District of Columbia vs South Dakota: City Score compared

District of Columbia scores 33 and South Dakota scores 43 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 10 points apart. Each state is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	District of Columbia	South Dakota
City Score	33	43
Condition (public data)	33	53
Movement (how the church is moving)	—	27
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What District of Columbia is up against	93	37
Where grace is growing	81	40
Marriage & family	11	76
Christian liberty	—	34

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	District of Columbia	South Dakota
Overall	51, Stirring	56, Stirring
The Church	65, Faithful	59, Stirring
The Family	11, Broken	75, Steadfast
Education	70, Grounded	66, Grounded
Government	65, Just	34, Restrictive
Media	46, Mixed	58, Mixed
Arts & Entertainment	51, Mixed	56, Mixed
Business	97, Openhanded	11, Greedy
Compassion	5, Hardened	89, Abounding

City Score over the last 3 weeks

Week	District of Columbia	South Dakota
2026-W44	—	45
2026-W45	—	47
2026-W46	—	48

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