City Score: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI scores 41 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 51 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 26 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

  • What Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is up against: 42 out of 100 — Better than 68% of cbsas, down 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 28 out of 100 — Better than 45% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 68 out of 100 — Better than 77% of cbsas, down 4 points
  • Christian liberty: 49 out of 100 — Better than 42% of cbsas, down 7 points

What takes Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 26 → 40
  • Gathering: Gathering 38 → 45
  • Prayer: Prayer 32 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 22 percentile points (What Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 14 percentile points (What Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is up against)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 14 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Minnesota · 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 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (7 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 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (11 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (11 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (11 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (11 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (11 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (11 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Minnesota · 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 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Minnesota · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 119 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

  1. Lake Elmo, MN — 62, Liberty
  2. Rosemount, MN — 62, Liberty
  3. Ham Lake, MN — 61, Liberty
  4. Hugo, MN — 61, Liberty
  5. Cologne, MN — 60, Liberty
  6. Delano, MN — 60, Liberty
  7. Lakeville, MN — 60, Liberty
  8. Waconia, MN — 60, Liberty
  9. Lakeland, MN — 59, Liberty
  10. Lake Saint Croix Beach, MN — 59, Liberty
  11. Albertville, MN — 58, Liberty
  12. Chanhassen, MN — 58, Liberty
  13. Excelsior, MN — 58, Liberty
  14. Farmington, MN — 58, Liberty
  15. Jordan, MN — 58, Liberty
  16. Maple Lake, MN — 58, Liberty
  17. Mayer, MN — 58, Liberty
  18. Nowthen, MN — 58, Liberty
  19. Prior Lake, MN — 58, Liberty
  20. Savage, MN — 58, Liberty
  21. Cokato, MN — 57, Liberty
  22. Otsego, MN — 57, Liberty
  23. Saint Michael, MN — 57, Liberty
  24. Andover, MN — 56, Liberty
  25. Hastings, MN — 56, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/minneapolis-st-paul-bloomington-mn-wi. Methodology.

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