Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Highest Percentage 
  of One-Person Households, 2000

[Independent cities are denoted by IC following
 county name. If two or more counties are tied,
 all counties are listed alphabetically]

County, State                         Percent      Rank
-------------------------------------------------------
Kalawao, HI                              79.1         1
New York, NY                             48.0         2
Washington, DC                           43.8         3
Alexandria IC, VA                        43.4         4
Lexington IC, VA                         41.0         5
Arlington, VA                            40.8         6
St. Louis IC, MO                         40.3         7
Denver, CO                               39.3         8
Fredericksburg IC, VA                    39.2         9
San Francisco, CA                        38.6        10
Richmond IC, VA                          37.6        11
San Juan, CO                             36.8        12
Suffolk, MA                              36.3        13
Nelson, ND                               36.3        13
Esmeralda, NV                            36.0        15
Comanche, KS                             35.9        16
Sierra, NM                               35.9        16
Roanoke IC, VA                           35.9        16
Williamsburg IC, VA                      35.9        16
Pitkin, CO                               35.8        20
Keweenaw, MI                             35.8        20
Harding, NM                              35.3        22
Osborne, KS                              35.2        23
Denali, AK                               35.0        24
Jackson, IL                              34.9        25
Baltimore IC, MD                         34.9        25
Charlottesville IC, VA                   34.9        25
Norton IC, VA                            34.9        25

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-3.