City Score: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

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

The score

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS scores 43 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 53 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 28 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

  • What Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is up against: 32 out of 100 — Better than 85% of cbsas, down 3 points
  • Where grace is growing: 27 out of 100 — Better than 42% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 36 out of 100 — Better than 31% of cbsas, up 14 points
  • Christian liberty: 80 out of 100 — Better than 89% of cbsas, down 1 points

What takes Gulfport-Biloxi, MS to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 28 → 40
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 42 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 42 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 25 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 17 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 14 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Mississippi · 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 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (3 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 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (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 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (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 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Mississippi · 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 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Mississippi · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 20 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

  1. Perkinston, MS — 63, Liberty
  2. Long Beach, MS — 57, Liberty
  3. Hurley, MS — 53, Liberty
  4. Kiln, MS — 51, Liberty
  5. Pearlington, MS — 51, Liberty
  6. Ramsey Springs, MS — 48, Liberty
  7. Saucier, MS — 48, Liberty
  8. Moss Point, MS — 47, Liberty
  9. Ocean Springs, MS — 47, Liberty
  10. McHenry, MS — 43, Liberty
  11. Vancleave, MS — 43, Liberty
  12. D'Iberville, MS — 41, Liberty
  13. Pass Christian, MS — 41, Liberty
  14. Wiggins, MS — 40, Liberty
  15. Bay St. Louis, MS — 39, Liberty
  16. Biloxi, MS — 37, Liberty
  17. Gautier, MS — 37, Liberty
  18. Waveland, MS — 37, Liberty
  19. Gulfport, MS — 36, Liberty
  20. Pascagoula, MS — 31, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/gulfport-biloxi-ms. Methodology.

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