Florida Tops List Of Best States For Singles

BRADENTON, FL — The Sunshine State tops the list of the best states for singles based on a new study that looked at the share of single adults, movie costs, nightlife options and other key indicators of dating friendliness.

The findings, which were released Monday by personal finance website WalletHub, noted that 34 percent of all U.S. adults have never been married.

"To help unattached Americans improve their chances of finding love, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 29 key indicators of dating friendliness," the editors penned.

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Florida finished first with respect to the number of restaurants per person, sixth for the number of movie theaters per person and 10th for its mix of men and women.

It ranked 8th for the percentage of single adults.

"Besides your looks, personality, interests and employment status, your location can influence your odds of finding a romantic partner," the study found. "Everyone has different priorities when searching for love, but certain places simply make dating easier than others."

California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania round out the top five best states for singles while West Virginia got the dubious distinction of being the worst state to be unhitched.

Other states that are bad for singles include Arkansas, North Dakota, New Mexico and Wyoming, according to WalletHub.

Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah had the lowest share of single adults while Louisiana, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Mississippi and New York had the highest share.