City Score: Ponce, PR

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

The score

The City Score for Ponce, PR appears once its public data reaches enough coverage; its status is Liberty since Oct 2026.

The condition of Ponce, PR

  • What Ponce, PR is up against: not enough data yet
  • Where grace is growing: not enough data yet
  • Marriage & family: 6 out of 100 — Better than 1% of cbsas
  • Christian liberty: not enough data yet

What takes Ponce, PR to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 2 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 2 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Ponce, PR over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

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

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Ponce, PR, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/ponce-pr. Methodology.

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