Living alone can be difficult, especially during the holidays, but depending on where you live, you could be in like company with other people choosing to go solo.
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Chamber of Commerce analyzed more than 170 cities with a population of at least 150,000 to determine which cities are the "loneliest" cities in America, or which cities have the most people living alone. One city in Tennessee even managed to rank in the Top 20.
According to the report, Knoxville has over 34,000 one-person households, with 16.4% of men and 23.9% of women living alone. As for other Tennessee cities that may have a high percentage of residents living alone, Nashville wasn't included in the report as 2016-2019 data was not available.
Here are the Top 30 loneliest cities in the country:
- Washington, D.C.
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Rochester, New York
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Detroit, Michigan
- Toledo, Ohio
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Akron, Ohio
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Buffalo, New York
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Seattle, Washington
- Springfield, Missouri
- Chicago, Illinois
- Austin, Texas
- Mobile, Alabama
- Denver, Colorado
- Dallas, Texas
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Boston, Massachusetts
Check out the full list at Chamber of Commerce to see the loneliest cities in America.