City Score: Fort Smith, AR-OK

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

The score

Fort Smith, AR-OK scores 49 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 60 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 33 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Fort Smith, AR-OK

  • What Fort Smith, AR-OK is up against: 58 out of 100 — Better than 36% of cbsas, up 16 points
  • Where grace is growing: 45 out of 100 — Better than 83% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 61 out of 100 — Better than 66% of cbsas, up 12 points
  • Christian liberty: 90 out of 100 — Better than 99% of cbsas, up 7 points

What takes Fort Smith, AR-OK to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 33 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 35 percentile points (What Fort Smith, AR-OK is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 19 percentile points (What Fort Smith, AR-OK is up against)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 19 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Fort Smith, AR-OK over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arkansas · 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 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (1 county 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 · Fort Smith, AR-OK · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Fort Smith, AR-OK · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (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 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (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 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Fort Smith, AR-OK (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arkansas · 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 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Arkansas · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 32 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Fort Smith, AR-OK

  1. Chester, AR — 62, Liberty
  2. Natural Dam, AR — 62, Liberty
  3. Rudy, AR — 62, Liberty
  4. Uniontown, AR — 62, Liberty
  5. Apex, AR — 57, Liberty
  6. Beverly, AR — 57, Liberty
  7. Cedarville, AR — 57, Liberty
  8. Dyer, AR — 57, Liberty
  9. Greenwood, AR — 57, Liberty
  10. Hackett, AR — 57, Liberty
  11. Hartford, AR — 57, Liberty
  12. Huntington, AR — 57, Liberty
  13. Kibler, AR — 57, Liberty
  14. Midland, AR — 57, Liberty
  15. Mountainburg, AR — 57, Liberty
  16. Mulberry, AR — 57, Liberty
  17. Brent, OK — 52, Liberty
  18. Carlisle, OK — 52, Liberty
  19. Notchietown, OK — 52, Liberty
  20. Paradise Hill, OK — 52, Liberty
  21. Gans, OK — 48, Liberty
  22. Gore, OK — 48, Liberty
  23. Marble City, OK — 48, Liberty
  24. Muldrow, OK — 48, Liberty
  25. Vian, OK — 48, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Fort Smith, AR-OK, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/fort-smith-ar-ok. Methodology.

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