The share of American adults who have never been married is at a record high (20%), and young adults are at the leading edge of this national trend. For those in the “marriage market,” location matters. Pew Research Center has compiled census data on the number of unmarried men and women ages 25 to 34 in many of the nation’s metropolitan areas. We’ve also sorted the data by employment status. Finding a spouse with a steady job is a high priority for 78% of never-married women who may want to get married in the future(and 46% of men), though the pool of employed young men has shrunk.

Fact Tank: The best and worst cities for women looking to marry

Metro area Number of men for every 100 women Number of women for every 100 men Number of employed men for every 100 women Number of employed women for every 100 men Akron, OH 100 100 71 68 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 120 83 91 65 Albuquerque, NM 117 86 87 62 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 117 85 91 65 Amarillo, TX 144 69 107 40 Anchorage, AK 117 85 86 71 Ann Arbor, MI 142 71 107 54 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 82 121 62 88 Asheville, NC 112 90 81 65 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 106 95 78 67 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 107 94 80 56 Auburn-Opelika, AL 96 104 68 55 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 89 112 54 82 Austin-Round Rock, TX 114 88 89 70 Bakersfield, CA 136 74 81 49 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 103 97 79 74 Bangor, ME 103 97 66 47 Barnstable Town, MA 117 86 87 77 Baton Rouge, LA 100 100 79 75 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 135 74 75 52 Bellingham, WA 135 74 103 59 Bend-Redmond, OR 108 92 62 72 Binghamton, NY 109 91 74 62 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 100 100 73 70 Bismarck, ND 110 91 96 78 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 149 67 107 50 Bloomington, IL 113 89 88 73 Bloomington, IN 117 86 83 63 Boise City, ID 141 71 107 52 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 109 91 86 74 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 145 69 96 37 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 110 91 90 70 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 90 111 55 67 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 116 86 90 63 Burlington, NC 116 86 98 66 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 123 81 101 67 Canton-Massillon, OH 112 89 85 59 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 110 91 85 61 Champaign-Urbana, IL 104 96 75 84 Charleston, WV 114 87 82 61 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 109 92 86 73 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 100 100 73 72 Chattanooga, TN-GA 120 83 74 58 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 108 92 82 70 Chico, CA 136 73 92 48 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 108 93 78 69 Clarksville, TN-KY 188 53 145 32 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 107 93 78 67 Coeur d'Alene, ID 143 70 107 52 College Station-Bryan, TX 116 86 80 72 Colorado Springs, CO 131 77 109 62 Columbia, MO 127 79 109 53 Columbia, SC 107 93 81 73 Columbus, OH 106 94 83 74 Corpus Christi, TX 127 79 91 53 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 109 92 85 70 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 117 86 76 54 Dayton, OH 109 91 83 60 Decatur, AL 106 94 62 59 Decatur, IL 100 100 89 78 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 107 93 71 55 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 121 83 101 66 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 110 91 90 74 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 103 97 71 67 Dover, DE 101 99 59 71 East Stroudsburg, PA 135 74 101 61 Eau Claire, WI 103 97 81 75 El Centro, CA 133 75 68 39 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 108 92 79 55 El Paso, TX 113 88 83 58 Erie, PA 138 73 101 50 Eugene, OR 123 81 82 54 Fayetteville, NC 105 96 74 67 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 151 66 124 52 Flagstaff, AZ 105 96 75 67 Florence, SC 97 103 71 66 Fort Collins, CO 130 77 107 62 Fort Wayne, IN 121 83 93 60 Fresno, CA 124 81 80 52 Gadsden, AL 148 68 95 36 Gainesville, FL 120 83 78 63 Gainesville, GA 111 90 92 66 Glens Falls, NY 122 82 84 62 Goldsboro, NC 104 96 49 41 Grand Junction, CO 144 69 93 43 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 106 94 88 72 Greensboro-High Point, NC 97 103 71 70 Greenville, NC 89 113 70 89 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 110 91 78 68 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 127 79 88 57 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 236 42 124 24 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 126 80 93 60 Harrisonburg, VA 119 84 95 74 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 119 84 85 67 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 142 70 87 50 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 103 97 73 78 Homosassa Springs, FL 102 98 74 63 Houma-Thibodaux, LA 110 91 82 48 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 111 90 86 65 Huntsville, AL 130 77 96 66 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 112 89 83 71 Iowa City, IA 129 78 93 66 Ithaca, NY 140 71 97 43 Jackson, MI 153 65 78 38 Jackson, MS 85 117 53 81 Jackson, TN 103 97 67 49 Jacksonville, FL 103 97 70 72 Janesville-Beloit, WI 123 81 98 71 Jefferson City, MO 127 78 69 68 Johnstown, PA 128 78 84 57 Joplin, MO 139 72 91 48 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 108 93 80 72 Kankakee, IL 94 106 63 70 Kansas City, MO-KS 101 99 75 76 Knoxville, TN 126 80 90 51 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 170 59 114 58 Lafayette, LA 99 101 74 76 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 124 81 98 72 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 147 68 46 48 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 117 85 75 54 Lancaster, PA 98 102 79 78 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 117 85 81 73 Laredo, TX 93 108 62 60 Las Cruces, NM 145 69 100 49 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 118 85 87 61 Lawrence, KS 118 85 99 50 Lebanon, PA 118 85 82 35 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 81 124 37 99 Lima, OH 101 99 53 73 Lincoln, NE 128 78 100 67 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 96 104 72 75 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 119 84 91 60 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 115 87 82 65 Lubbock, TX 126 79 93 58 Lynchburg, VA 106 94 75 59 Madera, CA 83 121 63 40 Manchester-Nashua, NH 138 72 115 61 Mansfield, OH 215 46 112 38 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 111 90 73 59 Medford, OR 96 105 63 82 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 93 108 59 76 Merced, CA 125 80 78 42 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 109 92 78 66 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 184 54 66 32 Midland, TX 133 75 122 50 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 104 96 82 71 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 116 86 98 70 Mobile, AL 93 108 55 57 Modesto, CA 120 83 78 51 Monroe, LA 110 91 53 73 Monroe, MI 123 81 85 66 Montgomery, AL 95 106 62 72 Morgantown, WV 146 69 107 50 Muncie, IN 125 80 83 55 Muskegon, MI 111 90 66 57 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 96 104 74 68 Napa, CA 118 85 88 67 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 125 80 106 43 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 100 100 77 75 New Haven-Milford, CT 98 102 67 72 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 102 98 78 73 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 109 92 82 69 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 171 59 88 34 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 119 84 81 56 Norwich-New London, CT 108 93 79 76 Ocala, FL 125 80 83 55 Ocean City, NJ 108 93 88 63 Odessa, TX 111 90 94 73 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 131 76 107 55 Oklahoma City, OK 122 82 88 65 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 129 78 94 52 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 120 84 94 72 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 128 78 90 60 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 133 75 94 61 Owensboro, KY 108 93 74 58 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 128 78 100 58 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 127 79 86 50 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 81 124 72 86 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 121 83 80 57 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 108 93 74 66 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 118 84 81 61 Pittsburgh, PA 124 81 90 62 Pittsfield, MA 119 84 80 65 Portland-South Portland, ME 108 92 88 68 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 111 90 83 67 Port St. Lucie, FL 114 87 71 53 Prescott, AZ 126 79 92 49 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 117 85 83 62 Provo-Orem, UT 129 77 99 57 Pueblo, CO 132 76 88 42 Punta Gorda, FL 144 69 74 52 Racine, WI 83 120 54 95 Raleigh, NC 99 101 78 81 Reading, PA 125 80 84 58 Redding, CA 146 69 95 52 Reno, NV 124 81 93 57 Richmond, VA 114 88 77 69 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 116 86 79 54 Roanoke, VA 96 104 78 67 Rochester, NY 118 85 88 67 Rockford, IL 93 108 63 78 Rocky Mount, NC 72 140 34 85 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 116 86 81 59 Saginaw, MI 99 101 61 64 St. George, UT 133 75 96 57 St. Joseph, MO-KS 147 68 77 49 St. Louis, MO-IL 108 93 78 72 Salinas, CA 152 66 115 50 Salisbury, MD-DE 142 70 94 63 Salt Lake City, UT 117 86 94 67 San Angelo, TX 115 87 95 76 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 114 87 83 65 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 129 77 99 57 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 116 86 93 67 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 141 71 114 55 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 154 65 125 54 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 143 70 122 59 Santa Fe, NM 110 91 75 74 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 136 74 104 55 Santa Rosa, CA 115 87 90 65 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 107 93 82 71 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 121 83 96 64 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 104 96 68 76 Sheboygan, WI 145 69 110 50 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 105 95 67 71 Spartanburg, SC 99 101 65 69 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 130 77 84 46 Springfield, IL 109 92 70 68 Springfield, MA 90 111 59 81 Springfield, MO 134 75 94 53 Springfield, OH 99 101 73 72 State College, PA 155 65 105 59 Stockton-Lodi, CA 110 91 63 49 Syracuse, NY 115 87 79 63 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 109 92 79 66 Toledo, OH 125 80 93 62 Topeka, KS 118 85 71 58 Trenton, NJ 124 81 84 59 Tucson, AZ 121 82 86 59 Tuscaloosa, AL 107 93 71 67 Tyler, TX 118 85 84 61 Urban Honolulu, HI 141 71 119 56 Utica-Rome, NY 120 83 82 61 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 129 77 88 61 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 108 92 85 70 Visalia-Porterville, CA 98 102 66 75 Waco, TX 98 102 69 71 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 107 94 92 78 Wausau, WI 107 94 59 87 Wenatchee, WA 90 111 64 77 Wichita, KS 124 81 92 65 Wichita Falls, TX 171 59 92 49 Wilmington, NC 129 78 97 63 Winston-Salem, NC 109 91 71 60 Worcester, MA-CT 128 78 90 56 Yakima, WA 107 94 71 61 York-Hanover, PA 125 80 83 43 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 108 92 75 67 Yuba City, CA 110 91 85 63 Yuma, AZ 164 61 98 35