RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most never-married women, US states

US states with the highest share of women 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. District of Columbia leads at 56.0%. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED WOMENVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49931.6%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29456.0%+22%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36636.8%+27%

03Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05635.7%+25%

04California, CACA39,287,37735.1%+33%

05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80134.6%+28%

06Maryland, MDMD6,206,01134.3%+28%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79833.9%+30%

08Louisiana, LALA4,611,96133.9%+29%

09Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50833.4%+36%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,40733.2%+36%

11New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24633.0%+34%

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80932.6%+29%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63932.0%+30%

14Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77931.9%+27%

15Delaware, DEDE1,021,19131.8%+26%

16Texas, TXTX30,188,42431.4%+39%

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,76131.3%+25%

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,61231.2%+49%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83830.8%+36%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29330.7%+31%

21Virginia, VAVA8,705,17030.7%+30%

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87230.5%+26%

23Vermont, VTVT647,10630.5%+28%

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44530.5%+22%

25North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40430.4%+39%

26Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23530.4%+17%

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22530.1%+28%

28Alaska, AKAK735,70629.8%+24%

29Colorado, COCO5,862,18929.7%+27%

30Alabama, ALAL5,086,76829.4%+38%

31Oregon, OROR4,254,29329.3%+34%

32Indiana, ININ6,851,07329.2%+33%

33Utah, UTUT3,392,33129.1%+16%

34Washington, WAWA7,816,11629.1%+27%

35Florida, FLFL22,416,07728.9%+41%

36Missouri, MOMO6,191,81428.9%+31%

37North Dakota, NDND784,84128.9%+24%

38Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38328.7%+39%

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,70728.5%+27%

40Iowa, IAIA3,210,50728.5%+31%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,42828.2%+25%

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,19727.5%+32%

43Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63427.3%+43%

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86827.2%+22%

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39127.0%+47%

46Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82426.9%+36%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,87526.5%+30%

48Maine, MEME1,387,81726.2%+24%

49Idaho, IDID1,934,26225.6%+30%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37325.2%+32%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39724.2%+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 women?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 56.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

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

District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts, California, 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 women measured?

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