Washington, DC, is loneliest metropolis in US, research says. Which different cities made the record?

Harry Truman has been quoted as saying, “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” New analysis appears to help the sentiment behind the phrase.

A research revealed by the Chamber of Commerce discovered Washington, D.C., is the loneliest metropolis within the U.S.

To attain its conclusion, the chamber examined Census Bureau knowledge from over 170 cities with no less than 150,000 folks, in line with researchers.

Loneliness was measured utilizing the share of metropolis households occupied by just one individual, researchers mentioned.

Of the 319,565 households in Washington, nearly half, 48%, are one-person households, researchers mentioned. Additionally, the variety of Washingtonians dwelling alone has elevated by nearly 6% yearly since 2016.

Following the nation’s capital, St. Louis, Missouri; Alexandria, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; and Cincinnati, Ohio, all positioned within the high 5 loneliest cities.

When damaged up by gender, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is the loneliest metropolis for males, and Richmond, Virginia, is the loneliest metropolis for females, researchers wrote.

Meanwhile, California dominates the record of least lonely cities with 9 of the highest 10 cities being situated within the Golden State, in line with researchers. Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley and Elk Grove seem on the high of the record.

There has been a rare rise within the variety of folks living alone throughout the globe in latest a long time, in line with Our World in Data, which additionally discovered that persons are extra prone to dwell alone in prosperous nations.

However, dwelling alone doesn’t essentially result in loneliness, in line with the group.

Attempts to check the connection between the 2 have produced combined outcomes.

One research discovered dwelling alone is associated with emotional loneliness, however it isn’t associated to social isolation.

Other research have discovered that, regardless of the narrative of the “loneliness epidemic,” which has been broadly reported on, self-reported loneliness has not increased over time. One research even discovered a really small decline in youth loneliness.