Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Ohio, you would:
Health
be 11.9% less likely to have diabetes
In Ohio, 11.8% of adults have diabetes as of 2022. In Missouri, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
Economy
be 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ohio, 4.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Safety
be 59.7% 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 Missouri, that number is 453 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 23.5% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Ohio has a property crime rate of 1,676 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 68.8% less densely populated
Ohio has a population density of 111.5 people per sq km as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 34.8 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 43.5% more likely to be uninsured
In Ohio, 6.2% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 8.9% as of 2023.
Sources: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), OECD Regional Demography (2023). How we calculate this
