Single And Ready To Mingle
But what states are the best for all that mingling in 2025, and which ones are the worst? According to WalletHub the answers are...
Well, before we get to the ranking we should get to the methodology—which ranked all 50 states with a total score based on their ranking in three main categories: Dating Economics, Dating Opportunities and Romance & Fun. Each one was then broken down among a multitude of different metrics, including:
Dating Economics: Share of Single Adults, Gender Balance of Singles, Online-Dating Opportunities, Mobile-Dating Opportunities, Online-Dating Participation, Openness to Relationships
Dating Opportunities: Average Beer & Wine Price, Average Starbucks Coffee Price, Movie Costs, Beauty-Salon Costs, Haircut Costs, Median Annual Household Income, Housing Affordability, Job Growth Rate, Median Credit Score, Community Well-Being Index, Unemployment Rate for Single Population, Underemployment Rate
Romance & Fun: Restaurants per Capita, Number of Attractions, Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions per Capita, Fitness & Recreational Facilities per Capita, Movie Theaters per Capita, Amusement Parks per Capita, Music Festivals per Capita, Nightlife Options per Capita, Access to Bars Grade, Crime Rate. Online Dating Safety (Cyber Crime Rate)
So, let's check out the ranking from worst to best (make your guesses now).
50: West Virginia
Total Score: 36.48
Dating Opportunities Rank: 47
Dating Economics Rank: 39
Romance & Fun Rank: 46
Metrics: West Virginia ranked 49th in Online-Dating Opportunities and 50th in both Mobile-Dating Opportunities and Median Annual Household Income (Adjusted for Cost of Living).
49: Arkansas
Total Score: 38.00
Dating Opportunities Rank: 42
Dating Economics Rank: 40
Romance & Fun Rank: 47
Metrics: Arkansas ranked 46th in Crime Rate and 47th in Online-Dating Opportunities.
48: North Dakota
Total Score: 38.11
Dating Opportunities Rank: 50
Dating Economics Rank: 4
Romance & Fun Rank: 45
Metrics: North Dakota ranked 49th in Restaurants per Capita.
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47: Wyoming
Total Score: 38.39
Dating Opportunities Rank: 48
Dating Economics Rank: 22
Romance & Fun Rank: 43
Metrics: Wyoming was ranked 48th in the Share of Single Adults metric and 47th in Restaurants per Capita.
Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
46: Kentucky
Total Score: 38.67
Dating Opportunities Rank: 46
Dating Economics Rank: 47
Romance & Fun Rank: 32
Cimerondagert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
45: Alaska
Total Score: 41.23
Dating Opportunities Rank: 31
Dating Economics Rank: 48
Romance & Fun Rank: 48
Metrics: Alaska ranked 47th in Movie Theaters per Capita and 50th in Restaurants per Capita.
Alan Wu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
44: South Dakota
Total Score: 42.04
Dating Opportunities Rank: 49
Dating Economics Rank: 2
Romance & Fun Rank: 41
Metrics: 49th in Mobile-Dating Opportunities and 48th in Restaurants per Capita.
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43: Kansas
Total Score: 42.33
Dating Opportunities Rank: 45
Dating Economics Rank: 8
Romance & Fun Rank: 42
Metrics: Share of Single Adults, Crime Rate, and Gender Balance of Singles (46th), Online-Dating Opportunities (47th).
Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
42: South Carolina
Total Score: 42.60
Dating Opportunities Rank: 39
Dating Economics Rank: 29
Romance & Fun Rank: 39
Metrics: Movie Theaters per Capita (46th).
41: New Mexico
Total Score: 42.67
Dating Opportunities Rank: 27
Dating Economics Rank: 46
Romance & Fun Rank: 49
Metrics: New Mexico ranked number one for Share of Single Adults, but 46th, 47th, and 50th for Online-Dating Opportunities, Median Annual Household Income, and Crime Rate respectively.
40: Hawaii
Total Score: 43.41
Dating Opportunities Rank: 35
Dating Economics Rank: 43
Romance & Fun Rank: 40
Metrics: Gender Balance of Singles (47th).
39: Idaho
Total Score: 43.56
Dating Opportunities Rank: 44
Dating Economics Rank: 9
Romance & Fun Rank: 35
Metrics: Idaho ranked third lowest in Crime Rate but 49th in Share of Single Adults.
38: Delaware
Total Score: 43.93
Dating Opportunities Rank: 30
Dating Economics Rank: 24
Romance & Fun Rank: 50
Metrics: Movie Theaters per Capita (49th), Gender Balance of Singles (50th).
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37: Mississippi
Total Score: 44.08
Dating Opportunities Rank: 32
Dating Economics Rank: 35
Romance & Fun Rank: 44
Metrics: Median Annual Household Income & Movie Theaters per Capita (48th), Online-Dating Opportunities (50th).
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36: Montana
Total Score: 44.11
Dating Opportunities Rank: 43
Dating Economics Rank: 19
Romance & Fun Rank: 26
Metrics: Mobile-Dating Opportunities (46th).
35: Iowa
Total Score: 45.49
Dating Opportunities Rank: 41
Dating Economics Rank: 10
Romance & Fun Rank: 29
Metrics: Iowa ranked 48th in Mobile-Dating Opportunities, but fourth in Movie Theaters per Capita.
34: Maine
Total Score: 46.05
Dating Opportunities Rank: 38
Dating Economics Rank: 31
Romance & Fun Rank: 27
Metrics: Maine ranked 46th in Median Annual Household Income but was second lowest in Crime Rate.
33: Oklahoma
Total Score: 46.71
Dating Opportunities Rank: 37
Dating Economics Rank: 11
Romance & Fun Rank: 36
32: Nebraska
Total Score: 47.40
Dating Opportunities Rank: 40
Dating Economics Rank: 5
Romance & Fun Rank: 31
Metrics: While Nebraska ranked 47th for Share of Single Adults, they were all the way up at fourth place for Gender Balance of Singles.
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31: Alabama
Total Score: 47.55
Dating Opportunities Rank: 33
Dating Economics Rank: 14
Romance & Fun Rank: 37
30: Vermont
Total Score: 47.93
Dating Opportunities Rank: 29
Dating Economics Rank: 26
Romance & Fun Rank: 38
Metrics: Vermont lands in 46th spot for Restaurants per Capita, 47th for Mobile-Dating Opportunities, but all the way up at fifth for Gender Balance of Singles.
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29: Rhode Island
Total Score: 49.23
Dating Opportunities Rank: 22
Dating Economics Rank: 42
Romance & Fun Rank: 33
Metrics: Rhode Island is 50th in Movie Theaters per Capita but has the fourth highest Share of Single Adults and the fourth lowest Crime Rate.
28: Indiana
Total Score: 49.59
Dating Opportunities Rank: 34
Dating Economics Rank: 13
Romance & Fun Rank: 25
27: Louisiana
Total Score: 50.03
Dating Opportunities Rank: 23
Dating Economics Rank: 44
Romance & Fun Rank: 20
Metrics: Louisiana ranked 49th in both Median Annual Household Income and Crime Rate, and they ranked 48th in Online-Dating Opportunities. However, in Share of Single Adults, the state is in second place.
26: Tennessee
Total Score: 51.02
Dating Opportunities Rank: 28
Dating Economics Rank: 33
Romance & Fun Rank: 17
Metrics: Crime Rate (48th).
25: Utah
Total Score: 51.16
Dating Opportunities Rank: 36
Dating Economics Rank: 1
Romance & Fun Rank: 34
Metrics: Utah's Share of Single Adults ranks 50th, but they rank first in both Mobile-Dating Opportunities and Median Annual Household Income. They also tied for third in Online-Dating Opportunities.
24: Maryland
Total Score: 51.63
Dating Opportunities Rank: 16
Dating Economics Rank: 30
Romance & Fun Rank: 30
Metrics: Mobile-Dating Opportunities (fourth).
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23: New Hampshire
Total Score: 51.86
Dating Opportunities Rank: 25
Dating Economics Rank: 15
Romance & Fun Rank: 24
Metrics: New Hampshire ranks first in both Gender Balance of Singles and Crime Rate.
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22: Connecticut
Total Score: 52.39
Dating Opportunities Rank: 14
Dating Economics Rank: 36
Romance & Fun Rank: 22
Metrics: Connecticut has the fifth lowest Crime Rate.
21: Washington
Total Score: 52.60
Dating Opportunities Rank: 18
Dating Economics Rank: 37
Romance & Fun Rank: 19
Metrics: Tied for third in Online-Dating Opportunities and ranked fifth in both Median Annual Household Income and Movie Theaters per Capita.
Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
20: Oregon
Total Score: 52.67
Dating Opportunities Rank: 15
Dating Economics Rank: 45
Romance & Fun Rank: 14
19: Colorado
Total Score: 53.84
Dating Opportunities Rank: 24
Dating Economics Rank: 17
Romance & Fun Rank: 13
Metrics: Online-Dating Opportunities (first), Mobile-Dating Opportunities (second), Median Annual Household Income (third), Crime Rate (47th).
18: Nevada
Total Score: 54.07
Dating Opportunities Rank: 11
Dating Economics Rank: 28
Romance & Fun Rank: 28
Metrics: Nevada is third in both Gender Balance of Singles and Share of Single Adults.
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17: Arizona
Total Score: 54.11
Dating Opportunities Rank: 17
Dating Economics Rank: 18
Romance & Fun Rank: 23
16: North Carolina
Total Score: 54.70
Dating Opportunities Rank: 21
Dating Economics Rank: 23
Romance & Fun Rank: 12
Metrics: Gender Balance of Singles (49th)
15: Michigan
Total Score: 56.21
Dating Opportunities Rank: 9
Dating Economics Rank: 27
Romance & Fun Rank: 18
14: Missouri
Total Score: 56.29
Dating Opportunities Rank: 26
Dating Economics Rank: 7
Romance & Fun Rank: 9
13: Virginia
Total Score: 56.39
Dating Opportunities Rank: 20
Dating Economics Rank: 6
Romance & Fun Rank: 21
Metrics: Median Annual Household Income (second)
12: Georgia
Total Score: 56.82
Dating Opportunities Rank: 10
Dating Economics Rank: 21
Romance & Fun Rank: 16
Metrics: Georgia placed 48th in Gender Balance of Singles but fifth in Mobile-Dating Opportunities.
11: New Jersey
Total Score: 56.91
Dating Opportunities Rank: 8
Dating Economics Rank: 25
Romance & Fun Rank: 15
Metrics: Online-Dating Opportunities (fifth)
10: Minnesota
Total Score: 57.86
Dating Opportunities Rank: 19
Dating Economics Rank: 3
Romance & Fun Rank: 11
Metrics: Median Annual Household Income (fourth).
9: Ohio
Total Score: 59.35
Dating Opportunities Rank: 13
Dating Economics Rank: 20
Romance & Fun Rank: 8
8: Massachusetts
Total Score: 60.10
Dating Opportunities Rank: 4
Dating Economics Rank: 41
Romance & Fun Rank: 10
Metrics: Mobile-Dating Opportunities (third).
7: Wisconsin
Total Score: 60.70
Dating Opportunities Rank: 12
Dating Economics Rank: 12
Romance & Fun Rank: 7
Metrics: Gender Balance of Singles (second)
6: Pennsylvania
Total Score: 61.80
Dating Opportunities Rank: 7
Dating Economics Rank: 32
Romance & Fun Rank: 5
5: Illinois
Total Score: 61.86
Dating Opportunities Rank: 6
Dating Economics Rank: 38
Romance & Fun Rank: 6
Metrics: Restaurants per Capita (fifth)
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4: Texas
Total Score: 66.99
Dating Opportunities Rank: 5
Dating Economics Rank: 16
Romance & Fun Rank: 4
Metrics: Texas is tied for first in both Movie Theaters per Capita and Restaurants per Capita.
3: California
Total Score: 67.12
Dating Opportunities Rank: 1
Dating Economics Rank: 50
Romance & Fun Rank: 3
Metrics: California is tied for first in both Movie Theaters per Capita and Restaurants per Capita and ranks second in Online-Dating Opportunities.
2: New York
Total Score: 67.86
Dating Opportunities Rank: 2
Dating Economics Rank: 49
Romance & Fun Rank: 1
Metrics: Share of Single Adults (fifth), Restaurants per Capita (tie for first), Movie Theaters per Capita (third).
1: Florida
Total Score: 68.21
Dating Opportunities Rank: 3
Dating Economics Rank: 34
Romance & Fun Rank: 2
Metrics: Restaurants per Capita (tie for first)
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