City Score: Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

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

The score

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA scores 44 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 52 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 32 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

  • What Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is up against: 63 out of 100 — Better than 29% of cbsas
  • Where grace is growing: 43 out of 100 — Better than 79% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 41 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cbsas, down 12 points
  • Christian liberty: 87 out of 100 — Better than 97% of cbsas, up 11 points

What takes Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 32 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 21 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 16 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 12 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Tennessee · 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 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Tennessee · 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 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 26 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

  1. Mount Carmel, TN — 56, Liberty
  2. Bulls Gap, TN — 55, Liberty
  3. Church Hill, TN — 55, Liberty
  4. Colonial Heights, TN — 55, Liberty
  5. Eidson, TN — 55, Liberty
  6. Mooresburg, TN — 55, Liberty
  7. Bristol, VA — 49, Liberty
  8. Damascus, VA — 49, Liberty
  9. Glade Spring, VA — 49, Liberty
  10. Surgoinsville, TN — 49, Liberty
  11. Meadowview, VA — 48, Liberty
  12. Mendota, VA — 48, Liberty
  13. Sullivan County, TN — 47, Liberty
  14. Blountville, TN — 45, Liberty
  15. Bristol, TN — 44, Liberty
  16. Kingsport, TN — 44, Liberty
  17. Duffield, VA — 43, Liberty
  18. Dungannon, VA — 43, Liberty
  19. Fort Blackmore, VA — 43, Liberty
  20. Gate City, VA — 43, Liberty
  21. Hiltons, VA — 43, Liberty
  22. Nickelsville, VA — 43, Liberty
  23. Snowflake, VA — 43, Liberty
  24. Abingdon, VA — 41, Liberty
  25. Bluff City, TN — 41, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/kingsport-bristol-tn-va. Methodology.

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