Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indiana instead of Ohio, you would:
Economy
be 32.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ohio, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Indiana, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
Safety
be 15.2% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Ohio has a violent crime rate of 284 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 327 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live in an area that is 33.5% less densely populated
Ohio has a population density of 111.5 people per sq km as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 74.1 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 47.8% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Ohio, 2.3% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 10.3% less likely to be food insecure
In Ohio, 11.7% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Indiana, that number is 10.5% as of 2021.
be 17.7% more likely to be uninsured
In Ohio, 6.2% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 7.3% as of 2023.
live among residents who are 1.6 years older on average
The median age in Ohio is 39.6 years as of 2023. In Indiana, the median age is 38.0 years as of 2023.
be 10.9% less likely to have a bachelor's degree
In Ohio, 21.1% of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher as of 2023. In Indiana, that number is 18.8% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
