City Score: Sheridan, CO

One number for Sheridan, CO: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Sheridan, CO. Part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area. In Colorado.

The score

Sheridan, CO scores 32 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 32 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

This is the Denver-Aurora area's score, the pulse people in Sheridan, CO see (the city sits in that metro area). Sheridan, CO city proper: 34 (Condition 34 · Movement —); the quarterly release ranks cities by this number.

What's moving it

  • 50 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 248 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 272 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 589 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 117 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Sheridan, CO

  • What Sheridan is up against: 88 out of 100 — Better than 4% of metro areas
  • Where grace is growing: 29 out of 100 — Better than 16% of metro areas
  • Marriage & family: 62 out of 100 — Better than 67% of metro areas, down 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 25 out of 100 — Better than 23% of metro areas, down 9 points

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 14 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 13 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Marriages up 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Colorado · 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 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (6 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 · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 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 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Colorado · 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 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Colorado · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Sheridan is up against — 88 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 29 out of 100

Marriage & family — 62 out of 100

Christian liberty — 25 out of 100

  • Religious Liberty in the States score: 33.3 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 19% of metro areas, down 14 points · 2026, Colorado · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Safeguards fully in law: 4 of the edition's safeguards, better than 9% of metro areas · 2026, Colorado · Religious Liberty in the States
  • State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 0 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 20% of metro areas · 2026, Colorado · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.1 incidents per 100,000, better than 38% of metro areas · 2025, Colorado · FBI Crime Data Explorer

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