City Score: Richmond-Berea, KY

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

The score

Richmond-Berea, KY scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 46 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 23 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Richmond-Berea, KY

  • What Richmond-Berea, KY is up against: 47 out of 100 — Better than 58% of cbsas
  • Where grace is growing: 19 out of 100 — Better than 20% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 59 out of 100 — Better than 63% of cbsas, up 9 points
  • Christian liberty: 51 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cbsas

What takes Richmond-Berea, KY to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 23 → 40
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 43 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 43 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 30 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 19 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 9 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Violent crime down 6 percentile points (What Richmond-Berea, KY is up against)

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

  • 10 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Richmond-Berea, KY

  1. Brodhead, KY — 49, Liberty
  2. Livingston, KY — 49, Liberty
  3. Orlando, KY — 49, Liberty
  4. Mount Vernon, KY — 41, Liberty
  5. Alumbaugh, KY — 38, Liberty
  6. Berea, KY — 38, Liberty
  7. Irvine, KY — 38, Liberty
  8. Ravenna, KY — 38, Liberty
  9. Waco, KY — 35, Liberty
  10. Richmond, KY — 31, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Richmond-Berea, KY, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/richmond-berea-ky. Methodology.

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