Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Arkansas, you would:
Economy
be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Arkansas, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Kentucky, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Safety
be 63.9% less likely to be a victim of violent crime
Arkansas has a violent crime rate of 610 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 220 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 30.5% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Arkansas has a property crime rate of 2,195 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 1,525 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 33.7% less likely to be uninsured
In Arkansas, 8.6% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 15.1% less likely to be physically inactive
In Arkansas, 30.4% of adults are physically inactive as of 2022. In Kentucky, that number is 25.8% as of 2022.
be 16.0% less likely to be food insecure
In Arkansas, 15.0% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Kentucky, that number is 12.6% as of 2021.
commute 1.7 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Arkansas takes 22.3 minutes as of 2023. In Kentucky, it takes 24.0 minutes as of 2023.
live in an area that is 93.9% more densely populated
Arkansas has a population density of 22.8 people per sq km as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 44.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 24.2% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Arkansas, 3.3% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 2.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
