City Score: Omaha, NE-IA

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

The score

Omaha, NE-IA scores 44 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 51 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 34 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Omaha, NE-IA

  • What Omaha, NE-IA is up against: 25 out of 100 — Better than 91% of cbsas, up 8 points
  • Where grace is growing: 32 out of 100 — Better than 56% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 73 out of 100 — Better than 83% of cbsas
  • Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas, down 21 points

What takes Omaha, NE-IA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 34 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes down 74 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 11 percentile points (What Omaha, NE-IA is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 10 percentile points (What Omaha, NE-IA is up against)

Omaha, NE-IA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

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

Its cities by status

  • 59 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Omaha, NE-IA

  1. Dunlap, IA — 61, Liberty
  2. Logan, IA — 61, Liberty
  3. Mondamin, IA — 61, Liberty
  4. Woodbine, IA — 61, Liberty
  5. Missouri Valley, IA — 58, Liberty
  6. Arlington, NE — 56, Liberty
  7. Cedar Bluffs, NE — 56, Liberty
  8. Ceresco, NE — 56, Liberty
  9. Colon, NE — 56, Liberty
  10. Fort Calhoun, NE — 56, Liberty
  11. Herman, NE — 56, Liberty
  12. Inglewood, NE — 56, Liberty
  13. Ithaca, NE — 56, Liberty
  14. Leshara, NE — 56, Liberty
  15. Morse Bluff, NE — 56, Liberty
  16. Prague, NE — 56, Liberty
  17. Valparaiso, NE — 56, Liberty
  18. Weston, NE — 56, Liberty
  19. Emerson, IA — 55, Liberty
  20. Hastings, IA — 55, Liberty
  21. Henderson, IA — 55, Liberty
  22. Malvern, IA — 55, Liberty
  23. Avoca, NE — 54, Liberty
  24. Eagle, NE — 54, Liberty
  25. Elmwood, NE — 54, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Omaha, NE-IA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/omaha-ne-ia. Methodology.

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