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 BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49934.4%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29455.5%+14%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36638.9%+23%

03California, CACA39,287,37738.2%+27%

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05637.7%+21%

05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80137.5%+26%

06New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24636.7%+33%

07Louisiana, LALA4,611,96136.4%+27%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79836.4%+26%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01136.2%+26%

10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50835.8%+32%

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,40735.4%+30%

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80934.9%+24%

13Nevada, NVNV3,184,61234.8%+40%

14Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63934.6%+27%

15Alaska, AKAK735,70634.4%+21%

16Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77934.2%+24%

17Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23534.2%+13%

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,76134.2%+23%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83834.1%+31%

20Texas, TXTX30,188,42434.1%+33%

21Delaware, DEDE1,021,19133.6%+23%

22North Dakota, NDND784,84133.6%+22%

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29333.6%+28%

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87233.5%+23%

25Vermont, VTVT647,10633.4%+25%

26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44533.4%+19%

27Virginia, VAVA8,705,17033.2%+27%

28Colorado, COCO5,862,18933.1%+23%

29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40432.9%+32%

30Oregon, OROR4,254,29332.7%+30%

31Washington, WAWA7,816,11632.6%+24%

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22532.4%+25%

33Indiana, ININ6,851,07332.0%+29%

34South Dakota, SDSD907,42832.0%+22%

35Utah, UTUT3,392,33131.9%+14%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,76831.9%+34%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,50731.8%+28%

38Florida, FLFL22,416,07731.7%+34%

39Missouri, MOMO6,191,81431.7%+28%

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,70731.7%+23%

41Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38331.2%+33%

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,19731.0%+29%

43Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63430.7%+37%

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86830.5%+22%

45Montana, MTMT1,116,87530.2%+26%

46Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82430.1%+32%

47Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39129.8%+41%

48Maine, MEME1,387,81729.1%+22%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37329.0%+31%

50Idaho, IDID1,934,26228.6%+25%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39728.1%+21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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).