RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most never-married people, US states · 2000

US states with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. District of Columbia leads at 48.4%. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS –

USUnited States281,421,90627.0%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29448.4%–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36631.7%–

03Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05631.1%–

04Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23530.3%–

05California, CACA39,287,37730.1%–

06Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80129.7%–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79828.9%–

08Maryland, MDMD6,206,01128.8%–

09Louisiana, LALA4,611,96128.6%–

10Alaska, AKAK735,70628.4%–

11Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44528.1%–

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80928.1%–

13Utah, UTUT3,392,33127.9%–

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76127.8%–

15Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77927.7%–

16North Dakota, NDND784,84127.6%–

17New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24627.5%–

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,40727.3%–

19Delaware, DEDE1,021,19127.2%–

20Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63927.2%–

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87227.2%–

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50827.2%–

23Colorado, COCO5,862,18927.0%–

24Vermont, VTVT647,10626.7%–

25Washington, WAWA7,816,11626.3%–

26Ohio, OHOH11,810,29326.2%–

27Virginia, VAVA8,705,17026.2%–

28South Dakota, SDSD907,42826.1%–

29Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83826.1%–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22526.0%–

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,70725.8%–

32Texas, TXTX30,188,42425.6%–

33Oregon, OROR4,254,29325.1%–

34North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40425.0%–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50724.9%–

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86824.9%–

37Nevada, NVNV3,184,61224.9%–

38Indiana, ININ6,851,07324.8%–

39Missouri, MOMO6,191,81424.8%–

40Kansas, KSKS2,947,19724.1%–

41Montana, MTMT1,116,87524.0%–

42Maine, MEME1,387,81723.9%–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,76823.9%–

44Florida, FLFL22,416,07723.8%–

45Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38323.5%–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39723.3%–

47Idaho, IDID1,934,26222.8%–

48Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82422.7%–

49Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422.4%–

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37322.1%–

51Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39121.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest never-married people?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 48.4% (2000 Decennial Census).

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

District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii, California.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.