City Score: Memphis, TN-MS-AR

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

The score

Memphis, TN-MS-AR scores 40 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 48 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 29 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Memphis, TN-MS-AR

What Memphis, TN-MS-AR is up against: 64 out of 100 — Better than 28% of cbsas, up 2 points
Where grace is growing: 51 out of 100 — Better than 93% of cbsas
Marriage & family: 18 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cbsas
Christian liberty: 87 out of 100 — Better than 97% of cbsas, up 11 points

What takes Memphis, TN-MS-AR to Revival

City Pulse: City Pulse 29 → 40
Gathering: Gathering 40 → 45

What affected it

This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 16 percentile points (Christian liberty)
This quarter: Cohabiting households up 11 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Divorces down 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR over time

Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Tennessee · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

72 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Ashland, MS — 65, Liberty
Canaan, MS — 65, Liberty
Gravestown, MS — 65, Liberty
Hickory Flat, MS — 65, Liberty
Hopewell, MS — 65, Liberty
Lamar, MS — 65, Liberty
Michigan City, MS — 65, Liberty
Sarah, MS — 65, Liberty
Snow Lake Shores, MS — 65, Liberty
Arkabutla, MS — 64, Liberty
DeSoto County, MS — 64, Liberty
Lake Cormorant, MS — 64, Liberty
Walls, MS — 64, Liberty
Williston, TN — 63, Liberty
Atoka, TN — 59, Liberty
Gallaway, TN — 58, Liberty
Mason, TN — 58, Liberty
Moscow, TN — 58, Liberty
Piperton, TN — 58, Liberty
Garland, TN — 56, Liberty
Gilt Edge, TN — 56, Liberty
Oakland, TN — 56, Liberty
Germantown, TN — 55, Liberty
Hudsonville, MS — 55, Liberty
Potts Camp, MS — 55, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/memphis-tn-ms-ar. Methodology.

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