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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSingle men should move to the Northeast
If youre into playing the odds and want to find love, some states may be better for you to live in than others.
According to data released on Thursday by the Census Bureau, there are just 10 states in the country where men outnumber women. Alaska ranks No. 1 (women make up 47.55% of its population), followed by North Dakota (48.85%), Wyoming (48.98%), Hawaii (49.46%) and Nevada (49.63).
On the flip side, there is a higher percentage of women in Washington, D.C. (ladies make up 52.63% of the population there) than any other state, followed by Delaware (51.62%), Rhode Island (51.55%), Massachusetts (51.52%) and Maryland (51.51%). In other words, fellas, you may have better odds in the Northeast and worse odds in the West and Midwest if youre looking for a female mate; and vice versa for ladies seeking men.
While these spreads may not look that significant, consider what they mean in actual numbers. In Massachusetts, for example, there are more than 200,000 more women than men and in Maryland there are nearly 180,000 more women.
If youre looking for a younger or an older mate, certain states may be better than others as well. Florida, not surprisingly, has the highest percentage of older residents (18.7% are 65 and older), followed by Maine (17.7%) and both do have a higher percentage of women than men. Meanwhile, Alaska and Utah have the youngest residents with just 9% and 9.8% of their populations, respectively, over 65 good news for ladies looking for a young mate as both states have more men than women in them.
If youre curious about how your state or city ranks in terms of age, sex or race, you can check out the new Census Bureau data here .
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-reasons-single-men-should-move-to-the-northeast-2014-06-26
I can vouch that DC and MD have lots of confident assertive single liberal women working in fields like policy or nonprofit. The dating situation here has been very nice. Life is good
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)and struck out more often than Adam Dunn.
IronLionZion
(45,252 posts)How's San Jose?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,360 posts)TeamPooka
(24,155 posts)just not the way you want to be....
dawg
(10,607 posts)Too bad my lack of tattoos and a Harley-Davidson render me virtually unlovable here.
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)Chuckled on that one. Another thing I noticed after moving there was that women tended to be married at a younger age and it was rare to see an unattached 25 to 27 year old that wasn't either married, or divorced, often with children.
retread
(3,752 posts)bamademo
(2,193 posts)bluedigger
(17,077 posts)Demographics are still a bit off.
IronLionZion
(45,252 posts)I've only been to Ogunquit for vacation, and Freeport. I like places where women are liberal and friendly and fun to be with.
treestar
(82,383 posts)DFW
(54,047 posts)But I'll keep that in mind just in case......
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)actually looks good for single men, not so much because of the gender make-up here, but because there seem to be less guys who are willing to make the first move than elsewhere. There are many people who move out here to pursue careers in the tech field, and they tend to not be as sociable.
JesterCS
(1,827 posts)SW Ohio is NOT the place to go.. unless you're into Heroin addicts, country music, or just plan uninformed Republican voters.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I am very nice, and looking for The Right One!
IronLionZion
(45,252 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)So you're part of the reason the odds are bad for single women here?
Tsk.
bamademo
(2,193 posts)We have educations, teeth and nice jobs. Southern men are charming and not all of them hunt, chew tobacco or dip snuff. Football is fun, climate is nice and landscape is beautiful. Plus if it snows, everything shuts down and you get free days off from work and school. I'm not going to alert but I get pretty insulted at all the Southern Bashing here all the time.
IronLionZion
(45,252 posts)especially if they are liberal, have a nice accent, and like to cook.
The last southern girl I dated made her biscuits from a can. Bless her heart. She was always telling me "bless your heart" and I assumed that was a positive thing until my southern sister in law informed me of the truth.
bamademo
(2,193 posts)And you smile through clenched teeth and slap the bitch that said it to you.