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This chart shows the estimated share of each chosen group that matches the filters in all 50 states and D.C. It includes the sources and explains why exact ranks are not shown.
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Use the same filters for every state. The chart shows one estimated share for men and women in each state. We do not publish exact ranks because small differences may not be meaningful. Census records measure age, income, education, and marital status together. Separate CDC surveys estimate height, BMI, and current cigarette use.
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Each row shows the estimated share that matches the filters and the size of the group counted. It also shows separate ranges for source uncertainty and overlap assumptions. Exact ranks are withheld.
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Definitions for each field, source year, evidence type, model limit, and what the estimate can mean.
See the method →DEI-2026-RELEASE-01 / STUDY v4
Dating Expectations Index 2026.
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No findings are public. Results stay private until the required sample, review, privacy, and release checks pass.
See the release checks →The Pool Report. “Dating Expectations Index 2026: Release Ledger and Study Protocol.” dei-2026-release-01, study version 4, updated 2026-07-22. https://datingpoolreport.com/research/expectations-index. Findings not yet published; fieldwork and review gates remain open.
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The Pool Report. “The Pool Index: Directional State Point Estimates for Your Dating Standards.” 2026. https://datingpoolreport.com/best-states-for-dating. Estimates use 2024 ACS PUMS person-level weights and labeled 2021–2023 NHANES inputs. Replicate-weight uncertainty is not included; small order differences are not evidence of a meaningful state difference.
For a specific filter set, cite the full result URL you used. Include “modeled estimate” in headlines or captions. This means the number combines source data. Do not call the result a count of compatible partners.
The sources behind each estimate.
2024 American Community Survey PUMS
This Census source measures age, sex, personal income, education, and marital status together. It uses person-level survey weights.
U.S. Census Bureau source →2021–2023 NHANES
This CDC health survey measures height and BMI. The calculator applies these estimates separately because this survey does not measure the Census filters together.
CDC/NCHS source →2024 NHIS cigarette use
This CDC survey gives current-cigarette use by age. The calculator applies that national estimate when you select the optional filter.
CDC/NCHS source →Dating Expectations Index 2026
This voluntary study asks Pool Report participants about dating. Results need 250 reviewed records. Groups with fewer than 50 reviewed responses stay hidden.
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I ran the same list against both pools. Here is what the estimate changed.
datingpoolreport.com/go/standards-testOpen route →Which filter changes the estimate most? I tested the full list together.
datingpoolreport.com/go/too-pickyOpen route →I used one list for both groups. Here are the two estimates.
datingpoolreport.com/go/same-standardsOpen route →What share of men meets the full list when the filters are counted together?
datingpoolreport.com/go/men-meet-standardsOpen route →What share of women meets the same combined filters?
datingpoolreport.com/go/women-meet-standardsOpen route →See how the six-foot estimate changes when age, income, and relationship status overlap.
datingpoolreport.com/go/six-feetOpen route →Personal income is not household income. Here is the full Census group used for the percentage.
datingpoolreport.com/go/men-six-figuresOpen route →Same age range, same personal-income definition, and same Census method.
datingpoolreport.com/go/women-six-figuresOpen route →See how the same dating filters change from state to state.
datingpoolreport.com/go/best-stateOpen route →A viral $0 dating-spend claim needs the survey denominator attached.
datingpoolreport.com/go/dating-spendOpen route →Numbers you can cite today.
63% of men ages 18–29 said single
63% of U.S. men ages 18–29 described themselves as single in Pew Research Center’s July 2022 survey. The denominator is U.S. men ages 18–29 in that survey — not all men, and not app users.
Open the claim review →34% of women ages 18–29 said single
34% of U.S. women ages 18–29 described themselves as single in the same July 2022 Pew Research Center survey. The denominator is U.S. women ages 18–29 in that survey, and the gap between the two figures is not evidence of who is dating whom.
Open the claim review →51% spent nothing on dating
51% reported spending nothing on dating in the 2026 Bank of America Better Money Habits survey, conducted online by Ipsos among 1,133 U.S. Gen Z adults ages 18–29, margin of error ±3 percentage points. The denominator is every surveyed respondent, including people who were not actively dating.
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Same standards. Two different pools.
The page shows men’s and women’s estimates with the same filters. Their order is only a display choice and does not show anyone’s preference.
See who publishes it →About The Pool Report
The Pool Report is an independent data project. It turns dating filters into population estimates and checks popular relationship claims against their original sources. It applies the same measurable filters to U.S. men and women. Each number keeps its group, source year, place, assumptions, and limits. Results are modeled estimates for adults. They are not dating odds, measured preferences, or counts of compatible partners. The Pool Report is published at datingpoolreport.com.
How to credit us: credit quotes and figures to “The Pool Report Research Desk, datingpoolreport.com.” There is no named individual author or spokesperson.