This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on single Black adults’ views about dating and relationships – including the types of connections Black singles are looking for, what qualities they find important in a partner, and the reasons they give for being single. It also provides an estimate of the share of Black Americans who are single.
Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. This analysis is based on a survey of Black adults and builds on a larger body of work that explores the attitudes and experiences of Black Americans. A previous report based on the same survey explores how Black Americans define and experience family, and another recent report describes what factors influence Black Americans’ views on what it means to be a Black man or Black woman.
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We surveyed 6,871 U.S. adults from June 16 to 29, 2025. The sample included 4,271 Black adults, with 1,057 respondents who are members of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel and 3,214 respondents who are members of SSRS’s Opinion Panel. The survey also included 2,600 non-Black ATP members. The survey is representative of the views of the full U.S. adult population.
Here are the survey questions used for this report, the detailed responses and the survey methodology.
Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report was made possible with support from The Trusts and from the People & Voices Initiative .
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