Best & Worst States for Singles

Besides your looks, personality, interests and employment status, your location can influence your odds of finding a romantic partner. Everyone has different priorities when searching for love, but certain places simply make dating easier than others.

In states with low cost of living, for instance, your income might stretch a lot further, which means cheaper or more frequent dates. If you’re more financially stable, though, you might appreciate a state with more attractions to find new experiences for both you and your potential other half. But dating is also a numbers game, so a state with a higher proportion of single adults automatically improves your prospects.

Which states combine all of those qualities and more? To answer that question, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 29 key indicators of dating-friendliness. Our data set ranges from share of single adults to movie costs to nightlife options per capita. Read on to see the complete ranking, more insight from a panel of experts and a full description of our methodology.

Best & Worst States for Singles

Overall Rank (1=Best)	State	Total Score	‘Dating Opportunities’ Rank	‘Dating Economics’ Rank	‘Romance & Fun’ Rank
1	Florida	69.21	3	33	4
2	California	67.41	1	49	2
3	Texas	66.77	6	22	5
4	New York	65.29	2	50	1
5	Pennsylvania	64.61	7	35	3
6	Ohio	63.10	8	20	7
7	Illinois	62.61	5	45	6
8	Wisconsin	61.13	17	6	8
9	Massachusetts	59.11	4	43	12
10	Michigan	58.56	11	19	11
11	Arizona	57.22	10	18	21
12	New Jersey	56.71	9	37	9
13	Georgia	56.11	13	26	14
14	Colorado	56.01	22	10	17
15	North Carolina	55.58	21	25	10
16	Minnesota	55.42	23	7	23
17	Virginia	54.98	20	15	25
18	Washington	54.76	12	34	15
19	Missouri	54.29	29	13	13
20	Nevada	53.64	16	23	30
21	Oregon	51.92	18	42	16
22	New Hampshire	51.16	30	16	27
23	Connecticut	50.93	15	47	20
24	Indiana	50.71	32	14	31
25	Iowa	49.99	40	3	18
26	Vermont	49.83	28	30	28
27	Tennessee	49.73	33	24	19
28	Maryland	48.83	14	48	34
29	Utah	48.44	36	1	41
30	Louisiana	48.08	24	38	36
31	Rhode Island	48.06	19	39	38
32	Delaware	47.93	26	21	46
33	Montana	47.43	41	12	22
34	Hawaii	46.54	25	36	40
35	Nebraska	46.14	43	5	33
36	Oklahoma	46.11	38	17	35
37	Maine	46.05	34	40	24
38	South Carolina	45.63	39	27	29
39	Idaho	44.43	42	8	37
40	South Dakota	44.07	49	2	32
41	Mississippi	42.85	35	28	48
42	Alabama	42.79	37	29	39
43	Alaska	42.37	27	46	49
44	Kentucky	42.13	45	32	26
45	Kansas	42.04	44	11	44
46	Wyoming	41.85	47	9	45
47	New Mexico	40.79	31	41	50
48	North Dakota	38.19	50	4	43
49	Arkansas	37.48	48	31	42
50	West Virginia	35.52	46	44	47

Via WalletHub