City Score: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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

The score

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL scores 40 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 46 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 32 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

  • What Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is up against: 69 out of 100 — Better than 22% of cbsas, down 5 points
  • Where grace is growing: 51 out of 100 — Better than 93% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 52 out of 100 — Better than 53% of cbsas, down 8 points
  • Christian liberty: 49 out of 100 — Better than 42% of cbsas, down 9 points

What takes Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 32 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Marriages up 33 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 20 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 18 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

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

Its cities by status

  • 15 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

  1. Anderson, AL — 51, Liberty
  2. Arkdell, AL — 51, Liberty
  3. Smithsonia, AL — 51, Liberty
  4. Waterloo, AL — 51, Liberty
  5. Lexington, AL — 49, Liberty
  6. Killen, AL — 43, Liberty
  7. Allsboro, AL — 42, Liberty
  8. Margerum, AL — 42, Liberty
  9. Rogersville, AL — 41, Liberty
  10. Muscle Shoals, AL — 39, Liberty
  11. Cherokee, AL — 37, Liberty
  12. Leighton, AL — 37, Liberty
  13. Florence, AL — 35, Liberty
  14. Tuscumbia, AL — 34, Liberty
  15. Sheffield, AL — 32, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/florence-muscle-shoals-al. Methodology.

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