City Score: St. Joseph, MO-KS

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

The score

St. Joseph, MO-KS scores 26 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 34 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 15 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of St. Joseph, MO-KS

What St. Joseph, MO-KS is up against: 72 out of 100 — Better than 18% of cbsas, up 9 points
Where grace is growing: 26 out of 100 — Better than 39% of cbsas
Marriage & family: 33 out of 100 — Better than 27% of cbsas, up 5 points
Christian liberty: 48 out of 100 — Better than 37% of cbsas, down 7 points

What takes St. Joseph, MO-KS to Revival

City Pulse: City Pulse 15 → 40
Unity: Unity 39 → 45
Gathering: Gathering 18 → 45
Prayer: Prayer 15 → 45

What affected it

This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 20 percentile points (What St. Joseph, MO-KS is up against)
This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 15 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 10 percentile points (Christian liberty)

St. Joseph, MO-KS over time

Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · St. Joseph, MO-KS · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · St. Joseph, MO-KS · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · St. Joseph, MO-KS (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026
Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Missouri · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

25 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in St. Joseph, MO-KS

Cosby, MO — 41, Liberty
Fillmore, MO — 41, Liberty
Rea, MO — 41, Liberty
Savannah, MO — 41, Liberty
Amity, MO — 37, Liberty
Bendena, KS — 37, Liberty
Clarksdale, MO — 37, Liberty
DeKalb County, MO — 37, Liberty
Denton, KS — 37, Liberty
King City, MO — 37, Liberty
Maysville, MO — 37, Liberty
Osborn, MO — 37, Liberty
Union Star, MO — 37, Liberty
Wathena, KS — 37, Liberty
Weatherby, MO — 37, Liberty
Saint Joseph, MO — 33, Liberty
Agency, MO — 32, Liberty
De Kalb, MO — 32, Liberty
Easton, MO — 32, Liberty
Faucett, MO — 32, Liberty
Gower, MO — 32, Liberty
Rushville, MO — 32, Liberty
Troy, KS — 29, Liberty
Elwood, KS — 28, Liberty
Highland, KS — 27, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, St. Joseph, MO-KS, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/st-joseph-mo-ks. Methodology.

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