
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and inflation making dating more expensive, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst States for Singles in 2025, as well as expert commentary, to help people increase their chances of finding love while protecting their wallets.
WalletHub compared the 50 states across 29 key indicators of dating-friendliness. The data set ranges from the share of single adults to the unemployment rate for singles to the number of restaurants per capita.
Best States for Singles | Worst States for Singles | |
1. Florida | 41. New Mexico | |
2. New York | 42. South Carolina | |
3. California | 43. Kansas | |
4. Texas | 44. South Dakota | |
5. Illinois | 45. Alaska | |
6. Pennsylvania | 46. Kentucky | |
7. Wisconsin | 47. Wyoming | |
8. Massachusetts | 48. North Dakota | |
9. Ohio | 49. Arkansas | |
10. Minnesota | 50. West Virginia |
Best vs. Worst
- New Mexico has the highest share of single adults – 1.3 times more than Utah, which has the lowest share.
- California has the most fitness and recreational facilities (per square root of population) – 10.7 times more than Hawaii, which has the fewest.
- New Hampshire has the lowest unemployment rate among its single population – 2.2 times lower than Mississippi, which has the highest.