Best States for Couples

Total Score
Quality of Life
Recreation and Entertainment
Diversity, Support, and Resources
Total Score
1.MinnesotaMinnesota63.7
2.MaineMaine62.0
3.ColoradoColorado61.7
4.WashingtonWashington61.1
5.MontanaMontana60.8
6.VermontVermont60.5
7.WyomingWyoming60.2
8.AlaskaAlaska59.9
9.IllinoisIllinois59.7
10.MassachusettsMassachusetts59.6
11.UtahUtah59.5
12.ConnecticutConnecticut59.4
13.North DakotaNorth Dakota59.4
14.South DakotaSouth Dakota59.2
15.MarylandMaryland59.2
16.VirginiaVirginia59.1
17.Rhode IslandRhode Island58.9
18.NebraskaNebraska58.7
19.DelawareDelaware58.5
20.OregonOregon57.7
21.IowaIowa57.6
22.WisconsinWisconsin57.5
23.New MexicoNew Mexico57.5
24.New JerseyNew Jersey57.5
25.New HampshireNew Hampshire57.3
26.New YorkNew York56.9
27.NevadaNevada55.7
28.KansasKansas55.6
29.FloridaFlorida55.2
30.IdahoIdaho55.0
31.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania54.8
32.CaliforniaCalifornia54.3
33.HawaiiHawaii53.8
34.MichiganMichigan53.4
35.OhioOhio53.1
36.MissouriMissouri52.4
37.GeorgiaGeorgia52.2
38.OklahomaOklahoma51.9
39.North CarolinaNorth Carolina51.2
40.IndianaIndiana51.1
41.ArizonaArizona51.0
42.TexasTexas50.7
43.LouisianaLouisiana49.3
44.TennesseeTennessee49.2
45.KentuckyKentucky48.8
46.ArkansasArkansas48.8
47.South CarolinaSouth Carolina48.3
48.West VirginiaWest Virginia47.3
49.MississippiMississippi46.8
50.AlabamaAlabama46.6

By Region

Alabama

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Alabama

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.6

#50

Quality of Life

27.6

#22

Recreation and Entertainment

6.2

#49

Diversity, Support, and Resources

12.9

#49

Alaska

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Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.9

#8

Quality of Life

25.8

#43

Recreation and Entertainment

13.8

#2

Diversity, Support, and Resources

20.3

#22

Arizona

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Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.0

#41

Quality of Life

26.6

#37

Recreation and Entertainment

7.2

#42

Diversity, Support, and Resources

17.1

#33

Arkansas

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Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.8

#46

Quality of Life

26.3

#41

Recreation and Entertainment

6.6

#47

Diversity, Support, and Resources

15.9

#39

California

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California

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

54.3

#32

Quality of Life

22.8

#49

Recreation and Entertainment

9.5

#22

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21.9

#14

Colorado

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Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.7

#3

Quality of Life

26.7

#36

Recreation and Entertainment

9.8

#18

Diversity, Support, and Resources

25.3

#1

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.4

#12

Quality of Life

27.1

#29

Recreation and Entertainment

9.9

#17

Diversity, Support, and Resources

22.4

#12

Delaware

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Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

58.5

#19

Quality of Life

27.8

#20

Recreation and Entertainment

8.7

#29

Diversity, Support, and Resources

22

#13

Florida

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Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.2

#29

Quality of Life

26.8

#33

Recreation and Entertainment

8.8

#27

Diversity, Support, and Resources

19.5

#24

Georgia

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Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

52.2

#37

Quality of Life

27.1

#30

Recreation and Entertainment

6.9

#46

Diversity, Support, and Resources

18.1

#27

Hawaii

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Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.8

#33

Quality of Life

20.5

#50

Recreation and Entertainment

9.6

#20

Diversity, Support, and Resources

23.7

#5

Idaho

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Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.0

#30

Quality of Life

28.9

#10

Recreation and Entertainment

9.3

#24

Diversity, Support, and Resources

16.9

#34

Illinois

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Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.7

#9

Quality of Life

26.8

#32

Recreation and Entertainment

8.9

#26

Diversity, Support, and Resources

24

#4

Indiana

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Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.1

#40

Quality of Life

29

#8

Recreation and Entertainment

8

#36

Diversity, Support, and Resources

14.1

#48

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.6

#21

Quality of Life

29.1

#7

Recreation and Entertainment

10.7

#11

Diversity, Support, and Resources

17.8

#28

Kansas

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Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.6

#28

Quality of Life

28.5

#12

Recreation and Entertainment

8

#38

Diversity, Support, and Resources

19.1

#25

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.8

#45

Quality of Life

27.6

#21

Recreation and Entertainment

6.4

#48

Diversity, Support, and Resources

14.8

#44

Louisiana

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Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.3

#43

Quality of Life

25.6

#46

Recreation and Entertainment

8.1

#35

Diversity, Support, and Resources

15.6

#41

Maine

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Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

62.0

#2

Quality of Life

27.5

#23

Recreation and Entertainment

11.8

#7

Diversity, Support, and Resources

22.7

#11

Maryland

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Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.2

#15

Quality of Life

28.1

#15

Recreation and Entertainment

8.1

#34

Diversity, Support, and Resources

23

#8

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.6

#10

Quality of Life

26.3

#40

Recreation and Entertainment

10.4

#13

Diversity, Support, and Resources

22.9

#9

Michigan

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Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.4

#34

Quality of Life

28.2

#14

Recreation and Entertainment

9.5

#21

Diversity, Support, and Resources

15.7

#40

Minnesota

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Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

63.7

#1

Quality of Life

30.1

#2

Recreation and Entertainment

10.2

#14

Diversity, Support, and Resources

23.4

#7

Mississippi

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Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.8

#49

Quality of Life

26.8

#35

Recreation and Entertainment

5.9

#50

Diversity, Support, and Resources

14.2

#47

Missouri

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Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

52.4

#36

Quality of Life

27.4

#28

Recreation and Entertainment

8.4

#31

Diversity, Support, and Resources

16.6

#36

Montana

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Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.8

#5

Quality of Life

25.6

#45

Recreation and Entertainment

14.6

#1

Diversity, Support, and Resources

20.7

#21

Nebraska

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Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

58.7

#18

Quality of Life

28.9

#9

Recreation and Entertainment

10.1

#15

Diversity, Support, and Resources

19.7

#23

Nevada

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Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

55.7

#27

Quality of Life

25.8

#44

Recreation and Entertainment

8.8

#28

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21.1

#19

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.3

#25

Quality of Life

28.1

#16

Recreation and Entertainment

11

#10

Diversity, Support, and Resources

18.2

#26

New Jersey

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New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.5

#24

Quality of Life

27

#31

Recreation and Entertainment

9.4

#23

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21

#20

New Mexico

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New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.5

#23

Quality of Life

26.2

#42

Recreation and Entertainment

7

#45

Diversity, Support, and Resources

24.3

#3

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

56.9

#26

Quality of Life

23.9

#47

Recreation and Entertainment

11.7

#8

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21.3

#18

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.2

#39

Quality of Life

27.5

#25

Recreation and Entertainment

8.3

#32

Diversity, Support, and Resources

15.4

#43

North Dakota

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North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.4

#13

Quality of Life

29.6

#3

Recreation and Entertainment

12.2

#6

Diversity, Support, and Resources

17.6

#30

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.1

#35

Quality of Life

28

#18

Recreation and Entertainment

8.4

#30

Diversity, Support, and Resources

16.6

#35

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.9

#38

Quality of Life

27.5

#24

Recreation and Entertainment

7

#44

Diversity, Support, and Resources

17.4

#32

Oregon

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Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.7

#20

Quality of Life

23.7

#48

Recreation and Entertainment

10.5

#12

Diversity, Support, and Resources

23.5

#6

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

54.8

#31

Quality of Life

28

#17

Recreation and Entertainment

9.3

#25

Diversity, Support, and Resources

17.5

#31

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

58.9

#17

Quality of Life

27.4

#27

Recreation and Entertainment

10.1

#16

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21.4

#16

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.3

#47

Quality of Life

26.8

#34

Recreation and Entertainment

7.3

#41

Diversity, Support, and Resources

14.2

#46

South Dakota

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South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.2

#14

Quality of Life

29.6

#4

Recreation and Entertainment

13.4

#3

Diversity, Support, and Resources

16.2

#38

Tennessee

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Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.2

#44

Quality of Life

27.5

#26

Recreation and Entertainment

7.6

#39

Diversity, Support, and Resources

14.2

#45

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.7

#42

Quality of Life

27.9

#19

Recreation and Entertainment

7.4

#40

Diversity, Support, and Resources

15.5

#42

Utah

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Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.5

#11

Quality of Life

28.8

#11

Recreation and Entertainment

8

#37

Diversity, Support, and Resources

22.8

#10

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.5

#6

Quality of Life

26.4

#39

Recreation and Entertainment

12.7

#5

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21.3

#17

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.1

#16

Quality of Life

29.2

#6

Recreation and Entertainment

8.2

#33

Diversity, Support, and Resources

21.7

#15

Washington

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Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

61.1

#4

Quality of Life

26.5

#38

Recreation and Entertainment

9.7

#19

Diversity, Support, and Resources

24.8

#2

West Virginia

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West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.3

#48

Quality of Life

29.5

#5

Recreation and Entertainment

7

#43

Diversity, Support, and Resources

10.8

#50

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

57.5

#22

Quality of Life

28.4

#13

Recreation and Entertainment

12.7

#4

Diversity, Support, and Resources

16.4

#37

Wyoming

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Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

60.2

#7

Quality of Life

31

#1

Recreation and Entertainment

11.6

#9

Diversity, Support, and Resources

17.7

#29

Table

Region ↕Total Score ↕Quality of Life ↕Recreation and Entertainment ↕Diversity, Support, and Resources ↕
Alabama iconAlabama46.627.66.212.9
Alaska iconAlaska59.925.813.820.3
Arizona iconArizona51.026.67.217.1
Arkansas iconArkansas48.826.36.615.9
California iconCalifornia54.322.89.521.9
Colorado iconColorado61.726.79.825.3
Connecticut iconConnecticut59.427.19.922.4
Delaware iconDelaware58.527.88.722
Florida iconFlorida55.226.88.819.5
Georgia iconGeorgia52.227.16.918.1
Hawaii iconHawaii53.820.59.623.7
Idaho iconIdaho55.028.99.316.9
Illinois iconIllinois59.726.88.924
Indiana iconIndiana51.129814.1
Iowa iconIowa57.629.110.717.8
Kansas iconKansas55.628.5819.1
Kentucky iconKentucky48.827.66.414.8
Louisiana iconLouisiana49.325.68.115.6
Maine iconMaine62.027.511.822.7
Maryland iconMaryland59.228.18.123
Massachusetts iconMassachusetts59.626.310.422.9
Michigan iconMichigan53.428.29.515.7
Minnesota iconMinnesota63.730.110.223.4
Mississippi iconMississippi46.826.85.914.2
Missouri iconMissouri52.427.48.416.6
Montana iconMontana60.825.614.620.7
Nebraska iconNebraska58.728.910.119.7
Nevada iconNevada55.725.88.821.1
New Hampshire iconNew Hampshire57.328.11118.2
New Jersey iconNew Jersey57.5279.421
New Mexico iconNew Mexico57.526.2724.3
New York iconNew York56.923.911.721.3
North Carolina iconNorth Carolina51.227.58.315.4
North Dakota iconNorth Dakota59.429.612.217.6
Ohio iconOhio53.1288.416.6
Oklahoma iconOklahoma51.927.5717.4
Oregon iconOregon57.723.710.523.5
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvania54.8289.317.5
Rhode Island iconRhode Island58.927.410.121.4
South Carolina iconSouth Carolina48.326.87.314.2
South Dakota iconSouth Dakota59.229.613.416.2
Tennessee iconTennessee49.227.57.614.2
Texas iconTexas50.727.97.415.5
Utah iconUtah59.528.8822.8
Vermont iconVermont60.526.412.721.3
Virginia iconVirginia59.129.28.221.7
Washington iconWashington61.126.59.724.8
West Virginia iconWest Virginia47.329.5710.8
Wisconsin iconWisconsin57.528.412.716.4
Wyoming iconWyoming60.23111.617.7
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