Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Oklahoma, you would:
Safety
be 45.8% less likely to be a victim of violent crime
Oklahoma has a violent crime rate of 407 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 220 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 27.8% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Oklahoma has a property crime rate of 2,112 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 1,525 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 55.1% less likely to be uninsured
In Oklahoma, 12.7% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 12.5% less likely to be physically inactive
In Oklahoma, 29.5% of adults are physically inactive as of 2022. In Kentucky, that number is 25.8% as of 2022.
live among residents who are 2.2 years older on average
The median age in Oklahoma is 36.9 years as of 2023. In Kentucky, the median age is 39.1 years as of 2023.
commute 1.6 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Oklahoma takes 22.4 minutes as of 2023. In Kentucky, it takes 24.0 minutes as of 2023.
live in an area that is 93.0% more densely populated
Oklahoma has a population density of 22.9 people per sq km as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 44.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 30.6% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Oklahoma, 3.6% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Kentucky, that number is 2.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
