How delusional are YOUR dating expectations? Use this calculator to find out the percentage of Americans that meet your criteria - and tell us how you got on in the comments

Users across the internet are going wild over a calculator that shows just how few options they have in their dating pool.

The calculator, created by a matchmaking service called Keeper, uses 2022 census data to determine how many eligible mates are available for you in the US based on a set of 14 different traits. These include age, salary, smoking preferences, height and more. 

Users have coined it the 'delusion calculator', as it reveal how delusional you are about finding someone that fits your individual preferences. 

'Basically the more traits that matter to you, the harder it is to find someone,' Jake Kozloski, the CEO and founder of Keeper, said. 

Many users were shocked to discover how few people actually fit their preferences 

X user _hibax shared in a tweet that noted how .004 percent of men in the United States would fit their preferences. That represents about 6,599 men, according to the calculator.

'I didn't think I was this picky??' _hibax wrote. 

In the same thread, user FluffyNaps wrote, 'I also have high standards,' while sharing a picture that showed that only 0.052 percent of American men met their standards. 

TikTok user lolmisslindsey found that 329,955 men fit her standards, representing about .2 percent of the dating pool. 'That's not terrible,' she said in the video. 

Here are some of the things the calculator shows: 

If you're not too picky, and just want to date any man between age 25-50 with a bachelors degree, then there are 36 percent of men in the United States that meet your standards, including those who are married. 

That represents 59 million eligible bachelors. 

But if you're a bit more selective, and want to date a man between age 25-35 who doesn't smoke, isn't married or obese, is at least six feet tall, makes a minimum of 70,000 dollars annually, has a bachelors degree and wants kids, you have a lucky .162 percent of the American population to choose from.

That represents about 267,263 men.

If you want to date any woman between age 25-50 with a bachelors degree, then there are 40 percent of women in the United States that meet your standards, including those who are married and obese. 

That represents 67 million women. 

This screenshot shows Keeper's preference calculator and some of the categories you can select. For this example, there were .162 percent of eligible American men

But if you want to date a woman between age 25-35 who doesn't smoke, isn't married or obese, is at least five feet tall, makes a minimum of 70,000 annually, has a bachelors degree and wants kids, there are .68 percent of American women to choose from. 

That's 1,144,509 women. 

These calculations don't even include preferences with religion, physical features and drinking habits. Which the calculator shows can further shrink your options. 

If for example, you wanted to date a Christian man but didn't have any other preferences, you'd have 52 percent of the pool to choose from, or about 85 million men. 

If you wanted to date an Atheist woman but had no other preferences, according to the calculator, you'd have 17.8 percent of the pool to choose from, representing nearly 30 million women. 

Dating app use has made this problem

If you used this tool and were scared by what you found, Kozloski said you shouldn't take it as gospel. It 'isn't perfect', and 'when it gets very specific is sometimes a little too aggressive,' Kozloski said.

The census and CDC data includes a lot of Americans, but not all of them. The 2020 census was estimated to have missed about 782,000 people. 

Keeper's preference calculator can't account for people not included in those databases.

So, he said, their tool might give you an idea of your general likelihood of meeting someone who ticks all your boxes, but it isn't a crystal ball. 

As the amount of Americans using dating apps has surged over 20 percent in the last decade, Kozloski said it's crucial not to lose hope. There are many people out there looking for 'the one'.  

The truth of how to find your mate is 'somewhere in the middle there' between what the calculator might tell you and your own personal experience, Kozloski said.