City Score: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

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

The score

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA scores 32 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 40 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 21 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

  • What Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is up against: 34 out of 100 — Better than 81% of cbsas, up 13 points
  • Where grace is growing: 21 out of 100 — Better than 26% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 27 out of 100 — Better than 19% of cbsas, down 3 points
  • Christian liberty: 46 out of 100 — Better than 34% of cbsas, down 8 points

What takes Providence-Warwick, RI-MA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 21 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 30 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 28 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 24 percentile points (What Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 13 percentile points (What Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is up against)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 12 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Rhode Island · 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 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Rhode Island · 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 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Rhode Island · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 57 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

  1. Exeter, RI — 53, Liberty
  2. Richmond, RI — 53, Liberty
  3. Little Compton, RI — 52, Liberty
  4. North Kingstown, RI — 46, Liberty
  5. Westerly, RI — 46, Liberty
  6. East Greenwich, RI — 45, Liberty
  7. Portsmouth, RI — 44, Liberty
  8. South Kingstown, RI — 44, Liberty
  9. West Greenwich, RI — 44, Liberty
  10. Hopkinton, RI — 43, Liberty
  11. Middletown, RI — 42, Liberty
  12. East Providence, RI — 41, Liberty
  13. North Attleborough, MA — 41, Liberty
  14. Bristol, RI — 40, Liberty
  15. New Shoreham, RI — 40, Liberty
  16. Foster, RI — 39, Liberty
  17. Narragansett, RI — 39, Liberty
  18. Scituate, RI — 39, Liberty
  19. Warren, RI — 39, Liberty
  20. Jamestown, RI — 38, Liberty
  21. Warwick, RI — 38, Liberty
  22. Barrington, RI — 37, Liberty
  23. Burrillville, RI — 37, Liberty
  24. Charlestown, RI — 37, Liberty
  25. Cranston, RI — 37, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/providence-warwick-ri-ma. Methodology.

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