City Score: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN scores 42 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 53 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 26 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

  • What Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is up against: 42 out of 100 — Better than 68% of cbsas, up 10 points
  • Where grace is growing: 31 out of 100 — Better than 53% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 57 out of 100 — Better than 60% of cbsas, up 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 67 out of 100 — Better than 79% of cbsas, down 4 points

What takes Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 26 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 44 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 43 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 37 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 30 percentile points (What Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 10 percentile points (What Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is up against)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Ohio · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Ohio · 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 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 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 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Ohio · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Ohio · 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 · Ohio · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Ohio · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Ohio · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Ohio · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Ohio · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Ohio · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Ohio · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 126 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

  1. Clarksville, OH — 68, Liberty
  2. Maineville, OH — 68, Liberty
  3. Oregonia, OH — 68, Liberty
  4. Warren County, OH — 68, Liberty
  5. Mason, OH — 66, Liberty
  6. Madeira, OH — 64, Liberty
  7. South Lebanon, OH — 64, Liberty
  8. Waynesville, OH — 64, Liberty
  9. Montgomery, OH — 62, Liberty
  10. Carlisle, OH — 61, Liberty
  11. Springboro, OH — 61, Liberty
  12. Wyoming, OH — 61, Liberty
  13. Morrow, OH — 60, Liberty
  14. Harrison, OH — 59, Liberty
  15. Newtown, OH — 58, Liberty
  16. Blue Ash, OH — 57, Liberty
  17. Lebanon, OH — 57, Liberty
  18. New Richmond, OH — 56, Liberty
  19. Petersburg, KY — 56, Liberty
  20. Bath, IN — 55, Liberty
  21. Brookville, IN — 55, Liberty
  22. Cedar Grove, IN — 55, Liberty
  23. Edgewood, KY — 55, Liberty
  24. Laurel, IN — 55, Liberty
  25. Metamora, IN — 55, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/cincinnati-oh-ky-in. Methodology.

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