City Score: Paducah, KY-IL

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

The score

Paducah, KY-IL scores 47 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 55 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 35 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Paducah, KY-IL

  • What Paducah, KY-IL is up against: 25 out of 100 — Better than 91% of cbsas, down 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 54 out of 100 — Better than 96% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 41 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cbsas, down 19 points
  • Christian liberty: 51 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cbsas

What takes Paducah, KY-IL to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 35 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 30 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 27 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 6 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Paducah, KY-IL over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

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

Its cities by status

  • 25 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Paducah, KY-IL

  1. Barlow, KY — 65, Liberty
  2. La Center, KY — 65, Liberty
  3. Wickliffe, KY — 65, Liberty
  4. Arlington, KY — 64, Liberty
  5. Bardwell, KY — 64, Liberty
  6. Cunningham, KY — 64, Liberty
  7. Burna, KY — 52, Liberty
  8. Carrsville, KY — 52, Liberty
  9. Dycusburg, KY — 52, Liberty
  10. Grand Rivers, KY — 52, Liberty
  11. Hampton, KY — 52, Liberty
  12. Ledbetter, KY — 52, Liberty
  13. Lola, KY — 52, Liberty
  14. Salem, KY — 52, Liberty
  15. Smithland, KY — 52, Liberty
  16. Symsonia, KY — 52, Liberty
  17. Tiline, KY — 52, Liberty
  18. West Paducah, KY — 52, Liberty
  19. Brookport, IL — 50, Liberty
  20. Joppa, IL — 50, Liberty
  21. Karnak, IL — 50, Liberty
  22. Massac County, IL — 50, Liberty
  23. Metropolis, IL — 48, Liberty
  24. Paducah, KY — 40, Liberty
  25. Kevil, KY — 36, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Paducah, KY-IL, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/paducah-ky-il. Methodology.

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