Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Indiana, you would:
Economy
be 22.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Indiana, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Safety
be 38.6% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Indiana has a violent crime rate of 327 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 453 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 36.3% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Indiana has a property crime rate of 1,519 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 2,070 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live in an area that is 53.0% less densely populated
Indiana has a population density of 74.1 people per sq km as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 34.8 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 14.4% more likely to have a bachelor's degree
In Indiana, 18.8% of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 21.5% as of 2023.
be 21.9% more likely to be uninsured
In Indiana, 7.3% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 8.9% as of 2023.
be 38.2% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Indiana, 3.4% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 2.1% as of 2023.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), OECD Regional Demography (2023). How we calculate this
