Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Oklahoma, you would:
Economy
be 10.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Oklahoma, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Arkansas, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
Safety
be 50.1% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Oklahoma has a violent crime rate of 407 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Arkansas, that number is 610 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 32.3% less likely to be uninsured
In Oklahoma, 12.7% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Arkansas, that number is 8.6% as of 2023.
live among residents who are 1.5 years older on average
The median age in Oklahoma is 36.9 years as of 2023. In Arkansas, the median age is 38.4 years as of 2023.
be 10.3% more likely to smoke
In Oklahoma, 17.5% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Arkansas, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
be 10.3% more likely to be food insecure
In Oklahoma, 13.6% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Arkansas, that number is 15.0% as of 2021.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Feeding America (2021). How we calculate this
