City Score: Columbus, GA-AL

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

The score

Columbus, GA-AL scores 41 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 48 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 30 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Columbus, GA-AL

  • What Columbus, GA-AL is up against: 36 out of 100 — Better than 77% of cbsas, up 5 points
  • Where grace is growing: 46 out of 100 — Better than 86% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 21 out of 100 — Better than 13% of cbsas
  • Christian liberty: 60 out of 100 — Better than 60% of cbsas, up 17 points

What takes Columbus, GA-AL to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 30 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 39 → 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 Columbus, GA-AL is up against)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 4 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Columbus, GA-AL 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 · Georgia (23 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 · Columbus, GA-AL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Columbus, GA-AL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Columbus, GA-AL (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Columbus, GA-AL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Columbus, GA-AL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Columbus, GA-AL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Columbus, GA-AL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Columbus, GA-AL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Columbus, GA-AL (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Columbus, GA-AL (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Columbus, GA-AL (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Columbus, GA-AL (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

  • 31 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Columbus, GA-AL

  1. Cataula, GA — 67, Liberty
  2. Ellerslie, GA — 67, Liberty
  3. Waverly Hall, GA — 60, Liberty
  4. West Point, GA — 60, Liberty
  5. Antioch, GA — 53, Liberty
  6. Harris County, GA — 53, Liberty
  7. Hamilton, GA — 49, Liberty
  8. Pine Mountain Valley, GA — 49, Liberty
  9. Glennville, AL — 48, Liberty
  10. Pittsview, AL — 48, Liberty
  11. Seale, AL — 48, Liberty
  12. Box Springs, GA — 47, Liberty
  13. Buena Vista, GA — 47, Liberty
  14. Cusseta, GA — 47, Liberty
  15. Juniper, GA — 47, Liberty
  16. Piney Grove, GA — 47, Liberty
  17. Louvale, GA — 44, Liberty
  18. Lumpkin, GA — 44, Liberty
  19. Omaha, GA — 44, Liberty
  20. Richland, GA — 44, Liberty
  21. Geneva, GA — 43, Liberty
  22. Howard, GA — 43, Liberty
  23. Junction City, GA — 43, Liberty
  24. Shiloh, GA — 43, Liberty
  25. Woodland, GA — 43, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Columbus, GA-AL, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/columbus-ga-al. Methodology.

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