Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Michigan instead of Kansas, you would:
Economy
be 41.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Kansas, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Michigan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 15.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kansas, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Michigan, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2023.
Safety
be 25.9% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Kansas has a property crime rate of 2,068 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 1,533 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 43.0% less likely to be uninsured
In Kansas, 8.6% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 4.9% as of 2023.
live among residents who are 2.9 years older on average
The median age in Kansas is 37.2 years as of 2023. In Michigan, the median age is 40.1 years as of 2023.
commute 4.6 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Kansas takes 19.8 minutes as of 2023. In Michigan, it takes 24.4 minutes as of 2023.
live in an area that is 4.9 times more densely populated
Kansas has a population density of 13.9 people per sq km as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 68.5 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 24.4% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Kansas, 4.1% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.
be 18.4% more likely to be food insecure
In Kansas, 9.8% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Michigan, that number is 11.6% as of 2021.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), OECD Regional Demography (2023), Feeding America (2021). How we calculate this
