City Score: Bluefield, WV-VA

Micro area. The Joy Project City Score for Bluefield, WV-VA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Bluefield, WV-VA scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 37 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Bluefield, WV-VA

  • What Bluefield, WV-VA is up against: 52 out of 100 — Better than 47% of cbsas, down 3 points
  • Where grace is growing: 25 out of 100 — Better than 37% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 50 out of 100 — Better than 50% of cbsas, up 16 points
  • Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas, up 4 points

What takes Bluefield, WV-VA 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 27 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 9 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Violent crime down 8 percentile points (What Bluefield, WV-VA is up against)

Bluefield, WV-VA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · West Virginia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · West Virginia · 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 · Bluefield, WV-VA (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 · Bluefield, WV-VA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Bluefield, WV-VA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Bluefield, WV-VA (2 counties summed) · 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

Its cities by status

  • 27 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Bluefield, WV-VA

  1. Richlands, VA — 42, Liberty
  2. Bluefield, VA — 41, Liberty
  3. Cedar Bluff, VA — 41, Liberty
  4. Tazewell, VA — 41, Liberty
  5. Bandy, VA — 39, Liberty
  6. Falls Mills, VA — 39, Liberty
  7. Pounding Mill, VA — 39, Liberty
  8. Raven, VA — 39, Liberty
  9. Springville, VA — 39, Liberty
  10. Tannersville, VA — 39, Liberty
  11. Tazewell County, VA — 39, Liberty
  12. Yards, VA — 39, Liberty
  13. Bluefield, WV — 36, Liberty
  14. Matoaka, WV — 36, Liberty
  15. Princeton, WV — 36, Liberty
  16. Athens, WV — 31, Liberty
  17. Beeson, WV — 31, Liberty
  18. Bramwell, WV — 31, Liberty
  19. Camp Creek, WV — 31, Liberty
  20. Egeria, WV — 31, Liberty
  21. Flat Top, WV — 31, Liberty
  22. Lashmeet, WV — 31, Liberty
  23. Lerona, WV — 31, Liberty
  24. Mercer County, WV — 31, Liberty
  25. Oakvale, WV — 31, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Bluefield, WV-VA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/bluefield-wv-va. Methodology.

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