Debates about gender gaps connected to wages and opportunity continue to gain steam. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap report, women are only now earning the amount that men did in 2006. Discussion about how to close the wage gap are being held across industries. But there are some cities in the United States where gender gaps are evident by raw population numbers.

Though many singles like to comically lament that men or women are nowhere to be found in their city (let alone suitable partners), there are some cities that actually have a wide population gap between the amount of men and women in that area. Using data from the National Historic Geographic Information System (NHGIS), MooseRoots identified the top 20 cities with populations exceeding 25,000 with the biggest male-to-female or female-to-male (identified) ratios.

Toggle the dropdown list below to see the counties in the U.S. with the highest percentage of men and women.

#20. Calumet City, IL

Population: 36,975
Percentage of women: 56.21%
Percentage of men: 43.79%

Ratio: 1.28 women per man

#19. Newark, DE

Population: 31,110
Percentage of women: 56.21%
Percentage of men: 43.79%

Ratio: 1.28 women per man

#18. Lochearn, MD

Population: 25,720
Percentage of women: 56.38%
Percentage of men: 43.62%

Ratio: 1.29 women per man

#17. Fort Hood, TX

Population: 34,453
Percentage of women: 43.52%
Percentage of men: 56.48%

Ratio: 1.30 men per woman

#16. Spartanburg, SC

Population: 37,488
Percentage of women: 56.64%
Percentage of men: 43.36%

Ratio: 1.31 women per man

#15. Wellesley, MA

Population: 27,623
Percentage of women: 57.06%
Percentage of men: 42.94%

Ratio: 1.33 women per man

#14. Sun City West, AZ

Population: 25,796
Percentage of women: 57.28%
Percentage of men: 42.72%

Ratio: 1.34 women per man

#13. Lake Worth, FL

Population: 35,409
Percentage of women: 42.46%
Percentage of men: 57.54%

Ratio: 1.36 men per woman

#12. Northampton, MA

Population: 28,709
Percentage of women: 57.65%
Percentage of men: 42.35%

Ratio: 1.36 women per man

#11. Sun City, AZ

Population: 38,339
Percentage of women: 57.69%
Percentage of men: 42.31%

Ratio: 1.36 women per man

#10. Bridgeton, NJ

Population: 25,042
Percentage of women: 41.89%
Percentage of men: 58.11%

Ratio: 1.39 men per woman

#9. Jacksonville, NC

Population: 68,989
Percentage of women: 41.30%
Percentage of men: 58.70%

Ratio: 1.42 men per woman

#8. Big Spring, TX

Population: 26,570
Percentage of women: 41.28%
Percentage of men: 58.72%

Ratio: 1.42 men per woman

#7. Twentynine Palms, CA

Population: 26,215
Percentage of women: 41.06%
Percentage of men: 58.94%

Ratio: 1.44 men per woman

#6. Delano, CA

Population: 51,310
Percentage of women: 40.83%
Percentage of men: 59.17%

Ratio: 1.45 men per woman

#5. Huntsville, TX

Population: 37,807
Percentage of women: 39.03%
Percentage of men: 60.97%

Ratio: 1.56 men per woman

#4. North Chicago, IL

Population: 33,010
Percentage of women: 37.92%
Percentage of men: 62.08%

Ratio: 1.64 men per woman

#3. Wasco, CA

Population: 25,143
Percentage of women: 37.44%
Percentage of men: 62.56%

Ratio: 1.67 men per woman

#2. Soledad, CA

Population: 25,350
Percentage of women: 30.48%
Percentage of men: 69.52%

Ratio: 2.28 men per woman

#1. Corcoran, CA

Population: 25,136
Percentage of women: 24.43%
Percentage of men: 75.57%

Ratio: 3.09 men per woman

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Orignal post by Natalie Morin