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Take the chart.
Keep the caveat.

Resources for reporters, creators, researchers, and anyone who wants to reuse a Pool Report number without stripping away its denominator or evidence tier.

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DATA DESK / 01

The Pool Index.

Re-rank every state for one filter set, with men and women shown side by side. Census-backed demographic filters are observed jointly; height, BMI, and optional current cigarette use are explicitly modeled.

CSV

All 51 ranked rows

State codes, men’s and women’s ranks, balanced rank, cohort shares, estimated counts, and 1-in-N results.

Download CSV →

JSON

Machine-readable API

The same live ranking with applied filters and generated-at metadata. Cached publicly; no key or account required.

Open JSON →

METHOD

Reproduce the estimate

Variable definitions, source years, evidence tiers, modeling limits, and a plain-language interpretation guide.

Audit the method →

EMBED / 02

A chart that links back to its receipt.

The responsive iframe carries the selected filter summary, source years, and attribution. Change the query parameters to publish a different age, height, income, education, marital-status, or BMI scenario.

<iframe src="https://datingpoolreport.com/embed/pool-index?minAge=25&maxAge=35&height=72&income=100000&single=1&nonObese=1" title="The Pool Index: best states for these dating standards" width="720" height="560" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;max-width:720px;border:0"></iframe>

CITATION / 03

A permanent way to cite it.

The Pool Report. “The Pool Index: Best States for Dating by Your Standards.” 2026. https://datingpoolreport.com/best-states-for-dating. Estimates use 2024 ACS PUMS person-level weights and a labeled 2021–2023 NHANES physical-trait model.

For a specific filter set, cite the full result URL you used. Include “modeled estimate” in headlines or captions; do not call a calculated cohort a count of compatible partners.

SOURCE LEDGER / 04

Primary sources, not a mystery score.

OBSERVED JOINTLY

2024 American Community Survey PUMS

Age, sex, personal income, education, and marital status with person-level survey weights.

U.S. Census Bureau source →

MODELED SEPARATELY

2021–2023 NHANES

Measured height and BMI distributions applied conditionally and labeled as modeled rather than jointly observed.

CDC/NCHS source →

MODELED SEPARATELY

2024 NHIS cigarette use

Age-specific current-cigarette prevalence applied as a national marginal model when the optional filter is selected.

CDC/NCHS source →

ORIGINAL FIELDWORK

Dating Expectations Index 2026

Voluntary participant research with a 250-record publication gate and 50-record subgroup suppression rule.

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