STATE BATTLES / ACS 2024

Same standards.
Different state.

Every matchup holds age, height, income, education, relationship status, and BMI constant. Only the state changes.

20 CURATED MATCHUPS

Choose your rivalry.

These are editorially selected comparisons—not thousands of auto-generated permutations.

01 / STATE BATTLECAVSTX

California vs. Texas

The two biggest state dating pools, under the same standards.

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02 / STATE BATTLENYVSFL

New York vs. Florida

Northeast density versus the Sun Belt.

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03 / STATE BATTLETXVSFL

Texas vs. Florida

Two fast-growing Sun Belt pools, one filter set.

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04 / STATE BATTLECAVSNY

California vs. New York

The classic coast-to-coast comparison.

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05 / STATE BATTLENYVSNJ

New York vs. New Jersey

Neighboring pools with very different population footprints.

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06 / STATE BATTLEWAVSOR

Washington vs. Oregon

A Pacific Northwest head-to-head.

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07 / STATE BATTLENCVSSC

North Carolina vs. South Carolina

The Carolinas compared on identical terms.

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08 / STATE BATTLEGAVSFL

Georgia vs. Florida

Southeast dating pools under the same demographic test.

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09 / STATE BATTLEILVSTX

Illinois vs. Texas

Midwest hub versus Sun Belt giant.

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10 / STATE BATTLEMAVSNY

Massachusetts vs. New York

Two Northeast pools with the same $100K and height bar.

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11 / STATE BATTLECOVSTX

Colorado vs. Texas

Mountain West versus Texas, with no denominator tricks.

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12 / STATE BATTLEAZVSCA

Arizona vs. California

Neighboring western states, compared from weighted records.

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13 / STATE BATTLETNVSTX

Tennessee vs. Texas

Two headline Sun Belt destinations tested together.

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14 / STATE BATTLEDCVSVA

District of Columbia vs. Virginia

The capital district versus its largest neighbor.

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15 / STATE BATTLEMDVSVA

Maryland vs. Virginia

A Beltway dating-pool comparison.

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16 / STATE BATTLEOHVSPA

Ohio vs. Pennsylvania

Two large neighboring pools in one receipt.

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17 / STATE BATTLEMIVSOH

Michigan vs. Ohio

The rivalry, translated into dating-pool math.

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18 / STATE BATTLENVVSCA

Nevada vs. California

A western neighbor comparison at the same standards.

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19 / STATE BATTLEUTVSCO

Utah vs. Colorado

Two Mountain West pools with one shared filter set.

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20 / STATE BATTLEWIVSMN

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota

Upper Midwest neighbors, measured side by side.

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THE RULE

Population size does not decide the winner.

Each winner is based on the share of that state’s selected age-and-sex cohort that survives the same filters. Estimated people are shown too, but a larger state does not win simply for having more residents.

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