New online dating users tend to have the notion that unless you’re in a specific area there’s going to be no users for you to connect with, when in reality there’s a big range of online users in both big towns and small cities. North America is the home to the majority of people looking for an adult friend online, and some of the areas those people are looking from may not be what you expect!
Largest number of men looking for women:
Truro, Nova Scotia
The small town in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has the largest number of men and the smallest number of women, which may explain why there are so many men-seeking-women from the small region.
Largest number of women looking for men:
San Francisco, California
Although the South Western city has one of the biggest population of men in the state, it doesn’t have a major request for men seeking women. The city is known for being one of the biggest gay-friendly cities in the world, which attracts both gay men and women to the city. According to the 2010 census, only 45% of San Francisco over the age of 25 is straight, and of that straight population, only 20% are men!
Largest number of men looking for men:
Tarrant, Texas
Even though the largest number of gay men is in San Francisco, it looks like a majority of them are meeting each other offline. When it comes to online dating sites, it’s the small town outside of Dallas, Tarrant Texas, that has the biggest numbers for men seeking men online.
Largest number of women looking for women:
Kamloops, British Columbia
Much like Tarrant, it was a surprise to see Kamloops in our results since the two highest populations of lesbians in North America are in California and Toronto, but it’s Kamloops that draws the biggest number of women seeking other ladies through the use of an online dating site.
Highest amount of online dating users to city population ratio:
Cleveland, Ohio
Out of the entire city of Cleveland, 25% of the people over the age of 20 and almost 40% of people over the age of 45 have either had or currently have an online dating account.
Most popular area for people to be seeking in:
Forks, Washington
You can thank Stephanie Meyer for this one. Since the release of Twilight in 2005, the small town of Forks, Washington, has seen an increase of 600% in people looking for singles in the small town. That’s a lot of people vying for a town that only has 3120 residents!
University with the highest rate of online users:
Windsor University, Windsor, Ontario
We went back North with this one, but not too far! Right on the boarder of Detroit and Canada, the small town of Windsor, Ontario is home to Windsor University. Not only is the school known for holding singles events right on campus, but the registered students have a higher number of people using online dating websites than any other school in the continent!
So there you have it, a little online dating by the numbers. Whether you’re in a small town or a big city, there are millions of people across North America looking for love online.