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Most never-married women, US counties · 2000

US counties with the highest share of women 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Radford, Virginia leads at 55.8%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED WOMENVS –
USUnited States281,421,90624.0%
01Radford, VAVA17,24355.8%
02Charlottesville, VAVA44,38854.5%
03Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83951.3%
04Madison County, IDID55,17250.7%
05District of Columbia, DCDC693,64546.0%
06Claiborne County, MSMS8,05846.0%
07Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.6%
08Suffolk County, MAMA791,89145.3%
09Monroe County, ININ143,34543.2%
10New York County, NYNY1,664,86243.0%
11Isabella County, MIMI64,69142.9%
12Sioux County, NDND3,66742.6%
13Brazos County, TXTX249,08842.1%
14Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89641.8%
15Whitman County, WAWA48,51241.5%
16Johnson County, IAIA160,04441.1%
17Baltimore, MDMD569,99740.6%
18Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09540.6%
19Orange County, NCNC152,49840.5%
20Wayne County, NENE10,02040.3%
21Athens County, OHOH63,19740.3%
22Sharkey County, MSMS3,09740.0%
23Douglas County, KSKS120,92039.9%
24Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39339.9%
25Tompkins County, NYNY104,04739.8%
26Alachua County, FLFL290,02839.6%
27Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.4%
28Bolivar County, MSMS28,26239.3%
29Riley County, KSKS72,59839.2%
30San Francisco County, CACA826,07939.1%
31Lexington, VAVA7,76938.9%
32Jefferson County, MSMS6,82538.9%
33Clay County, SDSD15,03138.9%
34Centre County, PAPA157,39338.9%
35Richmond, VAVA237,25738.8%
36Adair County, MOMO25,68438.8%
37Humphreys County, MSMS7,00138.8%
38Arlington County, VAVA243,93138.7%
39Todd County, SDSD8,86338.7%
40St. Louis, MOMO278,14438.7%
41Leon County, FLFL299,04838.7%
42Orleans Parish, LALA362,15438.6%
43Hampshire County, MAMA164,06538.4%
44Buffalo County, SDSD1,80238.3%
45McKinley County, NMNM68,11938.2%
46Macon County, ALAL18,13238.1%
47Bulloch County, GAGA86,94938.1%
48Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28138.1%
49Montgomery County, VAVA98,43437.8%
50Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33237.8%
51Story County, IAIA101,29137.6%
52Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83037.6%
53Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36037.4%
54Ziebach County, SDSD2,38937.1%
55Jackson County, ILIL52,50137.1%
56Menominee County, WIWI4,19937.0%
57Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.9%
58Tunica County, MSMS8,81936.8%
59Alexandria, VAVA160,66236.7%
60Sunflower County, MSMS22,89336.6%
61Gunnison County, COCO17,43936.5%
62Brookings County, SDSD37,63536.5%
64Champaign County, ILIL209,97236.3%
65Leflore County, MSMS25,68636.3%
66North Slope, AKAK10,58236.3%
67Albany County, WYWY38,55836.2%
68Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21436.2%
69Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63435.9%
70Ingham County, MIMI289,70935.7%
71Watauga County, NCNC54,78635.3%
72Lee County, ALAL189,88135.1%
73McDonough County, ILIL25,91635.1%
74Greene County, ALAL7,06735.1%
75Kings County, NYNY2,653,96335.1%
76Sumter County, ALAL11,58835.0%
77Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.0%
78San Miguel County, COCO7,75334.9%
79Wilcox County, ALAL9,66634.9%
80Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39134.7%
81Monongalia County, WVWV107,99134.7%
82Boone County, MOMO191,74634.6%
83Pitt County, NCNC182,93634.6%
84Hancock County, GAGA8,68234.5%
85DeKalb County, GAGA774,39434.5%
86Summit County, COCO31,51734.4%
87Payne County, OKOK83,88934.4%
88Yolo County, CACA224,41034.3%
89East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76034.3%
90Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79134.2%
91DeKalb County, ILIL101,83534.1%
92Coles County, ILIL46,60734.0%
93Perry County, ALAL7,42533.9%
94Essex County, NJNJ896,37933.9%
95Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45633.8%
96Prince George's County, MDMD970,37433.6%
97Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.5%
98Pitkin County, COCO16,62533.5%
99Issaquena County, MSMS1,26333.3%
100Hinds County, MSMS211,88833.3%
101Benton County, OROR97,72833.3%
102Nodaway County, MOMO20,17433.2%
103Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.2%
104Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21633.2%
105Durham County, NCNC347,24033.1%
106Coconino County, AZAZ144,36833.1%
107Apache County, AZAZ64,44533.0%
108Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35733.0%
109Lowndes County, ALAL9,35932.9%
110Forrest County, MSMS79,03432.9%
111Hudson County, NJNJ735,03332.9%
112Dewey County, SDSD5,41932.8%
113Madison Parish, LALA8,84432.7%
114Washington County, MSMS40,44632.7%
115Petersburg, VAVA33,73432.6%
116Allendale County, SCSC7,35532.6%
117Hays County, TXTX304,39032.5%
118Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08932.4%
119Rolette County, NDND11,68832.4%
120Noxubee County, MSMS9,79832.2%
121Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39132.2%
122Bamberg County, SCSC12,79632.2%
123San Miguel County, NMNM26,26032.2%
124Cache County, UTUT145,00032.2%
125Ramsey County, MNMN541,62331.9%
126Rowan County, KYKY24,47631.8%
127Dane County, WIWI590,37531.8%
128Clay County, MNMN67,73431.8%
129Stevens County, MNMN9,74731.8%
130Travis County, TXTX1,389,67031.8%
131East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18031.7%
132Walker County, TXTX83,84231.7%
133Kittitas County, WAWA48,80331.6%
134Cook County, ILIL5,194,62531.6%
135Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03331.6%
136Norfolk, VAVA231,01331.5%
137La Crosse County, WIWI121,33931.5%
138Utah County, UTUT759,85931.4%
139Benson County, NDND5,75931.4%
140McLean County, ILIL171,41931.4%
141Latah County, IDID41,84231.3%
142Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.3%
143Denver County, COCO740,61331.3%
144Grand Forks County, NDND74,50131.3%
145Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03831.2%
146Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58231.1%
147Iberville Parish, LALA29,57931.1%
148Richland County, SCSC434,95631.1%
149Winona County, MNMN50,52331.1%
150Peach County, GAGA29,87731.0%
151Dougherty County, GAGA82,61630.9%
152Chittenden County, VTVT169,11530.9%
153Stearns County, MNMN164,11030.9%
154Williamsburg, VAVA15,86130.8%
155Corson County, SDSD3,78130.8%
156Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36830.8%
157Pierce County, WIWI43,51930.7%
158Sumter County, GAGA28,80130.7%
159Lynchburg, VAVA81,34730.6%
160Pike County, ALAL33,68830.6%
161Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93430.5%
162Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78430.4%
163Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.3%
164Cass County, NDND201,79430.2%
165Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87730.1%
166Jefferson County, GAGA15,01130.1%
167Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53630.1%
168Dunn County, WIWI46,22330.1%
169Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17730.0%
170San Juan County, UTUT14,54230.0%
171Beltrami County, MNMN47,05529.9%
172Albany County, NYNY321,22529.9%
173Macon County, GAGA11,75629.9%
174Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79529.8%
175Providence County, RIRI678,17929.8%
176Buffalo County, NENE51,17229.8%
177Eagle County, COCO54,29129.8%
178Charleston County, SCSC436,20029.7%
179Alpine County, CACA1,04329.7%
180Hale County, ALAL15,19429.6%
181Nicollet County, MNMN34,27329.6%
182Davidson County, TNTN745,90429.5%
183Indiana County, PAPA82,87829.4%
184Dawes County, NENE7,85829.4%
185Queens County, NYNY2,358,18229.4%
186Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97929.4%
187Bennett County, SDSD3,30729.3%
188Shelby County, TNTN910,22629.3%
189Baldwin County, GAGA44,02929.3%
190Richmond County, GAGA206,55929.3%
191Multnomah County, OROR795,39129.3%
192Wood County, OHOH134,17629.2%
193Iron County, UTUT67,14129.2%
194Teton County, WYWY23,33329.2%
195Phillips County, ARAR14,25529.1%
196St. James Parish, LALA18,93829.1%
197Randolph County, GAGA6,15629.1%
198Somerset County, MDMD24,97329.1%
199Cibola County, NMNM26,80729.1%
200Fayette County, KYKY329,75129.1%
201Cortland County, NYNY45,85029.1%
202Lancaster County, NENE334,04929.1%
203Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85229.0%
204Alameda County, CACA1,636,63028.9%
205Clayton County, GAGA297,47128.9%
206Lowndes County, GAGA122,86728.8%
207Strafford County, NHNH135,04328.8%
208Kemper County, MSMS8,60028.8%
209Glacier County, MTMT13,46328.8%
210Missoula County, MTMT123,51328.7%
211Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24228.7%
212Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53228.7%
213Hamilton County, OHOH838,41828.7%
214Marion County, ININ992,19628.7%
215Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73328.7%
216Lee County, SCSC15,73028.7%
217Boulder County, COCO328,56028.6%
218Yakutat, AKAK67228.6%
219Warren County, GAGA5,26928.6%
220Nantucket County, MAMA14,75828.6%
221Winchester, VAVA28,27228.5%
222Marion County, SCSC28,24228.5%
223Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03528.5%
224Livingston County, NYNY61,43828.4%
225Wicomico County, MDMD106,89928.3%
226Dooly County, GAGA11,15628.3%
227Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48328.3%
228Clark County, ARAR20,93828.3%
229Talbot County, GAGA5,70928.2%
230Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92528.2%
231Onondaga County, NYNY466,58428.2%
232Lee County, ARAR8,02928.1%
233Montgomery County, ALAL225,89128.1%
234Tensas Parish, LALA3,70028.1%
235Thurston County, NENE6,75228.0%
236Jenkins County, GAGA8,84328.0%
237Mellette County, SDSD2,13728.0%
238Alamosa County, COCO16,68828.0%
239Mercer County, NJNJ399,28928.0%
240Portage County, OHOH163,40428.0%
241Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83227.9%
242Passaic County, NJNJ531,62427.9%
243Monroe County, NYNY750,50627.9%
244Chicot County, ARAR9,10727.8%
245Humboldt County, CACA131,64727.8%
246Jackson County, SDSD2,66627.7%
247Portage County, WIWI71,94327.7%
248Copiah County, MSMS27,49727.7%
249Calhoun County, GAGA5,41327.7%
250Camden County, NJNJ535,79927.7%
251New Castle County, DEDE588,02627.6%
252Gilmer County, WVWV7,08527.6%
253Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38327.6%
254Hampden County, MAMA464,33827.6%
255Brunswick County, VAVA15,72727.6%
256Clarion County, PAPA36,68027.6%
257Waller County, TXTX69,85827.6%
258Rice County, MNMN69,93927.6%
259Marshall County, MSMS34,65427.6%
260Delaware County, PAPA580,93727.5%
261King County, WAWA2,344,93927.4%
262Navajo County, AZAZ109,94627.4%
263Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94927.4%
264Lucas County, OHOH423,34727.4%
265Delaware County, ININ113,10627.3%
266Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09127.3%
267Madison County, KYKY101,69627.3%
268Gallatin County, MTMT128,74027.3%
269Robeson County, NCNC119,94127.3%
270Warren County, MSMS41,75927.3%
271Burke County, GAGA24,40827.2%
272Routt County, COCO25,32927.2%
273Franklin, VAVA8,47827.2%
274Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.2%
275Dillon County, SCSC27,45827.2%
276Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54227.1%
277Douglas County, NENE606,46027.1%
278Adams County, MSMS30,06127.1%
279Ellis County, KSKS29,07527.1%
280Kleberg County, TXTX30,31527.1%
281Mitchell County, GAGA20,46727.0%
283Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34627.0%
284Madison County, MSMS116,29827.0%
285Stewart County, GAGA4,63127.0%
286Socorro County, NMNM15,83827.0%
287Clay County, MSMS18,23827.0%
288Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59726.9%
289Larimer County, COCO377,29226.9%
290Lyon County, KSKS32,26626.9%
291Orange County, FLFL1,528,00226.9%
292Whatcom County, WAWA236,39226.8%
293Kent County, MIMI675,23226.8%
294Hampton, VAVA137,31526.8%
295Terrell County, GAGA8,65626.7%
296West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75626.7%
297Norfolk County, MAMA739,74926.7%
298Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14826.7%
299Caddo Parish, LALA224,22626.7%
300Marquette County, MIMI68,06426.7%
301Gadsden County, FLFL44,29826.7%
302Johnson County, MOMO56,67026.6%
303Lyman County, SDSD3,69426.6%
304Grafton County, NHNH93,22526.6%
305Guilford County, NCNC562,23426.6%
306Webb County, TXTX281,22426.6%
307Clinton County, NYNY78,13826.6%
308Lubbock County, TXTX328,90626.6%
309Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06526.6%
310Allegany County, NYNY46,80026.6%
311Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12126.6%
312Lake County, ININ504,61226.6%
313Fairfield County, SCSC20,34026.5%
314Lowndes County, MSMS57,34626.5%
315Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17826.5%
316Chatham County, GAGA311,85526.5%
317Bibb County, GAGA157,55626.5%
318Baker County, GAGA2,72526.5%
319Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03526.5%
320Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66226.4%
321Union County, NJNJ601,86326.4%
322Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65726.4%
323Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60126.3%
324Wake County, NCNC1,257,23526.3%
325Washington County, GAGA19,45326.3%
326Honolulu County, HIHI988,70326.3%
327Crittenden County, ARAR46,21026.3%
328Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39726.3%
329Erie County, PAPA265,83226.2%
330Clarendon County, SCSC31,04326.2%
331Desha County, ARAR9,98426.2%
332Fresno County, CACA1,035,45626.2%
333Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94126.2%
334Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70526.2%
335Panola County, MSMS32,69126.2%
336Custer County, OKOK28,17526.2%
337La Plata County, COCO56,89826.2%
338Erie County, NYNY946,74126.1%
339Jackson County, MOMO732,99426.1%
340Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.0%
341St. Joseph County, ININ272,86126.0%
342Benton County, MNMN41,74426.0%
343Greene County, GAGA21,36726.0%
344Houghton County, MIMI37,84226.0%
345St. Clair County, ILIL250,70825.9%
346Peoria County, ILIL178,55325.9%
347St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48825.9%
348Warren County, KYKY149,37525.8%
349Crawford County, KSKS39,00825.8%
350Taos County, NMNM34,56425.8%
351Sanpete County, UTUT31,45325.7%
352Orleans County, NYNY39,82525.7%
353Portsmouth, VAVA96,77725.7%
354Maui County, HIHI160,59225.7%
355Marlboro County, SCSC25,48825.7%
356Columbia County, PAPA66,19325.7%
357Genesee County, MIMI401,09325.7%
358East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91125.7%
359Halifax County, NCNC46,53425.6%
360Twiggs County, GAGA7,59725.6%
361Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39825.6%
362Saginaw County, MIMI187,68825.6%
363Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51025.6%
364Broome County, NYNY195,73625.6%
365Calloway County, KYKY39,42125.6%
366Assumption Parish, LALA19,72025.6%
367Iberia Parish, LALA66,84625.6%
368Florence County, SCSC138,50425.6%
369Dauphin County, PAPA293,35125.6%
370Crisp County, GAGA19,23725.6%
371Butte County, CACA209,21125.5%
372Harris County, TXTX5,045,02625.5%
373Hawaii County, HIHI210,04325.5%
374Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46025.5%
375Baltimore County, MDMD847,65025.5%
376Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20125.5%
377Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39125.5%
378Sioux County, IAIA36,77425.5%
379Newport News, VAVA183,23025.4%
380Richmond County, NYNY501,29025.4%
381Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91625.4%
382Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69125.4%
383Juneau, AKAK31,60925.4%
384Holmes County, OHOH44,97025.4%
385Brown County, WIWI275,80325.3%
386Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02925.3%
387Otsego County, NYNY60,58925.3%
388Brooks County, GAGA16,10125.3%
389Jefferson County, ALAL665,74225.3%
390San Diego County, CACA3,282,24825.3%
391Lamoille County, VTVT26,29425.3%
392Lyon County, MNMN25,68425.3%
393Red River Parish, LALA7,16525.3%
394Sussex County, VAVA10,75525.2%
395Lake County, SDSD10,99325.2%
396Montgomery County, GAGA8,63525.2%
397Bertie County, NCNC17,08625.2%
398Winnebago County, WIWI174,21825.2%
399Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65025.2%
400Imperial County, CACA181,41125.2%
401Brewster County, TXTX9,45825.2%
402Hertford County, NCNC19,01525.1%
403Walworth County, WIWI106,12725.1%
404Haywood County, TNTN17,04225.1%
405Graham County, AZAZ40,15725.1%
406Roanoke, VAVA99,11125.1%
407Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90725.1%
408Clay County, GAGA2,81525.1%
409St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75825.0%
410Clinton County, PAPA37,87025.0%
411Manassas Park, VAVA16,56025.0%
412St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76525.0%
413El Paso County, TXTX877,85825.0%
414Hoke County, NCNC56,93925.0%
415Jasper County, MSMS15,78525.0%
416Pike County, MSMS38,71225.0%
417Manassas, VAVA44,33225.0%
418Union County, PAPA42,31325.0%
419Montgomery County, OHOH539,59825.0%
420Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08824.9%
421Essex County, MAMA826,65324.9%
422Dubuque County, IAIA99,38124.9%
423Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58224.9%
424Hampton County, SCSC18,17424.9%
425Ulster County, NYNY183,33024.9%
426Brown County, SDSD37,56124.9%
427St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10624.9%
428Lane County, OROR381,58424.8%
429Madison County, NYNY67,12024.8%
430West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13424.8%
431Jefferson County, KYKY795,22224.8%
432Concordia Parish, LALA17,83624.8%
433Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34324.8%
434New Hanover County, NCNC245,95924.8%
435Charles City County, VAVA6,62324.8%
437San Mateo County, CACA743,56824.8%
438Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33524.7%
439Greene County, NCNC20,70024.7%
440Jefferson County, ARAR62,98724.7%
441Madison County, TNTN100,79024.7%
442Madera County, CACA167,92724.7%
443Wilson County, NCNC81,15024.7%
444Kenedy County, TXTX31924.7%
445Grant County, WIWI52,44624.7%
446Mobile County, ALAL411,65824.6%
447Sandoval County, NMNM159,56524.6%
448Washington County, RIRI129,79524.6%
449Henrico County, VAVA342,77524.6%
450Worcester County, MAMA888,50224.6%
451Washington County, NCNC10,63824.6%
452Anson County, NCNC21,75824.6%
453Hopewell, VAVA23,26124.6%
454Anchorage, AKAK287,15524.6%
455San Juan County, NMNM120,34024.6%
456Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68524.6%
457Mora County, NMNM4,05124.5%
458San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09124.5%
459Meriwether County, GAGA21,51624.5%
460Willacy County, TXTX19,97124.5%
461Emanuel County, GAGA23,14724.5%
462Cobb County, GAGA793,34524.5%
463St. Francis County, ARAR21,80024.5%
464San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36724.4%
465St. Louis County, MOMO990,91124.4%
466Bristol County, MAMA593,64024.4%
467Decatur County, IAIA7,65524.4%
468Jasper County, SCSC38,53324.4%
469Orange County, CACA3,149,50724.4%
470Scotland County, NCNC33,32224.4%
471Weakley County, TNTN33,26124.4%
472Mecosta County, MIMI42,32024.4%
473Cumberland County, MEME317,22224.4%
474Cheshire County, NHNH78,26924.4%
475Early County, GAGA10,45524.3%
476Taylor County, GAGA7,81824.3%
477Addison County, VTVT38,04824.3%
478Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36824.3%
479Hardin County, OHOH30,07224.3%
480Monterey County, CACA433,72924.3%
481Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54924.3%
482Merced County, CACA297,26024.3%
483Weld County, COCO378,42624.3%
484St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58624.3%
485Lamar County, GAGA20,94124.2%
486Ohio County, WVWV40,49624.2%
487Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52024.2%
488Campbell County, KYKY95,44124.2%
489Greene County, OHOH174,32224.2%
490Bristol County, RIRI50,00124.2%
491Vance County, NCNC42,63824.2%
492Cameron County, TXTX433,94624.1%
493Dutchess County, NYNY300,70824.1%
494Chowan County, NCNC14,08224.1%
495McLennan County, TXTX272,02024.1%
496Tulare County, CACA485,14624.1%
497Sumter County, SCSC105,06724.1%
498Oneida County, NYNY226,39224.1%
499Niagara County, NYNY208,91224.1%
500Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63824.1%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest never-married women?

Radford, Virginia ranks #1 with 55.8% (2000 Decennial Census).

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

Radford, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Madison County, Idaho, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.

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 women measured?

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