City Score: Southgate, MI

One number for Southgate, MI: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Southgate, MI. Part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area. In Michigan.

The score

Southgate, MI scores 27 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 33 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 18 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Southgate, MI

  • What Southgate is up against: 58 out of 100 — Better than 28% of cities, down 3 points
  • Where grace is growing: 29 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cities
  • Marriage & family: 41 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cities
  • Christian liberty: 21 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cities

What takes Southgate, MI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 18 → 40
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 39 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 18 → 45

What affected it

  • This week: Gathering up 27 — 3 gatherings
  • This week: Service up 22 — 3 ways to serve
  • This week: Unity up 11 — 3 churches active
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 9 percentile points (What Southgate is up against)
  • This quarter: Divorces up 4 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Marriages up 4 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Southgate, MI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Southgate Police Department · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Southgate Police Department · 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 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (5 counties summed) · 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 · Wayne County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Wayne County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Wayne County, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Southgate, MI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Michigan · 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 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Michigan · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Every indicator

What Southgate is up against — 58 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 29 out of 100

  • Church adherents: 471.7 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 49% of cities · 2020, Wayne County, MI · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Congregations: 8.6 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 10% of cities · 2020, Wayne County, MI · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Charitable giving: 1.0 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 69% of cities · 2023, Wayne County, MI · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
  • Given to local needs in Joy: 0 dollars per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Southgate, MI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Needs met in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Southgate, MI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Volunteers mobilized in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Southgate, MI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • New believers in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Southgate, MI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Searches for a church in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, Southgate, MI · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Foster and adoptive families in the churches: 0 per 100,000 residents, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, Southgate, MI · Church workspace entries (church-attested) · verified in Joy

Marriage & family — 41 out of 100

Christian liberty — 21 out of 100

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