City Score: Rock, WV

One number for Rock, WV: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Rock, WV. Part of the Bluefield, WV-VA area. In West Virginia.

The score

Rock, WV scores 31 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 31 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Rock, WV

  • What Rock is up against: 72 out of 100 — Better than 13% of cities, down 26 points
  • Where grace is growing: 28 out of 100 — Better than 44% of cities
  • Marriage & family: 42 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cities, up 18 points
  • Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 16% of cities, up 4 points

What takes Rock, WV to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 34 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime down 34 percentile points (What Rock is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime down 22 percentile points (What Rock is up against)

Rock, WV over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Mercer County Sheriff's Office · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Mercer County Sheriff's Office · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Rock, WV · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Rock, WV · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Rock, WV · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Rock, WV · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Rock, WV · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Rock, WV · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Mercer County, WV · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Every indicator

What Rock is up against — 72 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 28 out of 100

Marriage & family — 42 out of 100

Christian liberty — 25 out of 100

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