RANKING · 2024 ACS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Most unmarried people, New York cities

New York cities with the highest share of people 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced), as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 17 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Troy, NYNY50,91273.9%+16.7 pts

02Rochester, NYNY206,10873.0%+11.2 pts

03Albany, NYNY101,69871.7%+9.5 pts

04Syracuse, NYNY144,89671.2%+8.5 pts

05Buffalo, NYNY274,61368.8%+9.4 pts

06Schenectady, NYNY69,47163.9%+8.3 pts

07Hempstead, NYNY59,81963.4%+5.9 pts

08Utica, NYNY62,97861.9%+8.0 pts

09Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30461.4%+8.0 pts

10New York, NYNY8,584,62957.8%+5.5 pts

11Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05656.3%+11.9 pts

12Yonkers, NYNY212,60355.9%+6.6 pts

13Tonawanda, NYNY56,80652.5%–

14White Plains, NYNY62,87150.1%+2.5 pts

15New Rochelle, NYNY85,86449.0%+4.1 pts

16Irondequoit, NYNY50,65747.9%+6.2 pts

17Levittown, NYNY51,90442.3%+4.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES