This Is the Most Adulterous State in America
If you want your relationship to stay afloat, this is not the place to live.
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According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 15 percent of married women and 25 percent of married men have admitted to having extramarital affairs. But other statistics suggest the numbers may be even higher than that. Psychologists have found that adultery is the cause of divorces in over 50 percent of cases. Being that it is such a persistent problem, Best Life delved into various data sources to determine where cheating is the most prominent. Yes, we crunched the numbers to find out the most adulterous state in America.
First, we compiled a list of the number of Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people in each state. In 2015, the extramarital affair site experienced a breach when hackers made public 32 million records containing confidential information about the site's users, including where they're from.
Then, we gathered the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) to calculate the divorce rate per 1,000 people (data was only available for 45 states). We also included data on the prevalence of binge drinking among adult Americans from the CDC's surveillance of excessive alcohol use, seeing as alcohol is well-known for its ability to lower people's inhibitions, making some individuals emboldened to cheat.
Lastly, we added state-wide data that estimates how narcissistic residents might be in all 50 states. This data on "collective narcissism" was published in a recent study in the journal Psychological Science. Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance and grandiosity, and researchers have reported that narcissism has a strong association with adultery.
We then gave each one of the metrics a weighted value and ran them through our exclusive algorithm to find out how each state scored on our Adultery Index, where 0 is the least adulterous and 100 is the most. The top 10 span the Pacific Northwest, New England, the Sun Belt, and some southern states, too. Read on to discover the most adulterous state in America (with a score of 99.77) and find out where your state ranks along the way. And for the place with the most affection for a particular herbal remedy, This Is the Most Stoned State in America.
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50
New Mexico
![buildings and an empty street in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/sante-fe-new-mexico.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.7
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: N/A
Adult residents who binge drink: 13.6 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 0.14
49
Indiana
![USA War Memorials and city skyline in Indianapolis, Indiana at twilight](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/Indianapolis-Indiana.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.6
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: N/A
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.6 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 5 percent
Adultery Index Score: 10.17
48
California
![lake and building in downtown Stockton, California at dusk](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/stockton-california.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.4
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: N/A
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.7 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 5 percent
Adultery Index Score: 16.75
And to learn where you'll find the most untrustworthy people, This Is the Most Dishonest State in America.
47
Minnesota
![cityscape photo of downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota at dusk](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/st-paul-minnesota-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: N/A
Adult residents who binge drink: 20.5 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 26.67
46
Hawaii
![The skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii as seen from the water on Waikiki Beach at sunset.](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/waikiki-honolulu-skyline-at-night-hawaii-only-state-covid-controlled.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.7
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: N/A
Adult residents who binge drink: 19.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 10 percent
Adultery Index Score: 28.60
45
West Virginia
![charleston west virginia skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/shutterstock_746637304.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 1.9
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.3
Adult residents who binge drink: 11.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 6 percent
Adultery Index Score: 50.63
44
Tennessee
![city skyline and river in Nashville, Tennessee](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/nashville-tennessee.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.5
Adult residents who binge drink: 10.9 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 5 percent
Adultery Index Score: 53.03
43
Louisiana
![cityscape photo of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/new-oreleans-louisiana.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.6
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 1.7
Adult residents who binge drink: 18 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 11 percent
Adultery Index Score: 54.35
42
Maryland
![cityscape photo of downtown Annapolis, Maryland at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/annapolis-maryland.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.9
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.4
Adult residents who binge drink: 14.7 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 56.30
41
Iowa
![cityscape photo of Des Moines, Iowa at sunset](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/des-moines-iowa.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.4
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.2
Adult residents who binge drink: 21.3 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 1 percent
Adultery Index Score: 57.65
40
Texas
![cityscape photo of Main Street and the downtown Fort Worth, Texas at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/fort-worth-texas.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.6
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.1 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 3 percent
Adultery Index Score: 58.24
And for where you'll find the people who are most active between the sheets, This Is the Most Promiscuous State in America.
39
Alabama
![huntsville alabama](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/06/huntsville-alabama.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.4
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.7
Adult residents who binge drink: 12.2 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 3 percent
Adultery Index Score: 58.65
38
South Carolina
![city skyline and highway in Columbia, South Carolina at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/columbia-south-carolina.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.5
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.3 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 9 percent
Adultery Index Score: 59.67
37
Arizona
![cityscape photo of Phoenix, Arizona at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/phoenix-arizona-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.2
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.0
Adult residents who binge drink: 15 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 2 percent
Adultery Index Score: 59.71
36
Illinois
![Chicago downtown and Chicago River at night in USA.](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/01/chicago-illinois.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 1.5
Adult residents who binge drink: 20.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 7 percent
Adultery Index Score: 60.83
35
North Carolina
![city skyline of Charlotte, North Carolina at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/charlotte-north-carolina.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.8
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.1
Adult residents who binge drink: 14.6 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 6 percent
Adultery Index Score: 63.02
34
South Dakota
![A view of Rapid City, South Dakota at night, with a park in the foreground.](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/08/downtown-rapid-city-south-dakota-sturgis-coronavirus-spread.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.6
Adult residents who binge drink: 17.9 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 7 percent
Adultery Index Score: 63.66
33
Kentucky
![louisville kentucky skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/shutterstock_764397808.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.5
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.1 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 1 percent
Adultery Index Score: 63.78
32
Utah
![salt lake city utah skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/shutterstock_221463292.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 11.4 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 3 percent
Adultery Index Score: 66.50
31
Kansas
![topeka kansas](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/shutterstock_322586714.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.3
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.5 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 12 percent
Adultery Index Score: 67.38
30
Washington
![city skyline and busy highway in Seattle, Washington at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/seattle-washington.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.4
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.3
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.6 percent
Collective narcissism rate: -1 percent
Adultery Index Score: 67.41
29
Missouri
![st charles missouri historic district at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/06/st-charles-missouri.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.9
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.0
Adult residents who binge drink: 17.7 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 68.97
28
Oklahoma
![Tulsa, Oklahoma, at twilight.](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/01/tulsa.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.7
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 13.6 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 6 percent
Adultery Index Score: 71.73
27
Georgia
![atlanta georgia](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/shutterstock_106518758.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.2
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.5
Adult residents who binge drink: 15.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 15 percent
Adultery Index Score: 72.41
26
Arkansas
![little rock arkansas skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/shutterstock_42587206.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 1.9
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 4.1
Adult residents who binge drink: 15.2 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 73.08
25
Oregon
![cityscape photo of bridge above lake and building in Portland, Oregon at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/portland-oregon-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.6
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.4
Adult residents who binge drink: 17.7 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 73.87
24
Pennsylvania
![philadelphia pennsylvania](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/shutterstock_1659127072.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.6
Adult residents who binge drink: 18.5 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 8 percent
Adultery Index Score: 74.88
23
Maine
![tall buildings and houses in downtown Portland, Maine at dusk](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/portland-maine.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.4
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.2
Adult residents who binge drink: 20.2 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 3 percent
Adultery Index Score: 75.22
22
Michigan
![downtown detroit michigan skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/shutterstock_592618865.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.0
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 19.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 7 percent
Adultery Index Score: 77.28
21
Rhode Island
![city skyline of and river in Providence, Rhode Island at sunset](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/rhode-island-cityscape.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.9
Adult residents who binge drink: 17 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 10 percent
Adultery Index Score: 78.47
20
Ohio
![cleveland ohio skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/shutterstock_1188983023.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.1
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.9
Adult residents who binge drink: 19.5 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 7 percent
Adultery Index Score: 78.92
19
Vermont
![city skyline and buildings in Montipelier, Vermont at twilight](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/montipelier-vermont.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.1
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.1
Adult residents who binge drink: 19 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 6 percent
Adultery Index Score: 79.47
18
Wisconsin
![cityscape photos of buildings and house in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/milwaukee-wisconsin-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.7
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.5
Adult residents who binge drink: 24.4 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 79.80
17
Idaho
![The skyline of downtown Boise, Idaho at twilight](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/boise-idaho-skyline-at-twilight-coronavirus-warning.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 14.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 11 percent
Adultery Index Score: 79.83
16
Massachusetts
![boston massachusetts state capitol buildings](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/04/boston-massachusetts-with-state-house.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 4.5
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.1
Adult residents who binge drink: 18.7 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 12 percent
Adultery Index Score: 80.19
15
New York
![cityscape photo of City Hall and the downtown area of Buffalo, New York](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/buffalo-new-york-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 4.1
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 17.6 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 8 percent
Adultery Index Score: 80.32
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14
Nebraska
![downtown omaha nebraska at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/08/downtown-omaha-nebraska-night.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.1
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.9
Adult residents who binge drink: 20.4 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 6 percent
Adultery Index Score: 80.32
13
Colorado
![city skyline of Denver, Colorado at night](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/denver-colorado.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 4.3
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.3
Adult residents who binge drink: 18.1 percent
Level of collective narcissism: 1 percent
Adultery Index Score: 82.21
12
Montana
![cityscape photo of Missoula, Montana](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/missoula-montana.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 2.6
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.0
Adult residents who binge drink: 21.3 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 7 percent
Adultery Index Score: 82.59
11
Florida
![cityscape photo of river and broad walk in Jacksonville, Florida](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/jacksonville-florida.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.0
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.6
Adult residents who binge drink: 17.2 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 7 percent
Adultery Index Score: 83.46
And for the place with the worst manners, This Is the Rudest State in America.
10
Connecticut
![cityscape photo of an empt parking lot, trees, buildings, and a busy highway in Hartford, Connecticut at sunset](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/hartford-conneticut.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 4.9
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.9
Adult residents who binge drink: 18.3 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 4 percent
Adultery Index Score: 84.72
9
Delaware
![city skyline and Christiana River in Wilmington, Delaware](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/wilmington-delaware.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.9
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 15.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 18 percent
Adultery Index Score: 87.76
8
Nevada
![reno nevada](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/shutterstock_231512866.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.1
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 4.4
Adult residents who binge drink: 14.5 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 6 percent
Adultery Index Score: 88.62
7
New Jersey
![city skyline and the Passaic River in Newark, New Jersey](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/Newark-New-Jersey.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 5.2
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.7
Adult residents who binge drink: 17 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 11 percent
Adultery Index Score: 89.62
6
Alaska
![skyline photo with the Chugach mountains in Anchorage, Alaska at dusk](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/anchorage-alaska.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.1
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.7
Adult residents who binge drink: 20 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 5 percent
Adultery Index Score: 92.07
5
New Hampshire
![New Hampshire](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/nh.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 5.0
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.1
Adult residents who binge drink: 17.8 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 8 percent
Adultery Index Score: 93.44
4
North Dakota
![North Dakota](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/04/North-Dakota.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.2
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.6
Adult residents who binge drink: 24.9 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 9 percent
Adultery Index Score: 94.52
3
Virginia
![virginia beach town center](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/08/virginia-beach-town-center.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 4.2
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.1
Adult residents who binge drink: 17 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 18 percent
Adultery Index Score: 99.39
2
Mississippi
![jackson mississippi skyline](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/shutterstock_469684373.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 10.2
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 2.7
Adult residents who binge drink: 12.5 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 1 percent
Adultery Index Score: 99.53
1
Wyoming
![cityscape photo of downtown Jackson Hole, Wyoming](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/jackson-hole-wyoming.jpg?quality=82&strip=all)
Ashley Madison users per 1,000 people: 3.8
Divorce rate per 1,000 people: 3.8
Adult residents who binge drink: 16.9 percent
Collective narcissism rate: 12 percent
Adultery Index Score: 99.77
And for where you'll find people most likely to enjoy a drink or two, This Is the Drunkest State in America.