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Most unmarried men, US counties · 2000

US counties with the highest share of men 15 and over who are not currently married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Lexington, Virginia leads at 67.8%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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USUnited States281,421,90641.3%
01Lexington, VAVA7,76967.8%
02Kalawao County, HIHI8267.0%
03Charlottesville, VAVA44,38867.0%
04Sioux County, NDND3,66764.2%
05Todd County, SDSD8,86363.5%
06District of Columbia, DCDC693,64563.3%
07Buffalo County, SDSD1,80263.0%
08Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.3%
10Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83060.7%
11Jefferson County, MSMS6,82560.5%
12St. Louis, MOMO278,14460.3%
13Suffolk County, MAMA791,89160.2%
14Bullock County, ALAL9,78060.0%
15Radford, VAVA17,24359.8%
16San Francisco County, CACA826,07959.8%
17Clarke County, GAGA129,92158.9%
18Summit County, COCO31,51758.8%
19Baltimore, MDMD569,99758.2%
20Sunflower County, MSMS22,89358.2%
21Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09558.1%
22New York County, NYNY1,664,86257.9%
23Lake County, TNTN6,24957.9%
24Jones County, TXTX20,86157.8%
25Orleans Parish, LALA362,15457.7%
26Richmond, VAVA237,25757.3%
27Riley County, KSKS72,59857.3%
28Claiborne County, MSMS8,05857.0%
29Monroe County, ININ143,34557.0%
30North Slope, AKAK10,58256.8%
31Calhoun County, GAGA5,41356.7%
32Humphreys County, MSMS7,00156.6%
33Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46556.5%
34Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58256.5%
35Albany County, WYWY38,55856.4%
36Pitkin County, COCO16,62556.3%
37Jackson County, ILIL52,50156.3%
38Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39356.1%
39Montgomery County, VAVA98,43456.1%
40Gunnison County, COCO17,43956.0%
41Alpine County, CACA1,04355.8%
42San Miguel County, COCO7,75355.7%
43Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28155.2%
44Yakutat, AKAK67255.2%
45Alachua County, FLFL290,02854.9%
46Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89654.9%
47Tunica County, MSMS8,81954.8%
48Douglas County, KSKS120,92054.5%
49Story County, IAIA101,29154.4%
50Dewey County, SDSD5,41954.3%
51Houghton County, MIMI37,84254.3%
52Athens County, OHOH63,19754.3%
53Ziebach County, SDSD2,38954.2%
54Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35754.0%
55Corson County, SDSD3,78153.9%
56Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39153.8%
57Denver County, COCO740,61353.7%
58Norfolk, VAVA231,01353.7%
59Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753.5%
60Centre County, PAPA157,39353.2%
61Madison County, IDID55,17253.2%
62Menominee County, WIWI4,19953.1%
63Bolivar County, MSMS28,26253.1%
64Isabella County, MIMI64,69153.1%
65Whitman County, WAWA48,51253.0%
66Arlington County, VAVA243,93153.0%
67Leflore County, MSMS25,68653.0%
68Macon County, ALAL18,13253.0%
69Monongalia County, WVWV107,99152.9%
70San Miguel County, NMNM26,26052.8%
71Yazoo County, MSMS22,94752.7%
72Sumter County, ALAL11,58852.6%
73Champaign County, ILIL209,97252.6%
74Petersburg, VAVA33,73452.5%
75Eagle County, COCO54,29152.4%
76Lafayette County, MSMS59,59752.3%
77Jackson County, SDSD2,66652.3%
78Johnson County, IAIA160,04452.3%
79Brazos County, TXTX249,08852.1%
80Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33252.1%
81Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79152.0%
82Alexandria, VAVA160,66251.9%
83Leon County, FLFL299,04851.9%
84Rolette County, NDND11,68851.8%
85Hardeman County, TNTN25,27451.8%
86Stewart County, GAGA4,63151.7%
87Watauga County, NCNC54,78651.6%
88Lafayette County, FLFL8,79251.4%
89Noble County, OHOH14,27651.4%
90Bulloch County, GAGA86,94951.4%
91Ingham County, MIMI289,70951.4%
92Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36051.2%
93Nantucket County, MAMA14,75851.2%
94Payne County, OKOK83,88951.1%
95DeKalb County, MOMO9,79551.1%
96Benson County, NDND5,75950.9%
97Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45650.9%
98Baraga County, MIMI8,16950.9%
99Teton County, WYWY23,33350.9%
100Clay County, SDSD15,03150.8%
101Iberville Parish, LALA29,57950.8%
102Travis County, TXTX1,389,67050.7%
103DeKalb County, GAGA774,39450.7%
104Hinds County, MSMS211,88850.7%
105Chippewa County, MIMI36,08150.6%
106Holmes County, MSMS15,46550.6%
107Hudson County, NJNJ735,03350.6%
108Lee County, ALAL189,88150.6%
109Karnes County, TXTX15,01850.6%
110Sharkey County, MSMS3,09750.6%
111Franklin County, FLFL13,02950.6%
112Forrest County, MSMS79,03450.5%
113Humboldt County, CACA131,64750.5%
114Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21650.4%
115Adair County, MOMO25,68450.4%
116McKinley County, NMNM68,11950.3%
117Multnomah County, OROR795,39150.2%
118Brookings County, SDSD37,63550.2%
119Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48350.2%
120Greene County, ALAL7,06750.2%
121Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03850.1%
122Esmeralda County, NVNV72950.0%
123Hampshire County, MAMA164,06549.9%
124Nodaway County, MOMO20,17449.9%
125Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21449.9%
126Coahoma County, MSMS19,84949.9%
127San Juan County, COCO81349.8%
128Kittitas County, WAWA48,80349.8%
129Wilcox County, ALAL9,66649.7%
130Washington County, MSMS40,44649.5%
131Perry County, ALAL7,42549.5%
132Coles County, ILIL46,60749.5%
133Baldwin County, GAGA44,02949.4%
134Pike County, MOMO17,95549.3%
135Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24249.3%
136Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08949.3%
137Lowndes County, ALAL9,35949.2%
138Liberty County, FLFL8,03549.2%
139Greene County, MSMS13,70749.1%
140Quitman County, MSMS5,36449.1%
141Grand Forks County, NDND74,50149.0%
142Macon County, GAGA11,75649.0%
143Routt County, COCO25,32949.0%
144Orange County, NCNC152,49849.0%
145Socorro County, NMNM15,83848.9%
146Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63448.9%
147Noxubee County, MSMS9,79848.7%
148Latah County, IDID41,84248.5%
149Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%
150Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85248.4%
151Terrell County, GAGA8,65648.4%
152Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83248.4%
153Taos County, NMNM34,56448.3%
154Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53648.3%
155Monroe County, FLFL80,40648.3%
156Boone County, MOMO191,74648.2%
157Kings County, NYNY2,653,96348.2%
158Bristol Bay, AKAK84748.2%
159Thurston County, NENE6,75248.2%
160Greer County, OKOK5,37348.1%
161Coconino County, AZAZ144,36848.1%
162Benton County, OROR97,72848.1%
163Marion County, ININ992,19648.1%
164Johnson County, GAGA9,31048.1%
165Apache County, AZAZ64,44548.0%
166DeKalb County, ILIL101,83548.0%
167Missoula County, MTMT123,51348.0%
168McDonough County, ILIL25,91647.9%
169Harding County, NMNM61747.9%
170Cook County, ILIL5,194,62547.8%
171Franklin County, NYNY46,50047.8%
172Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66247.7%
173Essex County, NJNJ896,37947.7%
174Ramsey County, MNMN541,62347.7%
175Denali, AKAK1,61647.7%
177Yolo County, CACA224,41047.6%
178Beltrami County, MNMN47,05547.6%
179Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64947.6%
180Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87747.5%
181Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59747.5%
182Jenkins County, GAGA8,84347.5%
183Madison County, FLFL18,75947.5%
184Tattnall County, GAGA24,37647.5%
185Marshall County, MSMS34,65447.5%
186Dallas County, ALAL35,14047.5%
187Dougherty County, GAGA82,61647.4%
188Mellette County, SDSD2,13747.4%
189Dodge County, GAGA19,66347.4%
190Ellis County, KSKS29,07547.3%
191Sussex County, VAVA10,75547.3%
192Portsmouth, VAVA96,77747.3%
193Burke County, GAGA24,40847.3%
194Mora County, NMNM4,05147.3%
195Warren County, GAGA5,26947.2%
196Wayne County, NENE10,02047.2%
197Winchester, VAVA28,27247.1%
198Dane County, WIWI590,37547.1%
199East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18047.1%
200Richmond County, GAGA206,55947.0%
201Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93446.9%
202Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92546.9%
203Gratiot County, MIMI41,19046.9%
204Fayette County, KYKY329,75146.9%
205Charleston County, SCSC436,20046.9%
206Rowan County, KYKY24,47646.8%
207Bennett County, SDSD3,30746.8%
208St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48846.8%
209Tensas Parish, LALA3,70046.8%
210Hays County, TXTX304,39046.8%
211La Plata County, COCO56,89846.8%
212Cass County, NDND201,79446.7%
213Lyman County, SDSD3,69446.7%
214Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78446.7%
215Boulder County, COCO328,56046.6%
216Durham County, NCNC347,24046.6%
217Butte County, CACA209,21146.6%
218King County, WAWA2,344,93946.6%
219Shelby County, TNTN910,22646.5%
220Taylor County, GAGA7,81846.5%
221Gallatin County, MTMT128,74046.5%
222Lake County, COCO7,55246.5%
223Allendale County, SCSC7,35546.5%
224Muscogee County, GAGA202,17146.4%
225Swift County, MNMN9,76346.4%
226Pitt County, NCNC182,93646.4%
227Maui County, HIHI160,59246.4%
228Dawes County, NENE7,85846.4%
229Prince George's County, MDMD970,37446.4%
230Roanoke, VAVA99,11146.4%
231Onslow County, NCNC217,17546.3%
232Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60146.3%
233Providence County, RIRI678,17946.3%
234Jefferson County, ARAR62,98746.3%
235Forest County, PAPA6,61446.3%
236Marquette County, MIMI68,06446.3%
237Peach County, GAGA29,87746.2%
238Mineral County, NVNV4,40746.2%
239Winona County, MNMN50,52346.2%
240Lynchburg, VAVA81,34746.2%
241Sumter County, GAGA28,80146.1%
242Stearns County, MNMN164,11046.1%
243Caddo Parish, LALA224,22646.1%
244Pickaway County, OHOH62,97846.0%
245Hamilton County, OHOH838,41846.0%
246Lucas County, OHOH423,34746.0%
247Barbour County, ALAL24,60746.0%
248Orange County, FLFL1,528,00246.0%
249Washoe County, NVNV509,38645.9%
250Grand County, COCO16,49645.9%
251Mono County, CACA12,50545.9%
252Clayton County, GAGA297,47145.9%
253Alameda County, CACA1,636,63045.8%
254Gadsden County, FLFL44,29845.8%
255Escambia County, FLFL333,83445.8%
256Chatham County, GAGA311,85545.7%
257Hawaii County, HIHI210,04345.7%
258Wyoming County, NYNY39,74145.7%
259Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03345.6%
260Jackson County, MOMO732,99445.6%
261Dunn County, WIWI46,22345.6%
262Montgomery County, ALAL225,89145.6%
263Greene County, NYNY47,23845.6%
264Union County, FLFL16,25045.6%
265Jefferson County, GAGA15,01145.6%
266Butts County, GAGA27,21845.5%
267Phillips County, ARAR14,25545.5%
268Pike County, ALAL33,68845.5%
269Kenedy County, TXTX31945.5%
270East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91145.5%
271Lamoille County, VTVT26,29445.4%
272San Diego County, CACA3,282,24845.4%
273Grand County, UTUT9,79045.4%
274Adams County, MSMS30,06145.4%
275Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15345.4%
276Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36845.4%
277Crawford County, KSKS39,00845.3%
278Albany County, NYNY321,22545.3%
279Livingston County, NYNY61,43845.3%
280Clarendon County, SCSC31,04345.2%
281Clark County, NVNV2,407,22645.2%
282Marion County, OHOH65,11545.2%
283Cibola County, NMNM26,80745.1%
284Copiah County, MSMS27,49745.1%
285Clark County, ARAR20,93845.1%
286Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90745.1%
287Hampden County, MAMA464,33845.1%
288Lancaster County, NENE334,04945.1%
289Chicot County, ARAR9,10745.1%
290Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14845.1%
291Cooper County, MOMO17,13645.0%
292La Crosse County, WIWI121,33945.0%
293Dooly County, GAGA11,15645.0%
294Lubbock County, TXTX328,90645.0%
295Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79544.9%
296Cortland County, NYNY45,85044.9%
297Douglas County, NENE606,46044.9%
298Lane County, OROR381,58444.9%
299Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61744.8%
300Harrison County, MSMS217,13644.8%
301Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35444.8%
302Bibb County, GAGA157,55644.8%
303Echols County, GAGA3,68544.8%
304Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46044.8%
305Lee County, SCSC15,73044.8%
306Ross County, OHOH76,42944.7%
307Russell County, ALAL58,89844.7%
308Kleberg County, TXTX30,31544.7%
309Jefferson County, KYKY795,22244.7%
310Strafford County, NHNH135,04344.7%
311Honolulu County, HIHI988,70344.7%
312Winn Parish, LALA14,96144.7%
313Hopewell, VAVA23,26144.7%
314Gilmer County, WVWV7,08544.6%
315Vigo County, ININ106,51244.6%
316Anchorage, AKAK287,15544.6%
317Dukes County, MAMA21,21944.6%
318Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68544.6%
319Sullivan County, ININ20,83144.6%
320Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02944.5%
321Halifax County, NCNC46,53444.5%
322Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17744.5%
323Hendry County, FLFL48,27644.5%
324Chittenden County, VTVT169,11544.4%
325Lake County, ININ504,61244.3%
326Bibb County, ALAL22,26244.3%
327Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09944.3%
328Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70944.3%
329Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53244.3%
330Treutlen County, GAGA6,46644.3%
331Kemper County, MSMS8,60044.3%
332Jones County, SDSD91344.3%
333Richland County, SCSC434,95644.3%
334Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39744.2%
335Mariposa County, CACA16,91844.2%
336Johnson County, MOMO56,67044.2%
337Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11844.2%
338Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05844.2%
339Genesee County, MIMI401,09344.2%
340Duval County, FLFL1,062,96344.2%
341Dillon County, SCSC27,45844.2%
342Bamberg County, SCSC12,79644.2%
343Grafton County, NHNH93,22544.2%
344Marion County, KYKY20,11544.1%
345Owsley County, KYKY3,93244.1%
346Ionia County, MIMI66,55744.1%
347Buffalo County, NENE51,17244.1%
348Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14444.1%
349Queens County, NYNY2,358,18244.1%
350Twiggs County, GAGA7,59744.1%
351Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09144.1%
352Knox County, ININ35,65244.0%
353Benton County, MNMN41,74444.0%
354Ashland County, WIWI16,20344.0%
355Allegany County, NYNY46,80044.0%
356Broome County, NYNY195,73644.0%
357Hale County, ALAL15,19444.0%
358Clinton County, NYNY78,13843.9%
359Sitka, AKAK8,31943.9%
360Delaware County, ININ113,10643.9%
361Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20143.9%
362Hardee County, FLFL25,93243.9%
363Lake County, MIMI13,18243.9%
364Clay County, MSMS18,23843.9%
365Fairfield County, SCSC20,34043.9%
366Sonoma County, CACA486,44443.9%
367Mendocino County, CACA88,12243.8%
368Clay County, MNMN67,73443.8%
369Juneau, AKAK31,60943.8%
370Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39143.8%
372Taylor County, FLFL21,21043.7%
373Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39843.7%
374Custer County, OKOK28,17543.7%
375Emporia, VAVA5,44743.7%
376Webster County, IAIA36,83843.7%
377Warren County, MSMS41,75943.6%
378Orleans County, NYNY39,82543.6%
379Panola County, MSMS32,69143.6%
380Cole County, MOMO77,90843.6%
381Saline County, NENE14,99643.6%
382Rice County, MNMN69,93943.6%
383Escambia County, ALAL36,66543.6%
384Yuba County, CACA88,69143.6%
385Whatcom County, WAWA236,39243.6%
386St. Clair County, ILIL250,70843.6%
387Montgomery County, OHOH539,59843.6%
388St. Joseph County, ININ272,86143.6%
389Roberts County, SDSD10,25543.6%
390Pike County, MSMS38,71243.6%
391Buchanan County, MOMO83,54043.6%
392McLean County, ILIL171,41943.6%
393West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75643.6%
394Brewster County, TXTX9,45843.6%
395Broward County, FLFL2,013,31743.5%
396Las Animas County, COCO14,39143.5%
397Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39143.5%
398Northampton County, NCNC16,49143.5%
399Emanuel County, GAGA23,14743.5%
400Haines, AKAK2,06843.5%
401Larimer County, COCO377,29243.5%
402Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12543.5%
403Kenton County, KYKY175,77943.5%
404Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65743.5%
405Newport News, VAVA183,23043.5%
406Johnson County, TNTN18,71843.5%
407Glacier County, MTMT13,46343.5%
408Woodruff County, ARAR5,71043.4%
409Oneida County, NYNY226,39243.4%
410Chemung County, NYNY80,41543.4%
411Passaic County, NJNJ531,62443.4%
412St. Louis County, MNMN200,51843.4%
413Gulf County, FLFL15,94343.4%
414Madison County, KYKY101,69643.4%
415Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11543.3%
416Douglas County, WIWI43,99043.3%
417Onondaga County, NYNY466,58443.3%
418Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94943.3%
419Danville, VAVA41,64743.3%
420Kauai County, HIHI73,40043.3%
421Comanche County, OKOK122,15843.3%
422Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54943.2%
423Ulster County, NYNY183,33043.2%
424Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12143.2%
425Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97243.2%
426Meriwether County, GAGA21,51643.2%
427Washington County, VTVT59,65243.2%
428Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48843.2%
429Putnam County, TNTN86,61243.1%
430Portage County, WIWI71,94343.1%
431Lake County, CACA67,77243.1%
432Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03543.1%
433St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55243.1%
434Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18643.1%
435St. James Parish, LALA18,93843.1%
436Indiana County, PAPA82,87843.1%
437Allen County, OHOH100,88143.0%
438Cabell County, WVWV91,18343.0%
439Lyon County, KSKS32,26643.0%
440Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97943.0%
441Rutland County, VTVT59,65343.0%
442St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75843.0%
443Saline County, MOMO23,26543.0%
444Camden County, NJNJ535,79942.9%
445Somerset County, MDMD24,97342.9%
446Marion County, OROR355,77742.9%
447Howard County, MOMO10,18042.9%
448Greene County, GAGA21,36742.9%
449Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31742.9%
450Fresno County, CACA1,035,45642.9%
451Erie County, NYNY946,74142.8%
452Monroe County, NYNY750,50642.8%
453Rock Island County, ILIL141,86942.8%
454Marion County, SCSC28,24242.8%
455Grant County, WIWI52,44642.8%
456Lamar County, GAGA20,94142.8%
457Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73342.8%
458Jefferson County, ALAL665,74242.8%
459Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51042.8%
460Nueces County, TXTX352,99242.8%
461Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06542.8%
462Nicollet County, MNMN34,27342.8%
463Blaine County, OKOK8,51542.8%
464Kent County, MIMI675,23242.8%
465Nez Perce County, IDID42,90542.8%
466Portage County, OHOH163,40442.7%
467Columbia County, FLFL74,09442.7%
468Pennington County, MNMN13,68642.7%
469Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60842.7%
470Wood County, OHOH134,17642.7%
471Beckham County, OKOK22,15942.7%
472San Juan County, NMNM120,34042.7%
473Washington County, GAGA19,45342.7%
474Lake County, SDSD10,99342.7%
475Delaware County, PAPA580,93742.7%
476Spalding County, GAGA70,77542.7%
477Wicomico County, MDMD106,89942.7%
478Holmes County, FLFL20,11942.7%
479Clay County, GAGA2,81542.7%
480Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30342.7%
481Stevens County, MNMN9,74742.7%
482Greene County, MOMO309,28642.6%
483New Castle County, DEDE588,02642.6%
484Concordia Parish, LALA17,83642.6%
485Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94142.6%
486Charles City County, VAVA6,62342.6%
487Alger County, MIMI8,64142.6%
488Penobscot County, MEME157,96742.6%
489Blaine County, MTMT6,86042.6%
490Atchison County, KSKS16,17242.5%
491Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25742.5%
492Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69142.5%
493Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08842.5%
494Red Lake County, MNMN3,94042.5%
495Ramsey County, NDND11,53042.5%
496Webster County, GAGA2,36942.5%
497Pinellas County, FLFL948,56342.5%
498Luzerne County, PAPA332,12642.5%
499Jefferson County, IAIA15,29142.5%
500New Hanover County, NCNC245,95942.5%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest unmarried men?

Lexington, Virginia ranks #1 with 67.8% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by unmarried men?

Lexington, Virginia, Kalawao County, Hawaii, Charlottesville, Virginia, Sioux County, North Dakota, Todd County, South Dakota.

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 unmarried men measured?

Share of men 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced). Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.