Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indiana instead of Missouri, you would:
Economy
be 18.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Missouri, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indiana, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Safety
be 27.9% less likely to be a victim of violent crime
Missouri has a violent crime rate of 453 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 327 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 26.6% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Missouri has a property crime rate of 2,070 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 1,519 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 18.0% less likely to be uninsured
In Missouri, 8.9% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
be 61.9% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Missouri, 2.1% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 10.9% more likely to be physically inactive
In Missouri, 24.8% of adults are physically inactive as of 2022. In Indiana, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
live in an area that is 2.1 times more densely populated
Missouri has a population density of 34.8 people per sq km as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 74.1 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 12.6% less likely to have a bachelor's degree
In Missouri, 21.5% of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 18.8% 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). How we calculate this
