City Score: Cherokee County, GA

One number for Cherokee County, GA: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Cherokee County, GA. Part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area. In Georgia.

The score

Cherokee County, GA scores 58 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 58 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

This is the Atlanta-Roswell area's score, the pulse people in Cherokee County, GA see (the city sits in that metro area). Cherokee County, GA city proper: 56 (Condition 56 · Movement —); the quarterly release ranks cities by this number.

What's moving it

  • 86 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 734 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 833 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 2,660 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 359 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Cherokee County, GA

  • What Cherokee County is up against: 38 out of 100 — Better than 73% of metro areas
  • Where grace is growing: 61 out of 100 — Better than 69% of metro areas
  • Marriage & family: 49 out of 100 — Better than 49% of metro areas, up 1 point
  • Christian liberty: 59 out of 100 — Better than 59% of metro areas, up 17 points

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 25 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 9 percentile points (What Cherokee County is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 7 percentile points (What Cherokee County is up against)

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 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 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (13 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (29 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (29 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (29 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (29 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Georgia · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Cherokee County is up against — 38 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 61 out of 100

Marriage & family — 49 out of 100

Christian liberty — 59 out of 100

  • Religious Liberty in the States score: 39.8 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 54% of metro areas, up 25 points · 2026, Georgia · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Safeguards fully in law: 5 of the edition's safeguards, better than 25% of metro areas · 2026, Georgia · Religious Liberty in the States
  • State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 1 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 70% of metro areas · 2026, Georgia · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.0 incidents per 100,000, better than 66% of metro areas · 2025, Georgia · FBI Crime Data Explorer

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