Dating Pool by State

Which states have the most men who meet a common set of standards? We counted real men in the 2024 Census survey, state by state.

The standards: men aged 30 to 38, single (not married, not living with a partner), a bachelor's degree or higher, personal income of $75,000 or more, and at least 5'10" tall. Nationally these are the calculator's default settings.

District of Columbia ranks first, where about 9.1% of men aged 30 to 38 meet all four. Wyoming ranks last at about 0.5%. Counts are rounded to the nearest 100 and are estimates from a survey sample, so small states carry wide ranges and close ranks are effectively ties.

Rank	State	Men aged 30 to 38	Of those, single	Meeting all four	Share of all men
1	District of Columbia	62,100	29,400	5,600	9.1%
2	California	2,714,900	1,171,300	89,900	3.3%
3	New York	1,272,400	552,600	42,100	3.3%
4	Massachusetts	461,400	180,300	15,100	3.3%
5	New Jersey	591,500	224,000	19,100	3.2%
6	Colorado	446,500	155,100	14,100	3.2%
7	Maryland	383,800	161,700	11,900	3.1%
8	Washington	586,400	207,200	18,100	3.1%
9	Illinois	794,900	320,400	22,400	2.8%
10	Virginia	545,700	207,800	14,700	2.7%
11	Connecticut	217,200	86,100	5,500	2.5%
12	New Hampshire	89,200	34,700	2,200	2.5%
13	Hawaii	89,700	39,200	2,200	2.5%
14	South Dakota	53,700	17,200	1,100	2.1%
15	Texas	2,093,900	794,500	42,100	2.0%
16	Minnesota	357,500	125,600	7,100	2.0%
17	Arizona	479,300	191,900	9,300	1.9%
18	Rhode Island	71,300	27,500	1,400	1.9%
19	Wisconsin	356,400	126,500	6,800	1.9%
20	Florida	1,392,700	575,600	25,700	1.8%
21	Oregon	286,200	110,800	5,300	1.8%
22	Pennsylvania	783,900	297,200	14,200	1.8%
23	Tennessee	441,800	161,200	7,800	1.8%
24	Georgia	681,000	278,800	11,900	1.7%
25	Michigan	607,200	235,800	10,600	1.7%
26	Delaware	64,600	27,400	1,100	1.7%
27	Utah	221,000	76,100	3,700	1.7%
28	Nevada	224,400	97,400	3,700	1.7%
29	Maine	80,100	26,200	1,300	1.7%
30	North Carolina	665,100	237,600	10,800	1.6%
31	Ohio	718,900	269,600	10,700	1.5%
32	Iowa	185,900	65,800	2,700	1.5%
33	Louisiana	271,900	124,500	3,900	1.4%
34	Kansas	182,900	58,000	2,600	1.4%
35	Vermont	38,100	10,400	500	1.4%
36	New Mexico	135,300	64,000	1,800	1.4%
37	Montana	66,500	23,100	900	1.3%
38	Alabama	296,400	121,800	3,900	1.3%
39	Indiana	417,200	148,100	5,500	1.3%
40	Missouri	373,700	128,600	4,900	1.3%
41	Idaho	123,200	39,200	1,500	1.2%
42	North Dakota	52,100	15,500	600	1.2%
43	Kentucky	275,900	101,500	3,100	1.1%
44	Nebraska	123,700	33,800	1,300	1.0%
45	South Carolina	316,600	116,700	3,200	1.0%
46	Oklahoma	254,400	98,400	2,300	0.9%
47	Alaska	57,600	22,700	500	0.8%
48	Mississippi	148,400	63,200	1,200	0.8%
49	Arkansas	179,000	63,500	1,300	0.7%
50	West Virginia	99,900	38,200	500	0.5%
51	Wyoming	36,700	9,200	200	0.5%

Change the standards

Tap any state to open the calculator for that state, then set your own age range, education, income, height and relationship status. For a specific city or suburb, choose "A specific city or area" in the calculator.

Where the numbers come from

Age, relationship status, education, income and state come from individual-level records in the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample. Height comes from measured heights of US men in the CDC's NHANES survey (2015-2018) and is assumed to be unrelated to education and income within each age group. Percentages are the weighted number of men meeting every standard divided by all men aged 30 to 38 in the state. Open the calculator.