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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most never-married men, US counties · 2000

US counties with the highest share of men 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Lexington, Virginia leads at 61.1%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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USUnited States281,421,90630.1%
01Lexington, VAVA7,76961.1%
02Charlottesville, VAVA44,38858.1%
03Radford, VAVA17,24356.1%
04Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83954.0%
05Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09551.5%
06Riley County, KSKS72,59851.5%
07Suffolk County, MAMA791,89151.4%
08District of Columbia, DCDC693,64551.2%
09Buffalo County, SDSD1,80251.1%
10Clarke County, GAGA129,92150.8%
11Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83050.4%
12San Francisco County, CACA826,07950.2%
13Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46550.0%
15Summit County, COCO31,51749.6%
16Claiborne County, MSMS8,05849.6%
17Sioux County, NDND3,66749.3%
18Madison County, IDID55,17249.3%
19Jefferson County, MSMS6,82549.2%
20Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.6%
21New York County, NYNY1,664,86248.5%
22Story County, IAIA101,29147.9%
23Albany County, WYWY38,55847.9%
24Jackson County, ILIL52,50147.5%
25Monroe County, ININ143,34547.4%
26Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.4%
27Gunnison County, COCO17,43947.2%
28North Slope, AKAK10,58247.1%
29Whitman County, WAWA48,51246.9%
30Douglas County, KSKS120,92046.6%
31Centre County, PAPA157,39346.4%
32Sunflower County, MSMS22,89346.3%
33Brazos County, TXTX249,08846.1%
34Tompkins County, NYNY104,04746.1%
35Clay County, SDSD15,03145.9%
36San Miguel County, COCO7,75345.9%
37Athens County, OHOH63,19745.6%
38Todd County, SDSD8,86345.5%
39Alachua County, FLFL290,02845.5%
40Baltimore, MDMD569,99744.8%
41Humphreys County, MSMS7,00144.8%
42Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39144.7%
43St. Louis, MOMO278,14444.7%
44Arlington County, VAVA243,93144.7%
45Isabella County, MIMI64,69144.5%
46Pitkin County, COCO16,62544.5%
47Johnson County, IAIA160,04444.4%
48Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39344.4%
49Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58244.3%
50Houghton County, MIMI37,84244.2%
51Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28144.1%
52Champaign County, ILIL209,97244.1%
53Bullock County, ALAL9,78044.0%
54Lafayette County, MSMS59,59743.9%
55Watauga County, NCNC54,78643.8%
56Orleans Parish, LALA362,15443.7%
57Bulloch County, GAGA86,94943.7%
58Monongalia County, WVWV107,99143.6%
59Richmond, VAVA237,25743.5%
60Eagle County, COCO54,29143.4%
61Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36043.2%
62Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.9%
63Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33242.4%
64Norfolk, VAVA231,01342.3%
65Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45642.2%
66Bolivar County, MSMS28,26242.0%
67Leon County, FLFL299,04841.8%
68Macon County, ALAL18,13241.7%
69Payne County, OKOK83,88941.6%
70Lee County, ALAL189,88141.5%
71Hudson County, NJNJ735,03341.4%
72Calhoun County, GAGA5,41341.3%
73Alexandria, VAVA160,66241.3%
74Leflore County, MSMS25,68641.3%
75Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35741.2%
76McKinley County, NMNM68,11941.1%
77Adair County, MOMO25,68441.1%
78Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.0%
79Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21440.8%
80Grand Forks County, NDND74,50140.8%
81DeKalb County, GAGA774,39440.8%
82Orange County, NCNC152,49840.7%
83Ziebach County, SDSD2,38940.7%
84Tunica County, MSMS8,81940.6%
85Ingham County, MIMI289,70940.5%
86Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63440.5%
87Denver County, COCO740,61340.5%
88Yazoo County, MSMS22,94740.4%
89Travis County, TXTX1,389,67040.4%
90Corson County, SDSD3,78140.3%
91Hampshire County, MAMA164,06540.2%
92Benton County, OROR97,72840.0%
94Benson County, NDND5,75939.9%
95Kings County, NYNY2,653,96339.9%
96Dewey County, SDSD5,41939.9%
97Lake County, TNTN6,24939.8%
98Teton County, WYWY23,33339.8%
99McDonough County, ILIL25,91639.7%
100Wayne County, NENE10,02039.7%
101Latah County, IDID41,84239.5%
102Petersburg, VAVA33,73439.5%
103Nodaway County, MOMO20,17439.4%
104Iberville Parish, LALA29,57939.3%
105Menominee County, WIWI4,19939.3%
106Alpine County, CACA1,04339.3%
107Jackson County, SDSD2,66639.2%
108Onslow County, NCNC217,17539.2%
109DeKalb County, ILIL101,83539.2%
110Apache County, AZAZ64,44539.2%
111Coles County, ILIL46,60739.1%
112Sumter County, ALAL11,58839.1%
113Rolette County, NDND11,68839.0%
114Nantucket County, MAMA14,75839.0%
115Sharkey County, MSMS3,09738.8%
116Hinds County, MSMS211,88838.6%
117Yolo County, CACA224,41038.5%
118Stearns County, MNMN164,11038.5%
119Essex County, NJNJ896,37938.4%
120Coconino County, AZAZ144,36838.3%
121Noxubee County, MSMS9,79838.3%
122Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21638.3%
123Forrest County, MSMS79,03438.3%
124Perry County, ALAL7,42538.1%
125Boone County, MOMO191,74638.0%
126Baraga County, MIMI8,16938.0%
127Routt County, COCO25,32938.0%
128Noble County, OHOH14,27637.9%
129Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93437.9%
130Cook County, ILIL5,194,62537.9%
131Hays County, TXTX304,39037.8%
132Dane County, WIWI590,37537.8%
133Cass County, NDND201,79437.8%
134Ellis County, KSKS29,07537.8%
135Yakutat, AKAK67237.7%
136Coahoma County, MSMS19,84937.6%
137Kittitas County, WAWA48,80337.6%
138Gallatin County, MTMT128,74037.5%
139Holmes County, MSMS15,46537.4%
140Franklin County, NYNY46,50037.3%
141Greene County, ALAL7,06737.3%
142Pitt County, NCNC182,93637.3%
143Washington County, MSMS40,44637.2%
144Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85237.2%
145Durham County, NCNC347,24037.2%
146Jones County, TXTX20,86137.1%
147Stewart County, GAGA4,63137.0%
148Dawes County, NENE7,85837.0%
149Boulder County, COCO328,56037.0%
150East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18036.9%
151Prince George's County, MDMD970,37436.9%
152San Miguel County, NMNM26,26036.9%
153Ramsey County, MNMN541,62336.9%
154Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03836.9%
155Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08936.8%
156St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48836.8%
157Winona County, MNMN50,52336.7%
158Greene County, MSMS13,70736.7%
159Lake County, COCO7,55236.6%
160Beltrami County, MNMN47,05536.6%
161Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87736.5%
162Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78436.5%
163Dunn County, WIWI46,22336.5%
164Multnomah County, OROR795,39136.5%
165Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53636.3%
166Missoula County, MTMT123,51336.3%
167Lafayette County, FLFL8,79236.2%
168Stevens County, MNMN9,74736.1%
169Johnson County, GAGA9,31036.0%
170Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.0%
171Thurston County, NENE6,75236.0%
172Baldwin County, GAGA44,02935.9%
173Humboldt County, CACA131,64735.8%
174Chippewa County, MIMI36,08135.8%
175Lyman County, SDSD3,69435.8%
176Charleston County, SCSC436,20035.7%
177Dougherty County, GAGA82,61635.6%
178Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03335.5%
179Wyoming County, NYNY39,74135.5%
180Karnes County, TXTX15,01835.5%
181Alameda County, CACA1,636,63035.5%
182Fayette County, KYKY329,75135.4%
183Socorro County, NMNM15,83835.3%
184Lowndes County, ALAL9,35935.3%
185La Crosse County, WIWI121,33935.3%
186Quitman County, MSMS5,36435.2%
187Buffalo County, NENE51,17235.2%
188Sumter County, GAGA28,80135.2%
189Providence County, RIRI678,17935.2%
190Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73335.1%
191Lancaster County, NENE334,04935.1%
192Honolulu County, HIHI988,70335.1%
193Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36835.1%
194King County, WAWA2,344,93935.1%
195La Plata County, COCO56,89835.1%
196Lynchburg, VAVA81,34735.1%
197Rowan County, KYKY24,47635.0%
198San Diego County, CACA3,282,24835.0%
199Clark County, ARAR20,93835.0%
200Terrell County, GAGA8,65635.0%
201Richland County, SCSC434,95634.9%
202Livingston County, NYNY61,43834.9%
203Macon County, GAGA11,75634.9%
204Davidson County, TNTN745,90434.8%
205Portsmouth, VAVA96,77734.8%
206Grand County, COCO16,49634.8%
207Marquette County, MIMI68,06434.8%
208Chittenden County, VTVT169,11534.8%
209Albany County, NYNY321,22534.8%
210Lake County, SDSD10,99334.8%
211Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39134.8%
212Clay County, MNMN67,73434.8%
213Liberty County, GAGA70,31334.8%
214Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97934.7%
215Clarendon County, SCSC31,04334.7%
216Cache County, UTUT145,00034.7%
217Wilcox County, ALAL9,66634.7%
218Benton County, MNMN41,74434.7%
219Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.6%
220Nicollet County, MNMN34,27334.6%
221Coryell County, TXTX85,59234.6%
222Peach County, GAGA29,87734.6%
223Portage County, WIWI71,94334.6%
224Passaic County, NJNJ531,62434.5%
225Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24234.5%
226Hardeman County, TNTN25,27434.4%
227Bennett County, SDSD3,30734.4%
228Mellette County, SDSD2,13734.3%
229Johnson County, MOMO56,67034.3%
230McLean County, ILIL171,41934.3%
231Muscogee County, GAGA202,17134.3%
232Mono County, CACA12,50534.2%
233Hamilton County, OHOH838,41834.2%
234Swift County, MNMN9,76334.2%
235Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79534.2%
236Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66234.2%
237Orange County, FLFL1,528,00234.2%
238Richmond County, GAGA206,55934.1%
239Grant County, WIWI52,44634.1%
240Winchester, VAVA28,27234.1%
241San Juan County, UTUT14,54234.1%
242Crawford County, KSKS39,00834.1%
243Maui County, HIHI160,59234.1%
244Lubbock County, TXTX328,90634.1%
245Clayton County, GAGA297,47134.0%
246Dallas County, ALAL35,14034.0%
247Cortland County, NYNY45,85034.0%
248Kleberg County, TXTX30,31534.0%
249Marion County, ININ992,19634.0%
250Indiana County, PAPA82,87834.0%
251Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83234.0%
252Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17734.0%
253Utah County, UTUT759,85933.9%
255Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53233.9%
256Greene County, NYNY47,23833.8%
257Gilmer County, WVWV7,08533.8%
258Gratiot County, MIMI41,19033.8%
259Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39733.8%
260Warren County, GAGA5,26933.8%
261Sussex County, VAVA10,75533.8%
262Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05833.8%
263Kemper County, MSMS8,60033.7%
264Rice County, MNMN69,93933.7%
265Larimer County, COCO377,29233.7%
266Clinton County, NYNY78,13833.5%
267Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92533.5%
268Burke County, GAGA24,40833.5%
269Hampden County, MAMA464,33833.5%
270St. James Parish, LALA18,93833.4%
271Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14833.4%
272Butte County, CACA209,21133.4%
273Fairfax, VAVA26,77233.4%
274Cooper County, MOMO17,13633.4%
275Pierce County, WIWI43,51933.4%
276East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91133.3%
277Hardee County, FLFL25,93233.3%
278Marshall County, MSMS34,65433.3%
279Hendry County, FLFL48,27633.3%
280Echols County, GAGA3,68533.3%
281Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38333.3%
282Allegany County, NYNY46,80033.3%
283Madison County, FLFL18,75933.2%
284Douglas County, NENE606,46033.2%
285Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09133.2%
286Hale County, ALAL15,19433.2%
287Fresno County, CACA1,035,45633.1%
288Chatham County, GAGA311,85533.1%
289Bamberg County, SCSC12,79633.1%
290Tensas Parish, LALA3,70033.1%
291Hawaii County, HIHI210,04333.1%
292Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59733.1%
293Delaware County, PAPA580,93733.0%
294Camden County, NJNJ535,79933.0%
295Richland County, NDND16,73133.0%
296Strafford County, NHNH135,04333.0%
297Onondaga County, NYNY466,58433.0%
298Copiah County, MSMS27,49733.0%
299Kalawao County, HIHI8233.0%
300Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06532.9%
301Allendale County, SCSC7,35532.9%
302Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39132.9%
303Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60132.9%
304Lee County, SCSC15,73032.9%
305Glacier County, MTMT13,46332.9%
306Lyon County, KSKS32,26632.8%
307Halifax County, NCNC46,53432.8%
308Pulaski County, MOMO54,44232.8%
309Roberts County, SDSD10,25532.8%
310Juneau, AKAK31,60932.8%
311Ionia County, MIMI66,55732.7%
312Pike County, ALAL33,68832.7%
313Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03532.7%
314Denali, AKAK1,61632.7%
315Wood County, OHOH134,17632.7%
316Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04332.7%
317Jefferson County, GAGA15,01132.7%
318Dillon County, SCSC27,45832.6%
319Lamoille County, VTVT26,29432.6%
320San Mateo County, CACA743,56832.6%
321Barbour County, ALAL24,60732.6%
322Monroe County, NYNY750,50632.5%
323Treutlen County, GAGA6,46632.5%
324Pickaway County, OHOH62,97832.5%
325Waller County, TXTX69,85832.5%
326Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02932.4%
327Whatcom County, WAWA236,39232.4%
328Orange County, CACA3,149,50732.4%
329Clarion County, PAPA36,68032.4%
330Wicomico County, MDMD106,89932.3%
331Broome County, NYNY195,73632.3%
332Somerset County, MDMD24,97332.3%
333Gadsden County, FLFL44,29832.3%
334Kent County, MIMI675,23232.3%
335Custer County, OKOK28,17532.3%
336Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15332.3%
337Montgomery County, ALAL225,89132.3%
338Oneida County, NYNY226,39232.3%
339Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20132.3%
340Union County, NJNJ601,86332.2%
341Ashland County, WIWI16,20332.2%
342Richmond County, NYNY501,29032.2%
343Anchorage, AKAK287,15532.2%
344Fairfield County, SCSC20,34032.2%
345Madison County, KYKY101,69632.2%
346Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91632.2%
347Lyon County, MNMN25,68432.2%
348Mora County, NMNM4,05132.1%
349Escambia County, FLFL333,83432.1%
350Bristol Bay, AKAK84732.1%
351Pickens County, SCSC139,19832.1%
352Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03532.1%
353Caddo Parish, LALA224,22632.1%
354Franklin County, WAWA102,61232.1%
355Grafton County, NHNH93,22532.1%
356Harris County, TXTX5,045,02632.1%
357Lucas County, OHOH423,34732.1%
358Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46032.0%
359Taos County, NMNM34,56432.0%
360Mercer County, NJNJ399,28932.0%
361Pennington County, MNMN13,68632.0%
362Ulster County, NYNY183,33032.0%
363Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97232.0%
364Newport News, VAVA183,23032.0%
365Dukes County, MAMA21,21932.0%
366Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66232.0%
367Willacy County, TXTX19,97131.9%
368Falls Church, VAVA15,15931.9%
369Lake County, ININ504,61231.9%
370Robeson County, NCNC119,94131.9%
371St. Joseph County, ININ272,86131.9%
372Greene County, NCNC20,70031.9%
373Clay County, MSMS18,23831.9%
374Mecosta County, MIMI42,32031.9%
375Jefferson County, NYNY111,54031.8%
376Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51031.8%
377Putnam County, TNTN86,61231.8%
378Blaine County, MTMT6,86031.8%
379Wake County, NCNC1,257,23531.8%
380Cibola County, NMNM26,80731.8%
381Kauai County, HIHI73,40031.8%
382Bibb County, GAGA157,55631.8%
383Sitka, AKAK8,31931.8%
384Erie County, NYNY946,74131.8%
385Marion County, SCSC28,24231.8%
386Washington County, NYNY59,35331.7%
387Orleans County, NYNY39,82531.7%
388Jackson County, MOMO732,99431.7%
389Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12131.7%
390Teton County, IDID13,25431.7%
391Delaware County, ININ113,10631.7%
392Navajo County, AZAZ109,94631.7%
393Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94931.7%
394Twiggs County, GAGA7,59731.6%
395Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69131.6%
396Tift County, GAGA42,25431.6%
397Vigo County, ININ106,51231.6%
398Walworth County, WIWI106,12731.6%
399Panola County, MSMS32,69131.6%
400Hoke County, NCNC56,93931.6%
401Portage County, OHOH163,40431.6%
402Lane County, OROR381,58431.5%
403New Castle County, DEDE588,02631.5%
404Manassas Park, VAVA16,56031.5%
405Knox County, ININ35,65231.5%
406Cumberland County, NCNC338,47331.5%
407Talbot County, GAGA5,70931.5%
408Baker County, GAGA2,72531.5%
409Brewster County, TXTX9,45831.5%
410Cleveland County, OKOK303,97331.4%
411Sonoma County, CACA486,44431.4%
412Charles City County, VAVA6,62331.4%
413Merced County, CACA297,26031.4%
414Edgefield County, SCSC29,80831.4%
415New Hanover County, NCNC245,95931.3%
416Ford County, KSKS33,99331.3%
417Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68531.3%
418Hopewell, VAVA23,26131.3%
419Emporia, VAVA5,44731.3%
420Taylor County, GAGA7,81831.3%
421Washington County, GAGA19,45331.3%
422Clay County, GAGA2,81531.3%
423Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30331.3%
424East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76031.2%
425West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75631.2%
426Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94131.2%
427Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35431.2%
428San Juan County, NMNM120,34031.2%
429Phillips County, ARAR14,25531.2%
430Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33531.2%
431Howard County, MOMO10,18031.2%
432Chicot County, ARAR9,10731.2%
433Dodge County, GAGA19,66331.2%
434Warren County, KYKY149,37531.1%
435Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44931.1%
436Forest County, PAPA6,61431.1%
437Seward County, NENE18,03231.1%
438Emanuel County, GAGA23,14731.1%
439Lowndes County, GAGA122,86731.1%
440Jefferson County, KYKY795,22231.0%
441St. Louis County, MNMN200,51831.0%
442Iron County, UTUT67,14131.0%
443Comanche County, OKOK122,15831.0%
444Chemung County, NYNY80,41531.0%
445Berkeley County, SCSC274,66631.0%
446Genesee County, MIMI401,09331.0%
447Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08831.0%
448Madison County, NYNY67,12031.0%
449San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09130.9%
450Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65730.9%
451Cobb County, GAGA793,34530.9%
452Polk County, MNMN30,54530.9%
453Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22330.9%
454Tulare County, CACA485,14630.9%
455Erie County, PAPA265,83230.9%
456Scott County, MSMS28,07330.9%
457Prince George County, VAVA43,93630.8%
458Marion County, KYKY20,11530.8%
459St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75830.8%
460Monterey County, CACA433,72930.8%
461Southampton County, VAVA18,11030.8%
462Ward County, NDND68,23330.8%
463Dauphin County, PAPA293,35130.8%
464Alamosa County, COCO16,68830.8%
465Davison County, SDSD20,06930.8%
466Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90730.7%
467Cayuga County, NYNY74,36530.7%
468Barnes County, NDND10,57330.7%
469Orange County, NYNY417,66930.7%
470Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55830.7%
471Randolph County, GAGA6,15630.7%
472Saline County, NENE14,99630.7%
473Guilford County, NCNC562,23430.7%
474Monroe County, FLFL80,40630.7%
475Madison Parish, LALA8,84430.6%
476Saline County, MOMO23,26530.6%
478Washington County, ARAR271,21330.6%
479Dooly County, GAGA11,15630.6%
480Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39830.6%
481Blaine County, IDID25,51730.6%
482Red Lake County, MNMN3,94030.6%
483Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54230.6%
484DeSoto County, FLFL37,07830.6%
485Essex County, MAMA826,65330.6%
486St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10630.5%
487Franklin County, FLFL13,02930.5%
488Slope County, NDND62830.5%
489Calloway County, KYKY39,42130.5%
490Dutchess County, NYNY300,70830.5%
491Christian County, KYKY70,11530.5%
492Carroll County, MSMS9,22630.5%
493Saginaw County, MIMI187,68830.5%
494Washington County, VTVT59,65230.5%
495Washington County, RIRI129,79530.5%
496Luzerne County, PAPA332,12630.5%
497Barnwell County, SCSC20,65330.5%
498Warren County, MSMS41,75930.4%
499Burleigh County, NDND103,25130.4%
500San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36730.4%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest never-married men?

Lexington, Virginia ranks #1 with 61.1% (2000 Decennial Census).

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

Lexington, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Radford, Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Northwest Arctic, Alaska.

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 men measured?

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