RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most never-married women, US states · 2000

US states with the highest share of women 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. District of Columbia leads at 46.0%. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED WOMENVS –

USUnited States281,421,90624.0%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29446.0%–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36629.0%–

03Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05628.5%–

04Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80127.1%–

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01126.8%–

06California, CACA39,287,37726.5%–

07Louisiana, LALA4,611,96126.3%–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79826.1%–

09Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23525.9%–

10Delaware, DEDE1,021,19125.3%–

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80925.3%–

12Utah, UTUT3,392,33125.2%–

13Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77925.1%–

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76125.0%–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44525.0%–

16New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24624.7%–

17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63924.6%–

18Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50824.5%–

19Georgia, GAGA10,940,40724.4%–

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87224.3%–

21Alaska, AKAK735,70624.1%–

22Vermont, VTVT647,10623.9%–

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323.5%–

24Virginia, VAVA8,705,17023.5%–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22523.4%–

26Colorado, COCO5,862,18923.4%–

27North Dakota, NDND784,84123.2%–

28Washington, WAWA7,816,11622.8%–

29Texas, TXTX30,188,42422.6%–

30Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83822.6%–

31South Dakota, SDSD907,42822.5%–

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,70722.5%–

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86822.3%–

34Missouri, MOMO6,191,81422.1%–

35Indiana, ININ6,851,07322.0%–

36North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40422.0%–

37Oregon, OROR4,254,29321.9%–

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,50721.8%–

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,76821.4%–

40Maine, MEME1,387,81721.2%–

41Nevada, NVNV3,184,61220.9%–

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,19720.8%–

43Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38320.7%–

44Florida, FLFL22,416,07720.5%–

45Montana, MTMT1,116,87520.4%–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39720.0%–

47Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82419.7%–

48Idaho, IDID1,934,26219.6%–

49Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63419.1%–

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37319.1%–

51Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39118.4%–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest never-married women?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 46.0% (2000 Decennial Census).

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

District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland.

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 women measured?

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