City Score: Natchez, MS-LA

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

The score

Natchez, MS-LA scores 47 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 56 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 34 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Natchez, MS-LA

  • What Natchez, MS-LA is up against: 22 out of 100 — Better than 96% of cbsas, up 6 points
  • Where grace is growing: 52 out of 100 — Better than 94% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 12 out of 100 — Better than 3% of cbsas, down 1 points
  • Christian liberty: 80 out of 100 — Better than 89% of cbsas, down 1 points

What takes Natchez, MS-LA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 34 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 29 percentile points (What Natchez, MS-LA is up against)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 17 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime down 10 percentile points (What Natchez, MS-LA is up against)

Natchez, MS-LA 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 · Mississippi (9 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 · Natchez, MS-LA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Natchez, MS-LA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Natchez, MS-LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Natchez, MS-LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Natchez, MS-LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Natchez, MS-LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Natchez, MS-LA (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 · Natchez, MS-LA (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 · Natchez, MS-LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Natchez, MS-LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Natchez, MS-LA (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Natchez, MS-LA (3 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

  • 21 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Natchez, MS-LA

  1. Anna, MS — 56, Liberty
  2. Cranfield, MS — 56, Liberty
  3. Leesdale, MS — 56, Liberty
  4. Sibley, MS — 56, Liberty
  5. Stanton, MS — 56, Liberty
  6. Church Hill, MS — 51, Liberty
  7. Fayette, MS — 51, Liberty
  8. Harriston, MS — 51, Liberty
  9. Jefferson County, MS — 51, Liberty
  10. Union Church, MS — 51, Liberty
  11. Natchez, MS — 47, Liberty
  12. Vidalia, LA — 40, Liberty
  13. Acme, LA — 35, Liberty
  14. Black Hawk, LA — 35, Liberty
  15. Dunbarton, LA — 35, Liberty
  16. Ferriday, LA — 35, Liberty
  17. Frogmore, LA — 35, Liberty
  18. Maitland, LA — 35, Liberty
  19. Ridgecrest, LA — 35, Liberty
  20. Spokane, LA — 35, Liberty
  21. Willetts, LA — 35, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Natchez, MS-LA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/natchez-ms-la. Methodology.

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