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What percentage of men are single?
First, define single.
QUICK ANSWER48.4%about 1 in 2See the source and definition ↓48.4%about 1 in 2
of U.S. men ages 20–69 are not currently married
52.2M of 107.8M people in this group. Includes never married, divorced, separated, and widowed.
THE ANSWER
What this answer includes.
The headline estimates the share of U.S. men ages 20–69 who are not currently married.
What this covers: It uses the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), a Census survey. Its Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) is a set of Census records that includes never-married, divorced, separated, and widowed men.
What this does not show: Not currently married does not mean someone is actively dating, available, or interested in dating you.
Where the data comes from: The 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), a Census survey. Its Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) records show age, personal income, and marital status. Each record has a weight that helps it represent people in the full population. Height and body mass index (BMI) use measured data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS). These traits are modeled, which means they are estimated from a separate data source.
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We show filter effects only for a group with an exact point estimate. The other group stays marked as limited until its result supports an exact estimate.
This group has a height range instead of an exact estimate, so we do not compare its filter effects.
FILTERMEN REMOVEDWOMEN REMOVED
Personal incomeCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER89%Limited
HeightESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA82%Limited
Not currently marriedCENSUS DATA / COUNTED TOGETHER55%Limited
Does not currently smokeESTIMATED FROM SEPARATE HEALTH DATA11%Limited
Each button changes one setting and updates both estimates. “Not currently married” stays on.
ONE-STEP CHANGEMENWOMENACTION
Lower height to 5′11″ or tallerChanges only heightADDS56%ADDSLimited
Remove the cigarette-use filterChanges only does not currently smokeADDS12%ADDSLimited
Lower income to $95,000 or moreChanges only personal incomeADDS10%ADDSLimited
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How to read the answer.
Not married does not mean actively dating
The ACS records legal or reported marital status. It does not ask whether someone uses an app, wants a relationship, is exclusive with an unmarried partner, or wants to date your gender.
The result includes four marital-status groups
This count includes never married, divorced, separated, and widowed ACS records as not currently married. It does not rename that group as never married, available, or unattached.
Age changes the answer dramatically
Ages 20–69 provide a consistent starting group for this site, but a smaller dating-age group can look very different. Use the age sliders to narrow the ACS estimate before adding income or height estimates from separate data.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What percentage of men are single in the United States?
The page’s percentage is the share of U.S. men ages 20–69 who are not currently married in the 2024 ACS PUMS file. The Census records are adjusted to represent the full population. It is not a measure of active daters.
Does single mean never married here?
No. The measured group includes never married, divorced, separated, and widowed men. The page uses “single” only because that is the common question and immediately states the exact definition.
Does the Census know who is on dating apps?
No. ACS marital-status data cannot identify app users, relationship intent, sexual orientation, mutual attraction, or willingness to date.
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