City Score: Joplin, MO-KS

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

The score

Joplin, MO-KS scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 45 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 24 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Joplin, MO-KS

  • What Joplin, MO-KS is up against: 52 out of 100 — Better than 47% of cbsas, up 3 points
  • Where grace is growing: 37 out of 100 — Better than 67% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 48 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cbsas, down 25 points
  • Christian liberty: 48 out of 100 — Better than 37% of cbsas, down 7 points

What takes Joplin, MO-KS to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 24 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 33 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 37 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 23 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 12 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Joplin, MO-KS over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · 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) · 2024 · Joplin, MO-KS (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Joplin, MO · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Joplin, MO · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Joplin, MO-KS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Joplin, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Joplin, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Joplin, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Joplin, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Joplin, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Joplin, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Joplin, MO-KS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Joplin, MO-KS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Joplin, MO-KS (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Missouri · 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 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 21 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Joplin, MO-KS

  1. Stark City, MO — 50, Liberty
  2. Wentworth, MO — 50, Liberty
  3. Carl Junction, MO — 49, Liberty
  4. Diamond, MO — 47, Liberty
  5. Granby, MO — 47, Liberty
  6. Neosho, MO — 47, Liberty
  7. Seneca, MO — 47, Liberty
  8. Baxter Springs, KS — 46, Liberty
  9. Columbus, KS — 46, Liberty
  10. Scammon, KS — 46, Liberty
  11. Asbury, MO — 45, Liberty
  12. Avilla, MO — 45, Liberty
  13. Carterville, MO — 45, Liberty
  14. Reeds, MO — 45, Liberty
  15. Carthage, MO — 42, Liberty
  16. Jasper, MO — 41, Liberty
  17. Oronogo, MO — 41, Liberty
  18. Sarcoxie, MO — 41, Liberty
  19. Webb City, MO — 41, Liberty
  20. Joplin, MO — 39, Liberty
  21. Riverton, KS — 37, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Joplin, MO-KS, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/joplin-mo-ks. Methodology.

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