RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most never-married men, US states

US states with the highest share of men 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. District of Columbia leads at 54.9%. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED MENVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49937.3%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29454.9%+7%

02California, CACA39,287,37741.3%+22%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36641.2%+19%

04Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80140.5%+25%

05New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24640.4%+32%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05639.9%+18%

07Louisiana, LALA4,611,96139.2%+25%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79839.0%+22%

09Nevada, NVNV3,184,61238.5%+33%

10Alaska, AKAK735,70638.5%+18%

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,01138.3%+24%

12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50838.3%+28%

13North Dakota, NDND784,84138.1%+19%

14Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23538.0%+10%

15Georgia, GAGA10,940,40737.9%+24%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83837.5%+27%

17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63937.4%+24%

18New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80937.3%+20%

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,76137.1%+20%

20Texas, TXTX30,188,42436.9%+29%

21Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.8%+20%

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,29336.6%+25%

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87236.5%+21%

24Colorado, COCO5,862,18936.5%+20%

25Vermont, VTVT647,10636.4%+22%

26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44536.3%+16%

27Washington, WAWA7,816,11636.1%+21%

28Oregon, OROR4,254,29336.1%+27%

29Virginia, VAVA8,705,17035.9%+24%

30South Dakota, SDSD907,42835.7%+20%

31Delaware, DEDE1,021,19135.6%+21%

32North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40435.6%+26%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,50735.1%+24%

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22535.0%+22%

35Indiana, ININ6,851,07334.9%+25%

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,70734.9%+19%

37Florida, FLFL22,416,07734.7%+27%

38Missouri, MOMO6,191,81434.7%+25%

39Utah, UTUT3,392,33134.6%+13%

40Alabama, ALAL5,086,76834.6%+30%

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,19734.5%+26%

42Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63434.2%+33%

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87533.9%+23%

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86833.9%+22%

45Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38333.7%+27%

46Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82433.4%+29%

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37333.0%+30%

48Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39132.7%+35%

49Maine, MEME1,387,81732.2%+20%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39731.9%+20%

51Idaho, IDID1,934,26231.7%+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 men?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 54.9% (2024 American Community Survey).

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

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

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 men measured?

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