemental, Payments $119,377
State Supplemental Persons, Monthly Average 233
State Supplemental Cases Opened During Year 75
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp), Payments $1,803,736
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Unduplicated 760
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Monthly Average 551
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Monthly Average 1,417
TANF, Payments $66,592
TANF Cases, Unduplicated 40
TANF Children Only Cases, Unduplicated 13
TANF Cases, Monthly Average 23
TANF Persons, Unduplicated 109
TANF Persons, Monthly Average 55
TANF Diversion Assistance Cases, Unduplicated 0
TANF Cases Opened During Year 32
TANF Hardship Extensions 0

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