Statistics we cite
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- 27% — In the U.S., 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone — a higher share than in most of the world, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2020) · verified 2026-08-13
- 26% — 26% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2025) · verified 2026-08-13
- 31% — Among U.S. adults 65 and older, 31% of women lived alone in 2023, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2025) · verified 2026-08-13
- 19% — Among U.S. adults 65 and older, 19% of men lived alone in 2023, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2025) · verified 2026-08-13
- 49% — Roughly half of U.S. women ages 65 and older are unpartnered (49%), according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2020) · verified 2026-08-13
- 21% — 21% of U.S. men ages 65 and older are single, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2020) · verified 2026-08-13
- three-quarters — Three-quarters of single U.S. adults ages 65 and older are not looking for either a relationship or dates, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2020) · verified 2026-08-13
- 57.4% — 57.4% of U.S. adults aged 65 and older were currently married in 2022, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.#
- Source: the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University (2024) · verified 2026-08-13
- 20.9% widowed / 15.2% divorced / 6.6% never married — Among U.S. adults aged 65 and older in 2022, 20.9% were widowed, 15.2% divorced and 6.6% never married, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.#
- Source: the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University (2024) · verified 2026-08-13
- 69.8% of men / 47.3% of women — 69.8% of U.S. men aged 65 and older were married in 2022, compared with 47.3% of women the same age, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.#
- Source: the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University (2024) · verified 2026-08-13
- 5.1 per 1,000 previously married adults — In 2022 the remarriage rate among U.S. adults aged 65 and older was 5.1 per 1,000 previously married adults — the only age group whose remarriage rate rose since 1990 — according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.#
- Source: the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University (2024) · verified 2026-08-13
- 10.6 per 1,000 (men) / 2.9 per 1,000 (women) — Among previously married U.S. adults 65 and older in 2022, the remarriage rate was 10.6 per 1,000 for men and 2.9 per 1,000 for women, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.#
- Source: the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University (2024) · verified 2026-08-13
- 46 — The median age at remarriage for U.S. men was 46 in 2017, up from 40 in 1950, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.#
- Source: the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University (2019) · verified 2026-08-13
- 12% — 12% of U.S. adults in their 70s and older say they have ever used an online dating platform, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-13
- 14% — 14% of U.S. adults in their 60s say they have ever used an online dating platform, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-13
- 39% — 39% of online daters ages 65 and older say they have encountered someone they thought was trying to scam them, according to Pew Research Center.#
- Source: Pew Research Center (2023) · verified 2026-08-13
- ReportFraud.ftc.gov (U.S. Federal Trade Commission) · ic3.gov (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center) · Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: reportcyberandfraud.canada.ca, 1-888-495-8501, Mon–Fri 10:00–16:45 ET — Report a romance scam to the platform first, using its own report or block function, and then to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov. In Canada, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre takes reports online at reportcyberandfraud.canada.ca or on 1-888-495-8501, Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4:45 pm Eastern.#
- Source: the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (2026) · verified 2026-08-13
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