With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a surge in virtual dating, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021's Best & Worst States for Singles, as well as accompanying videos.
To help unattached Americans improve their chances of finding love, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 27 key indicators of dating-friendliness. The data set ranges from the share of single adults to online-dating opportunities to COVID-19 restrictions.| Best States for Singles | Worst States for Singles |
| 1. Florida | 41. Mississippi |
| 2. Texas | 42. Alaska |
| 3. Pennsylvania | 43. Wyoming |
| 4. Wisconsin | 44. Kentucky |
| 5. New York | 45. Delaware |
| 6. Illinois | 46. Arkansas |
| 7. California | 47. Hawaii |
| 8. Ohio | 48. North Dakota |
| 9. Michigan | 49. West Virginia |
| 10. Missouri | 50. New Mexico |
Best vs. Worst
- Louisiana has the highest share of single adults, 54.18 percent, which is 1.3 times higher than in Utah, the state with the lowest at 42.87 percent.
- California has the most fitness and recreational facilities (per square root of population), 0.735841, which is 10.6 times more than in Hawaii, the state with the fewest at 0.069601.
- North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate for the single population, 4.37 percent, which is 2.6 times lower than in Mississippi, the state with the highest at 11.40 percent.
- Maine has the lowest violent crime rate, 1.15, which is 7.5 times lower than in Alaska, the state with the lowest at 8.67.
