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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most never-married people, US counties · 2000

US counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Charlottesville, Virginia leads at 56.1%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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USUnited States281,421,90627.0%
01Charlottesville, VAVA44,38856.1%
02Radford, VAVA17,24355.9%
03Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83952.6%
04Lexington, VAVA7,76951.4%
05Madison County, IDID55,17250.0%
06District of Columbia, DCDC693,64548.4%
07Suffolk County, MAMA791,89148.2%
08Clarke County, GAGA129,92148.1%
09Claiborne County, MSMS8,05847.6%
10Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09546.5%
11Sioux County, NDND3,66746.0%
12Riley County, KSKS72,59845.8%
13New York County, NYNY1,664,86245.5%
14Monroe County, ININ143,34545.3%
15San Francisco County, CACA826,07944.8%
16Buffalo County, SDSD1,80244.7%
17Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83044.6%
18Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89644.6%
19Whitman County, WAWA48,51244.2%
20Brazos County, TXTX249,08844.1%
21Jefferson County, MSMS6,82544.1%
23Isabella County, MIMI64,69143.6%
24Montgomery County, VAVA98,43443.5%
25Summit County, COCO31,51743.4%
26Douglas County, KSKS120,92043.2%
27Story County, IAIA101,29142.9%
28Tompkins County, NYNY104,04742.9%
29Athens County, OHOH63,19742.9%
30Johnson County, IAIA160,04442.8%
31Centre County, PAPA157,39342.7%
32Baltimore, MDMD569,99742.5%
33Alachua County, FLFL290,02842.4%
34Jackson County, ILIL52,50142.4%
35Gunnison County, COCO17,43942.4%
36Albany County, WYWY38,55842.3%
37Clay County, SDSD15,03142.3%
38North Slope, AKAK10,58242.1%
39Todd County, SDSD8,86342.0%
40Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39341.9%
41Sunflower County, MSMS22,89341.9%
42Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%
43Lafayette County, MSMS59,59741.6%
44Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46541.5%
45Humphreys County, MSMS7,00141.5%
46St. Louis, MOMO278,14441.5%
47San Miguel County, COCO7,75341.1%
48Richmond, VAVA237,25740.9%
49Orleans Parish, LALA362,15440.9%
50Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28140.8%
51Bulloch County, GAGA86,94940.8%
52Orange County, NCNC152,49840.6%
53Bolivar County, MSMS28,26240.6%
54Champaign County, ILIL209,97240.2%
55Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36040.2%
56Leon County, FLFL299,04840.1%
57Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39140.0%
58Wayne County, NENE10,02040.0%
59Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33239.9%
60Adair County, MOMO25,68439.8%
61Macon County, ALAL18,13239.7%
62Brookings County, SDSD37,63539.7%
63McKinley County, NMNM68,11939.6%
64Watauga County, NCNC54,78639.5%
65Sharkey County, MSMS3,09739.4%
66Pitkin County, COCO16,62539.3%
67Hampshire County, MAMA164,06539.3%
68Monongalia County, WVWV107,99139.2%
69Bullock County, ALAL9,78039.1%
70Alexandria, VAVA160,66239.0%
71Ziebach County, SDSD2,38938.8%
72Leflore County, MSMS25,68638.6%
73Tunica County, MSMS8,81938.6%
74Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21438.5%
75Lee County, ALAL189,88138.2%
76Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63438.2%
77Menominee County, WIWI4,19938.1%
78Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45638.1%
79Payne County, OKOK83,88938.0%
80Ingham County, MIMI289,70938.0%
81Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58238.0%
82Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79137.5%
83Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35737.5%
84DeKalb County, GAGA774,39437.5%
85Eagle County, COCO54,29137.4%
86McDonough County, ILIL25,91637.3%
87Kings County, NYNY2,653,96337.3%
88Holmes County, MSMS15,46537.1%
89Hudson County, NJNJ735,03337.0%
90Norfolk, VAVA231,01337.0%
91Sumter County, ALAL11,58836.8%
92Benton County, OROR97,72836.6%
93DeKalb County, ILIL101,83536.6%
94Coles County, ILIL46,60736.4%
95Yolo County, CACA224,41036.3%
96Nodaway County, MOMO20,17436.3%
97Dewey County, SDSD5,41936.3%
98Boone County, MOMO191,74636.2%
99Coahoma County, MSMS19,84936.2%
100Travis County, TXTX1,389,67036.2%
101Grand Forks County, NDND74,50136.1%
102Greene County, ALAL7,06736.1%
103Apache County, AZAZ64,44536.0%
104Essex County, NJNJ896,37936.0%
105Denver County, COCO740,61335.9%
106Pitt County, NCNC182,93635.8%
107Hinds County, MSMS211,88835.7%
108Perry County, ALAL7,42535.7%
109Houghton County, MIMI37,84235.7%
110Petersburg, VAVA33,73435.7%
111Coconino County, AZAZ144,36835.7%
112Benson County, NDND5,75935.7%
113Rolette County, NDND11,68835.6%
114Latah County, IDID41,84235.6%
115Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21635.6%
116Corson County, SDSD3,78135.5%
117Calhoun County, GAGA5,41335.5%
118Yazoo County, MSMS22,94735.5%
119Forrest County, MSMS79,03435.4%
120Iberville Parish, LALA29,57935.2%
121Hays County, TXTX304,39035.2%
122Prince George's County, MDMD970,37435.1%
123Noxubee County, MSMS9,79835.1%
124Durham County, NCNC347,24035.0%
125Teton County, WYWY23,33334.8%
126Alpine County, CACA1,04334.8%
127Wilcox County, ALAL9,66634.8%
128Dane County, WIWI590,37534.8%
129Washington County, MSMS40,44634.7%
130Stearns County, MNMN164,11034.7%
131Kittitas County, WAWA48,80334.6%
132Cook County, ILIL5,194,62534.6%
133San Miguel County, NMNM26,26034.5%
134Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08934.4%
135Yakutat, AKAK67234.3%
136Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48334.3%
137Ramsey County, MNMN541,62334.2%
138East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18034.2%
139Quitman County, MSMS5,36434.1%
140Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93434.1%
141Lowndes County, ALAL9,35934.0%
142Cass County, NDND201,79434.0%
143Nantucket County, MAMA14,75833.9%
144Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03833.9%
145Stevens County, MNMN9,74733.8%
146Winona County, MNMN50,52333.8%
147Jackson County, SDSD2,66633.5%
148Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03333.5%
149Cache County, UTUT145,00033.4%
150Rowan County, KYKY24,47633.4%
151Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78433.3%
152La Crosse County, WIWI121,33933.3%
153Dunn County, WIWI46,22333.3%
154Clay County, MNMN67,73433.2%
155Beltrami County, MNMN47,05533.2%
156Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53633.1%
157Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85233.1%
158Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87733.1%
159Routt County, COCO25,32933.1%
160Dawes County, NENE7,85833.0%
161Dougherty County, GAGA82,61633.0%
162Baldwin County, GAGA44,02932.9%
163Richland County, SCSC434,95632.9%
164Boulder County, COCO328,56032.9%
165Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36832.8%
166Multnomah County, OROR795,39132.8%
167Chittenden County, VTVT169,11532.8%
168Allendale County, SCSC7,35532.8%
169McLean County, ILIL171,41932.7%
170Sumter County, GAGA28,80132.7%
171East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76032.7%
172Peach County, GAGA29,87732.7%
173Utah County, UTUT759,85932.6%
174Bamberg County, SCSC12,79632.6%
175Gallatin County, MTMT128,74032.6%
176Lynchburg, VAVA81,34732.6%
177Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39132.6%
178Charleston County, SCSC436,20032.6%
179Dallas County, ALAL35,14032.5%
180Queens County, NYNY2,358,18232.5%
181Missoula County, MTMT123,51332.5%
182Buffalo County, NENE51,17232.4%
183Macon County, GAGA11,75632.3%
184Providence County, RIRI678,17932.3%
185Ellis County, KSKS29,07532.3%
186Albany County, NYNY321,22532.2%
187Fayette County, KYKY329,75132.2%
188Alameda County, CACA1,636,63032.1%
189Lancaster County, NENE334,04932.1%
190Nicollet County, MNMN34,27332.1%
191Davidson County, TNTN745,90432.0%
192San Juan County, UTUT14,54232.0%
193Pierce County, WIWI43,51932.0%
194Thurston County, NENE6,75232.0%
195Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97931.9%
196Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79531.9%
197Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73331.8%
198Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17731.8%
199Shelby County, TNTN910,22631.8%
200Bennett County, SDSD3,30731.8%
201Madison Parish, LALA8,84431.7%
202Stewart County, GAGA4,63131.7%
203Humboldt County, CACA131,64731.7%
204Livingston County, NYNY61,43831.6%
205Richmond County, GAGA206,55931.6%
206Indiana County, PAPA82,87831.6%
207Lake County, TNTN6,24931.6%
208Pike County, ALAL33,68831.6%
209Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24231.5%
210Clark County, ARAR20,93831.5%
211Cortland County, NYNY45,85031.4%
212St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48831.4%
213Clayton County, GAGA297,47131.3%
214Jefferson County, GAGA15,01131.3%
215Lyman County, SDSD3,69431.3%
216Hamilton County, OHOH838,41831.3%
217Hale County, ALAL15,19431.3%
218Socorro County, NMNM15,83831.2%
219King County, WAWA2,344,93931.2%
220Marion County, ININ992,19631.2%
221Mellette County, SDSD2,13731.2%
222St. James Parish, LALA18,93831.2%
223Winchester, VAVA28,27231.2%
224Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53231.2%
225Portage County, WIWI71,94331.1%
226Kemper County, MSMS8,60031.1%
227Passaic County, NJNJ531,62431.1%
228Hancock County, GAGA8,68231.0%
229Warren County, GAGA5,26931.0%
230Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83230.9%
231Wood County, OHOH134,17630.9%
232Somerset County, MDMD24,97330.9%
233Strafford County, NHNH135,04330.8%
235Glacier County, MTMT13,46330.8%
236Lee County, SCSC15,73030.8%
237Franklin County, NYNY46,50030.8%
238Marquette County, MIMI68,06430.8%
239Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.7%
240Lake County, COCO7,55230.7%
241La Plata County, COCO56,89830.7%
242Honolulu County, HIHI988,70330.7%
243Rice County, MNMN69,93930.6%
244Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92530.6%
245Terrell County, GAGA8,65630.5%
246Tensas Parish, LALA3,70030.5%
247Johnson County, MOMO56,67030.5%
248Kleberg County, TXTX30,31530.5%
249Orange County, FLFL1,528,00230.4%
250Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03530.4%
251Onondaga County, NYNY466,58430.4%
252Cibola County, NMNM26,80730.4%
253Marshall County, MSMS34,65430.4%
254Clarendon County, SCSC31,04330.4%
255Hampden County, MAMA464,33830.4%
256Williamsburg, VAVA15,86130.3%
257Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38330.3%
258Larimer County, COCO377,29230.3%
259Benton County, MNMN41,74430.3%
260Sussex County, VAVA10,75530.2%
261Wicomico County, MDMD106,89930.2%
262Lubbock County, TXTX328,90630.2%
263Camden County, NJNJ535,79930.2%
264Copiah County, MSMS27,49730.2%
265Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39130.2%
266Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09130.2%
267San Diego County, CACA3,282,24830.2%
268Clinton County, NYNY78,13830.1%
269Burke County, GAGA24,40830.1%
270Monroe County, NYNY750,50630.1%
271Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14830.1%
272Delaware County, PAPA580,93730.1%
273Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66230.1%
274Iron County, UTUT67,14130.1%
275Phillips County, ARAR14,25530.1%
276Montgomery County, ALAL225,89130.1%
277Portsmouth, VAVA96,77730.1%
278Chippewa County, MIMI36,08130.1%
279Douglas County, NENE606,46030.0%
280Lake County, SDSD10,99330.0%
281Waller County, TXTX69,85830.0%
282Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39730.0%
283Marion County, SCSC28,24229.9%
284Lowndes County, GAGA122,86729.9%
285Mercer County, NJNJ399,28929.9%
286Maui County, HIHI160,59229.9%
287Allegany County, NYNY46,80029.9%
288Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59729.9%
289Onslow County, NCNC217,17529.9%
290Clarion County, PAPA36,68029.9%
291East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91129.8%
292Randolph County, GAGA6,15629.8%
293Issaquena County, MSMS1,26329.8%
294Crawford County, KSKS39,00829.8%
295Lyon County, KSKS32,26629.8%
296Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06529.7%
297Portage County, OHOH163,40429.7%
298Talbot County, GAGA5,70929.7%
299Chatham County, GAGA311,85529.6%
300Fresno County, CACA1,035,45629.6%
301Dillon County, SCSC27,45829.6%
302Karnes County, TXTX15,01829.6%
303Madison County, KYKY101,69629.6%
304Lucas County, OHOH423,34729.6%
305Whatcom County, WAWA236,39229.5%
306Noble County, OHOH14,27629.5%
307Dooly County, GAGA11,15629.5%
308Navajo County, AZAZ109,94629.5%
309New Castle County, DEDE588,02629.5%
310Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60129.5%
311Robeson County, NCNC119,94129.5%
312Kent County, MIMI675,23229.5%
313Grant County, WIWI52,44629.4%
314Chicot County, ARAR9,10729.4%
315Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94929.4%
316Delaware County, ININ113,10629.4%
317Alamosa County, COCO16,68829.3%
318Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66229.3%
319Mono County, CACA12,50529.3%
320Butte County, CACA209,21129.3%
321Gadsden County, FLFL44,29829.3%
322Grafton County, NHNH93,22529.3%
323Hawaii County, HIHI210,04329.3%
324Clay County, MSMS18,23829.2%
325Fairfield County, SCSC20,34029.2%
326Caddo Parish, LALA224,22629.2%
327Union County, NJNJ601,86329.2%
328Custer County, OKOK28,17529.1%
329Lake County, ININ504,61229.1%
330Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03529.1%
331Juneau, AKAK31,60929.1%
332Wake County, NCNC1,257,23529.0%
333Halifax County, NCNC46,53429.0%
334Muscogee County, GAGA202,17128.9%
335Lamoille County, VTVT26,29428.9%
336West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75628.9%
337Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.9%
338Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12128.9%
339Bibb County, GAGA157,55628.9%
340Hardeman County, TNTN25,27428.8%
341Baker County, GAGA2,72528.8%
342Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91628.8%
343Broome County, NYNY195,73628.8%
344St. Joseph County, ININ272,86128.8%
345Taos County, NMNM34,56428.8%
346Erie County, NYNY946,74128.8%
347Jackson County, MOMO732,99428.8%
348Harris County, TXTX5,045,02628.7%
350Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54228.7%
351Warren County, MSMS41,75928.7%
352Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02928.7%
353Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20128.7%
354Wyoming County, NYNY39,74128.7%
355Panola County, MSMS32,69128.7%
356Orleans County, NYNY39,82528.7%
357Richmond County, NYNY501,29028.7%
358Grand County, COCO16,49628.7%
359Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46028.6%
360Denali, AKAK1,61628.6%
361Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51028.6%
362Lyon County, MNMN25,68428.6%
363Lafayette County, FLFL8,79228.6%
364San Mateo County, CACA743,56828.6%
365Fairfax, VAVA26,77228.6%
366Newport News, VAVA183,23028.6%
367Johnson County, GAGA9,31028.5%
368Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65728.5%
369Greene County, MSMS13,70728.5%
370Baraga County, MIMI8,16928.5%
371Guilford County, NCNC562,23428.5%
372Jones County, TXTX20,86128.5%
373Franklin, VAVA8,47828.5%
374Washington County, GAGA19,45328.5%
375Erie County, PAPA265,83228.5%
376Hendry County, FLFL48,27628.5%
377Twiggs County, GAGA7,59728.5%
378Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34628.5%
379Hampton, VAVA137,31528.4%
380Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69128.4%
381Anchorage, AKAK287,15528.4%
382Norfolk County, MAMA739,74928.4%
383Madison County, MSMS116,29828.4%
384Ulster County, NYNY183,33028.4%
385Warren County, KYKY149,37528.4%
386Mora County, NMNM4,05128.4%
387Liberty County, GAGA70,31328.4%
388Greene County, NCNC20,70028.4%
389Orange County, CACA3,149,50728.4%
390Willacy County, TXTX19,97128.3%
391Manassas Park, VAVA16,56028.3%
392Brewster County, TXTX9,45828.3%
393Walworth County, WIWI106,12728.3%
394Gratiot County, MIMI41,19028.3%
395Hoke County, NCNC56,93928.3%
396Genesee County, MIMI401,09328.2%
397Bristol Bay, AKAK84728.2%
398Webb County, TXTX281,22428.2%
399Mecosta County, MIMI42,32028.2%
400Lane County, OROR381,58428.1%
401Oneida County, NYNY226,39228.1%
402Crittenden County, ARAR46,21028.1%
403Dauphin County, PAPA293,35128.0%
404Adams County, MSMS30,06128.0%
405Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39828.0%
406Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74328.0%
407Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04328.0%
408Calloway County, KYKY39,42128.0%
409Charles City County, VAVA6,62328.0%
410Sanpete County, UTUT31,45328.0%
411Saginaw County, MIMI187,68827.9%
412New Hanover County, NCNC245,95927.9%
413Peoria County, ILIL178,55327.9%
414Greene County, GAGA21,36727.9%
415Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33527.9%
416St. Clair County, ILIL250,70827.9%
417Richland County, NDND16,73127.9%
418Pickens County, SCSC139,19827.9%
419San Juan County, NMNM120,34027.8%
420Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08827.8%
421Madison County, NYNY67,12027.8%
422Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68527.8%
423Blaine County, MTMT6,86027.8%
424Clay County, GAGA2,81527.8%
425Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90727.8%
426Merced County, CACA297,26027.8%
427Franklin County, WAWA102,61227.8%
428Ashland County, WIWI16,20327.8%
429St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75827.7%
430Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94127.7%
431Montgomery County, GAGA8,63527.7%
432Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70527.7%
433Cleveland County, OKOK303,97327.7%
434Jefferson County, KYKY795,22227.7%
435Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97227.7%
436Brown County, WIWI275,80327.7%
437Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17827.7%
438San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09127.7%
439Taylor County, GAGA7,81827.7%
440Madison County, FLFL18,75927.7%
441Sioux County, IAIA36,77427.7%
442Cobb County, GAGA793,34527.7%
443Monterey County, CACA433,72927.7%
444Emanuel County, GAGA23,14727.6%
445Hopewell, VAVA23,26127.6%
446Vigo County, ININ106,51227.6%
447St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10627.6%
448Essex County, MAMA826,65327.6%
449Iberia Parish, LALA66,84627.6%
450Assumption Parish, LALA19,72027.6%
451Columbia County, PAPA66,19327.6%
452Baltimore County, MDMD847,65027.6%
453Mitchell County, GAGA20,46727.5%
454Lowndes County, MSMS57,34627.5%
455San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36727.5%
456Tulare County, CACA485,14627.5%
457Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15327.4%
458Desha County, ARAR9,98427.4%
459Dukes County, MAMA21,21927.4%
460Jefferson County, ALAL665,74227.4%
461Washington County, RIRI129,79527.4%
462St. Louis County, MNMN200,51827.4%
463Escambia County, FLFL333,83427.4%
464Barbour County, ALAL24,60727.4%
465Kenedy County, TXTX31927.4%
466Winnebago County, WIWI174,21827.4%
467Roanoke, VAVA99,11127.4%
468Montgomery County, OHOH539,59827.3%
469Worcester County, MAMA888,50227.3%
470Falls Church, VAVA15,15927.3%
471Pike County, MSMS38,71227.3%
472Greene County, NYNY47,23827.3%
473Dutchess County, NYNY300,70827.3%
474Roberts County, SDSD10,25527.2%
475Teton County, IDID13,25427.2%
476Treutlen County, GAGA6,46627.2%
477Hardee County, FLFL25,93227.2%
478Howard County, MOMO10,18027.2%
479Kauai County, HIHI73,40027.2%
480Hertford County, NCNC19,01527.2%
481St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76527.1%
482Burleigh County, NDND103,25127.1%
483Sonoma County, CACA486,44427.1%
484Wilson County, NCNC81,15027.1%
485Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44927.1%
486Weakley County, TNTN33,26127.1%
487Imperial County, CACA181,41127.0%
488Orange County, NYNY417,66927.0%
489Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58227.0%
490Holmes County, OHOH44,97027.0%
491Bristol County, MAMA593,64027.0%
492Ionia County, MIMI66,55727.0%
493Cayuga County, NYNY74,36527.0%
494Florence County, SCSC138,50427.0%
495Madera County, CACA167,92727.0%
496Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30326.9%
497Meriwether County, GAGA21,51626.9%
498McCormick County, SCSC10,21526.9%
499Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34326.9%
500Brown County, SDSD37,56126.9%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest never-married people?

Charlottesville, Virginia ranks #1 with 56.1% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by never-married people?

Charlottesville, Virginia, Radford, Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Lexington, Virginia, Madison County, Idaho.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is never-married people measured?

Share of people 15 and over who have never been married. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.