Some States Just Don’t Do Commitment, Data Shows

According to a November 2025 report on American dating culture, Nevada residents avoid long-term relationships more than anyone else in the country. The study by the adult toy shop Babeland compared all 50 states to find where Americans are most likely to keep things casual instead of committing.

• Nevada residents struggle the most with serious relationships, with 13% of them divorced and another 34% never marrying at all.

• Rhode Island has the largest share of people who've never tied the knot, with nearly 40% of locals staying unmarried their whole lives.

• Vermont residents look up online advice on breakups and casual hookups at the highest rates in America.

The research examined how many people in each state have divorced, never married, or remarried after a breakup. It also tracked how often residents look online for breakup advice, casual hookups, and dating apps like Tinder. By combining these factors, states were ranked based on how much people there prefer keeping things casual over settling down.

Here's a look at the 10 states where people avoid serious relationships the most:

You can access the complete research findings here.

1. Nevada

• Divorced Rate: 13.3%

• Separated Rate: 1.8%

• Never Married Rate: 34.3%

• Sex per Week Rate: 1

Nevada residents avoid long-term relationships the most in the country. About 13 out of every 100 adults here have gotten divorced, tied with New Mexico for the worst rate nationwide. More than a third have never married either, way above what you'd see in most places. Locals also spend a lot of time looking up casual dating options online, especially on Feeld, which is checked by more than 65K people each month.

2. New Mexico

New Mexico comes in second with almost identical problems. Divorce rate stands at 13.3% here as well, matching Nevada for the highest in the country. Even more people refuse to marry, with over 36% never tying the knot, second only to Rhode Island. When people go online, they're mostly looking for hookup apps and casual arrangements, not serious dating, with interest in these topics running much higher than in neighboring Texas and Oklahoma.

3. Vermont

Next on the list is Vermont, where divorce sits at 12.4%, lower than Nevada and New Mexico but still well above average. About a third of residents have never gotten married, which is also above the national level. What makes Vermont stand out is how interested people are with no-strings-attached sex here, looking for it more than anywhere else in America. They also look up breakup advice online more than any other state.

4. Alabama

Alabama follows with 12.1% of its 5.2 million residents having gone through divorce. Nearly 32% of adults in the state have never married, which is above average but lower than the top three states. People here keep trying to make relationships work, looking for advice on fixing problems nearly three times more often than ways to end things. Still, plenty prefer casual hookups, looking for related topics online more than most other Southern states.

5. Wyoming

Wyoming rounds out the top five. The state has a divorce rate of 12.3% among its 590K residents, and 27.6% have never married. At the same time, over 16% of locals have been married at least twice, and another 3% three times, far exceeding every other state in the country. With so many marriages happening, it suggests that many people here cannot or have no interest in maintaining long-term relationships.

Lisa Finn, sex expert at Babeland, commented on the study: 

"Dating apps have changed how people approach relationships, especially in states with younger populations. Twenty years ago, meeting someone meant investing time and effort through and outside of your social circle. Now you can browse hundreds of potential partners in an hour. That ease of access can make it feel harder - or even less attractive - for some people to want to commit because of the feeling that there could always be another option just a swipe away."