The 10 US states where you’re most likely to die alone revealed — and it’s sad news for New York singles

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · May 13, 2026 · 791 words · By Asia Grace

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The 10 US states where you’re most likely to die alone revealed — and it’s sad news for New York singles NYC singles are in a state of emergency.

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What happened

The 10 US states where you’re most likely to die alone revealed — and it’s sad news for New York singles NYC singles are in a state of emergency.

Why it matters

The city that never sleeps is at the epicenter of the state that never marries, per devastating new data naming New York the No.

Common ground

1 locale “where you’re most likely to die single.” R.I.P.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “8. Delaware — around 28% never married”

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Claim 2: “the number of folks who’ve never married “has been climbing in almost every state for two decades.””

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Multiple web search results discuss the 'rising share' and 'record-setting rise' of single living and never-married adults in the US, supporting the trend described.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway, which stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_20

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 20 (US 20) runs its easternmost 153 miles (246 km) in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The highway crosses the state border from New Lebanon, New York, into Hancock and runs eastward to Bos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_20_in_Massachusetts

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States twenty-dollar note (US$20), also referred to as the United States twenty-dollar bill, is a denomination of U.S. currency. A portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president (18…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_twenty-dollar_bi…

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Claim 3: “researchers for PlayCasino... analyzed the latest US Census Bureau American Community Survey figures on never-married mid-life adults, ranging in age from 30 to 49, nationwide.”

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While web search results confirm the existence of the US Census Bureau American Community Survey, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming that 'PlayCasino' specifically conducted this analysis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clark County is the southernmost and most populous county in the U.S. state of Nevada, with 2,265,461 residents as of the 2020 census. The county is the location of the state's three largest cities, L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Native Americans (also called Indians, American Indians, First Americans, and Indigenous Americans) are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. The…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geog…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state

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Claim 4: “New York the No. 1 locale “where you’re most likely to die single.””

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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries about New York City and State, but contains no data regarding marriage rates or rankings of locales where people are most likely to die single.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S. state …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

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Claim 5: “9. Pennsylvania — around 27% never married”

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One source ('Never Married Dating App') claims Pennsylvania has the highest rate of adults who have never been married (about one in four), which aligns closely with the 27% claim, but this is a single source with potential bias.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania's geography is highly diverse. The Appalachian Mountains run through the center of the state, the Allegheny and Pocono mountains span much of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and close to 60% o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania

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web search NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania is the state with the highest rate of adults who have never been married. About one in four adults in Pennsylvania have never been married, according to Census data. Never Married Dating …
https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/prodigy-press-wire/ce…

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web search NEUTRAL — Midlife adults across the country are pushing back against the idea that aging means decline. They’re building habits, tracking their health, and thinking seriously about how long — and how well — the…
https://honehealth.com/edge/midlife-adults-more-in-control-o…

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Claim 6: “7. Louisiana — around 29% never married”

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Claim 7: “2. New Mexico — around 33% never married”

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Claim 8: “Across the US, the share of adults who have never been married has now doubled from 15% in 1960 to 31% today, according to Pew Research”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains only dictionary definitions of the word 'according' and general demographics, but does not contain the specific Pew Research statistics (15% to 31%) mentioned in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With about 4% of the world's population, the United States is the third most populous country (after India and China), and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. Its estimated p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Sta…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth year…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pepé Le Pew is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, introduced in 1945. Depicted as an anthropomorphic French striped skunk, Pepé is constantl…
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Claim 9: “5. Rhode Island — around 31% never married”

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Claim 10: “For the 132.3 million unmarried American [people] — a figure that includes never-married, divorced and widowed adults”

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One web search result mentions 117.6 million unmarried Americans, which contradicts the 132.3 million figure. No other source confirms the specific 132.3 million number.

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web search NEUTRAL — In this edition of Facts for Features, unmarried people include those who were never married, widowed or divorced, unless otherwise noted.33 million. Number of people who lived alone in 2011. They com…
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Marriages across cohorts have declined. People are marrying later. The share of women who are married or in a union has decreased only slightly worldwide.
https://ourworldindata.org/marriages-and-divorces

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web search NEUTRAL — There are more single adults living, working, and yes, still breathing, in the United States than ever before in history.Among today’s growing single population, 63 percent have never been married, 23…
https://observer.com/2018/01/more-americans-are-single-than-…

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Claim 11: “3. Hawaii — around 33% never married”

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Claim 12: “The states where Americans are most likely to marry: 1. Idaho”

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Claim 13: “Boston — the city ranked second in the US for never-married adults, where 56.6% of city residents have never married, according to a 2024 American Community Survey analysis.”

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Claim 14: “10. Florida — around 26% never married”

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The evidence provided for Florida consists of general state information and a health survey, but contains no data on the percentage of never-married mid-life adults.

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web search NEUTRAL — Florida has attracted or inspired some of the most prominent American writers, including Ernest Hemingway, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida

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web search NEUTRAL — Florida is a state in the Southeast region of the United States, known for the Everglades, white-sand beaches, and tropical keys. It has a population of 23,659,198, making it the 3rd most populated st…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/florida

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Claim 15: “4. Nevada — around 32% never married”

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Claim 16: “1. New York — 36.3% never married”

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Claim 17: “A record 25% of 40-year-olds have never been married — the highest figure since US Census tracking began in 1900, and a huge leap from just 6% in 1980.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that 25% of 40-year-olds have never married and that this is a significant increase from 6% in 1980.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1900 U.S. Open was the sixth U.S. Open, held October 4–5 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. On a tour of the United States from Britain, Harry Vardon won his only…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1900 United States census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.01% from the 62,979,766 perso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_United_States_census

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan. McKinley and Brya…
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Claim 18: “6. Massachusetts — around 30% never married”

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Claim 19: “New Mexico has... 1.3 times more single adults than Utah, the state with the lowest share.”

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