Interracial Married Couples, 1980-2006
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
(in thousands)
Race and origin of spouses | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2006 |
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Married couples, total1 | 49,714 | 53,256 | 54,937 | 56,497 | 59,064 | 59,528 |
Interracial married couples, total2 | 651 | 964 | 1,392 | 1,464 | 2,157 | 2,274 |
Black/White | 167 | 211 | 328 | 363 | 413 | 403 |
Black husband/White wife | 122 | 150 | 206 | 268 | 287 | 286 |
White husband/Black wife | 45 | 61 | 122 | 95 | 126 | 117 |
White/other race3 | 450 | 720 | 988 | 1,051 | 1,622 | 1,763 |
Black/other race3 | 34 | 33 | 76 | 50 | 122 | 108 |
Hispanic/other origin (not Hispanic) | 891 | 1,193 | 1,434 | 1,743 | 2,076 | 2,226 |
1. Includes other married couples not shown separately.
2. Interracial married couples with at least one spouse of white or black race.
3. “Other race“ is any race other than white or black, such as American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, etc. This total excludes combinations of other races.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008.
Interracial Married Couples: 1960-1995 | Population/Demographics | Married Couples of Same or Mixed Races and Origins, 1980-2000 |