Find The Most Popular Dating Site In Your Area

Over half of never-married adults in the U.S. Say they have tried online dating, and 22% of newlyweds in 2019 met their spouse on a dating site or app. Taken as a whole, online dating is one of the most popular ways to meet people nowadays, and singles who embrace that will have more date options to show for their time and effort. Most Commonly Asked Questions About Online Dating Sites. Looking for that ever elusive love connection? Tired of that same old bar/club scene? Over the past few years, online dating sites have become a hot trend due to their ease of use and accessibility, affording users the opportunity to upload a personal profile and reach out to millions of potential matches from across the globe.

We like maps here at PCMag. We recently surveyed 2,033 US consumers across the country on a variety of tech topics, and we gathered additional demographic data, including the respondents' home states. First we told you which states prefer Android or iOS, then we mapped preferred gaming platforms. This week, we're looking at the most popular dating apps in each state.

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On a state-by-state basis, Tinder won in 27 states, followed by Match with 17 states. Bumble won two states, Missouri and Oregon; and Plenty of Fish won Maine and Utah. The two remaining apps won one state each: OKCupid in West Virginia and Zoosk in New Mexico.

The results are also interesting when broken down across demographic lines: 32 percent of Tinder users were ages 18 to 24, and 38 percent of that age group prefers Tinder above the rest. This is the only age group where the percentage of respondents preferring any one dating app eclipses those who answered 'none.' Although dating apps have become part of our culture, plenty of people are already in relationships, and others simply prefer dating the old-fashioned way.

Plenty of Fish skewed a bit older, with 32 percent of users who prefer POF between the ages of 25 and 34. Looking at wider age ranges, respondents ages 18 to 44 generally prefer Tinder, and those ages 45 to 65-plus are more apt to look for love on Match.

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Bumble is only app of the bunch that requires women to send the first message after a match. For whatever reason, 58 percent of respondents who preferred Bumble are men. Conversely, 58 percent of those who prefer the moreshowEmailSignUp()'>

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