Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner and more than 45 percent of U.S. adults being single, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2018's Best and Worst States for Singles. According to Diana Popa, WalletHub Communications Manager, to help unattached Americans improve their chances of finding love, WalletHub compared 50 states across 27 key indicators of dating-friendliness. The data set ranges from share of single adults to movie costs to nightlife options per capita.
This is the list that ranks the best and worst states for singles in 2018!
Best & Worst States for Singles (#1 is the best):
1. California
2. Florida
3. New York
4. Texas
5. Pennslyvania
6. Wisconsin
7. Massachusetts
8. Illnois
9. Ohio
10. Arizona
11. Washington
12. Michigan
13. Colorado
14. New Jersey
15. Minnesota
16. Missouri
17. Georgia
18. Virginia
19. Oregon
20. Connecticut
21. North Carolina
22. Indiana
23. Utah
24. Hawaii
25. Rhode Island
26. Nebraska
27.New Hampshire
28. Iowa
29. Maine
30. Nevada
31. Maryland
32. Tennessee
33. Louisiana
34. Vermont
35. Delaware
36. Montana
37. South Dakato
38. Idaho
39. Alaska
40. South Carolina
41. Oklahoma
42. Kansas
43. Wyoming
44. New Mexico
45. North Dakota
46. Kentucky
47. Mississippi
48. Alabama
49. West Virginia
50. Arkansas
Check out the WalletHub website to see which states have the highest share of single adults, most online-dating opportunities, and the lowest gender balance of singles!