City Score: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC scores 38 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 43 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 30 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

  • What Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is up against: 51 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cbsas, up 4 points
  • Where grace is growing: 41 out of 100 — Better than 75% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 23 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas, down 2 points
  • Christian liberty: 60 out of 100 — Better than 60% of cbsas, up 17 points

What takes Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 30 → 40
  • Gathering: Gathering 42 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 40 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 25 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 7 percentile points (What Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is up against)
  • This quarter: Marriages up 4 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Georgia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Georgia · 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 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (2 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 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Georgia · 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 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Georgia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 37 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

  1. Lincolnton, GA — 54, Liberty
  2. Modoc, SC — 52, Liberty
  3. Martinez, GA — 49, Liberty
  4. Evans, GA — 48, Liberty
  5. Appling, GA — 46, Liberty
  6. Grovetown, GA — 46, Liberty
  7. Anthony Crossroads, GA — 45, Liberty
  8. Belvedere, SC — 45, Liberty
  9. Gloverville, SC — 45, Liberty
  10. Langley, SC — 45, Liberty
  11. Monetta, SC — 45, Liberty
  12. Perry, SC — 45, Liberty
  13. Salley, SC — 45, Liberty
  14. Blythe, GA — 43, Liberty
  15. Edgefield, SC — 43, Liberty
  16. Girard, GA — 43, Liberty
  17. Gough, GA — 43, Liberty
  18. Keysville, GA — 43, Liberty
  19. Midville, GA — 43, Liberty
  20. Sardis, GA — 43, Liberty
  21. Trenton, SC — 43, Liberty
  22. Thomson, GA — 41, Liberty
  23. Aiken, SC — 40, Liberty
  24. Dearing, GA — 40, Liberty
  25. North Augusta, SC — 40, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/augusta-richmond-county-ga-sc. Methodology.

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