Top 10 Cities For Online Dating Ranked By Match.com

Wondering where can you find the most singles looking for love online? Curious what U.S. cities have taken to e-dating--and which are hesitant?

Dating site Match.com has used data on online activity between June and August to rank the top 10 cities for online dating in the U.S. (Fun fact: according to Match.com, Labor Day "is historically one of the most active days online.")

Check out which cities made the list in the slideshow below. For more on online dating, see our 6 surprising tips for taking better profile pictures, what online daters lie about most, and our interview with the CEO of eHarmony.

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[SuperGeeks]

02:40 AM on 09/07/2010

Anyone interested in DateAChristian.com?

[Queen Cassandra]

12:38 AM on 09/07/2010

Online dating is very creepy.....

[escortss]

04:46 PM on 09/05/2010

Another subject for an article might be how so many people, especially men, are opting for hiring escorts at sites like adultnotes.com, and escorts.com, rather than hassle with true relationships. Our world has become where time is money in the true sense and execs especially don't have time to invest in a real relationship.

[nonvoters]

08:33 PM on 09/04/2010

I assume online dating works but I've never met anyone online, and I've tried hard. When you actually tell the truth as I do you meet no one. I got to guess all the women there that say they are tired of meeting guys in bars are actually looking for the same guys they meet in bars i.e tall, good looking, player but they just want to meet them in different venue. When your average looking and 5'7" and looking to meet someone serious, you are screwed. Take it from a man that's looked for 3 years. Life is hell for us and that's that. Well, that was an epic rant. I should chance my name to "lonely in Jacksonville,Fl". LOL Good luck all you lonely hearts.

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

09:13 AM on 09/04/2010

If the list was made based on population what is the big deal. If it is based on percentage of people who use such services I guess it makes sense as well as it can be hard to meet people in a big city.

[Adrienne Williams]

03:17 AM on 09/04/2010

Living in Chicago I have met a lot of folks online. In fact, I learned this from UK and Japan when I lived there, as many international counties tend to date online than most. People are very busy, I’m on my computer hours and days on end, and I just don't meet folks because I work at home a lot! LOL So, 128 Million Japanese do it, along with Europe, I say we are in good company. I’m meet the hottest guys online, and yes I have a proven system. Personal note, I wouldn’t use Match.com, if it was the last dating service on earth. First, why pay; also why pay them, so they can match you up with people you will never date! I have very different tastes than who they think I should be spending my social hour with.

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

09:15 AM on 09/04/2010

Good advice.

[bigmovieman]

11:13 PM on 09/03/2010

the people in miami probably just want someone to go to the beach with...

[Ekata]

10:56 PM on 09/03/2010

Oh, was this not the List of America's most populous cities? How did I confuse the two?

[SirSlappy]

10:52 PM on 09/03/2010

Yeah, that's not, uh, Houston. That's Dallas.

[SiberianRat]

09:05 PM on 09/03/2010

Duh, they're the biggest cities in America. Of course they're the best--more variety. Do people get paid for this?

[LLisaLL]

02:55 AM on 09/05/2010

Guessing non-paying intern positions - something to put on their resumes when they graduate

[JackTheSkipper]

07:06 PM on 09/03/2010

All these cities have more people than any other towns. Obviously more choices. Duh!

[kcinpa]

01:36 AM on 09/04/2010

They should have done per capita.

[BJD44]

07:02 PM on 09/03/2010

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Oh, puleeze......

Online dating is a total waste of time.

Doesn't work.

And I MOST CERTAINLY have realized that
it's DEFINITELY NOT worth paying some
monthly fee for it! Ack..... never, never, never.

Waste of time....never helped at all.

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[ghee99]

07:14 PM on 09/03/2010

exactly, and the two best/biggest sites are free

anyone who pays to meet people online is a fool

[Wood]

02:10 AM on 09/04/2010

fanned... it is certainly a waste of time and good money.

1/2 the people on it deserve to be institutionalized immediately..

It's a game and if you analyze the numbers (people who don't belong to these sites anymore, people who say they're one thing, and turnout to be another, those that are looking for George Clooney, Dane Cook, Denzel Washington, and Olivier Martinez) you'll see that it's completely hyped..

[jtmoney]

05:24 PM on 09/03/2010

I'd think Austin was better than Dallas our Houston...

[Phattee]

07:36 PM on 09/03/2010

Yeah me too. Although Dallas and Houston have bigger populations, the people in Austin are so much more friendly and outgoing.

[serz4u]

03:44 PM on 09/03/2010

Where's Philly? Could it be that Philadelphians have more sense than to go on Match.com? OKCupid is much better, and free ;)

[Lynda Filler]

06:08 PM on 09/03/2010

haha, was thinking the same thing...but there is a better site and they are there.

[Miguel Palma]

02:42 PM on 09/10/2010

which sites are free and better?

[BabaLou7]

06:14 PM on 09/03/2010

I'm from Philly, and OKCupid is where I met my match. (we call it OKStoopid...)

[PAposter]

03:38 PM on 09/03/2010

Is that van der Sloot in the picture with the girl?