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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most never-married people, US states

US states with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. District of Columbia leads at 55.5%. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,49934.4%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29455.5%+7.0 pts
02New York, NYNY19,852,36638.9%+7.2 pts
03California, CACA39,287,37738.2%+8.1 pts
04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05637.7%+6.6 pts
05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80137.5%+7.8 pts
06New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24636.7%+9.2 pts
07Louisiana, LALA4,611,96136.4%+7.8 pts
08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79836.4%+7.5 pts
09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01136.2%+7.5 pts
10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50835.8%+8.6 pts
11Georgia, GAGA10,940,40735.4%+8.1 pts
12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80934.9%+6.8 pts
13Nevada, NVNV3,184,61234.8%+9.9 pts
14Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63934.6%+7.4 pts
15Alaska, AKAK735,70634.4%+6.0 pts
16Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77934.2%+6.6 pts
17Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23534.2%+3.9 pts
18Michigan, MIMI10,077,76134.2%+6.3 pts
19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83834.1%+8.0 pts
20Texas, TXTX30,188,42434.1%+8.5 pts
21Delaware, DEDE1,021,19133.6%+6.4 pts
22North Dakota, NDND784,84133.6%+6.0 pts
23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29333.6%+7.4 pts
24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87233.5%+6.3 pts
25Vermont, VTVT647,10633.4%+6.7 pts
26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44533.4%+5.3 pts
27Virginia, VAVA8,705,17033.2%+7.0 pts
28Colorado, COCO5,862,18933.1%+6.2 pts
29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40432.9%+8.0 pts
30Oregon, OROR4,254,29332.7%+7.6 pts
31Washington, WAWA7,816,11632.6%+6.4 pts
32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22532.4%+6.4 pts
33Indiana, ININ6,851,07332.0%+7.2 pts
34South Dakota, SDSD907,42832.0%+5.9 pts
35Utah, UTUT3,392,33131.9%+4.0 pts
36Alabama, ALAL5,086,76831.9%+8.0 pts
37Iowa, IAIA3,210,50731.8%+6.9 pts
38Florida, FLFL22,416,07731.7%+8.0 pts
39Missouri, MOMO6,191,81431.7%+6.9 pts
40Nebraska, NENE1,978,70731.7%+5.9 pts
41Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38331.2%+7.7 pts
42Kansas, KSKS2,947,19731.0%+6.9 pts
43Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63430.7%+8.3 pts
44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86830.5%+5.6 pts
45Montana, MTMT1,116,87530.2%+6.3 pts
46Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82430.1%+7.4 pts
47Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39129.8%+8.6 pts
48Maine, MEME1,387,81729.1%+5.2 pts
49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37329.0%+6.9 pts
50Idaho, IDID1,934,26228.6%+5.8 pts
51Wyoming, WYWY582,39728.1%+4.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest never-married people?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 55.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

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

District of Columbia, New York, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is never-married people measured?

Share of people 15 and over who have never been married. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).