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 the labor force is 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.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), OECD Regional Demography (2023), Feeding America (2021). How we calculate this
