Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Percent of all coupled households
The following table shows the total percent of unmarried couples, same-sex partners, and opposite-sex partners living in the United States according to race.
| Race | Total unmarried couples | Same-sex partners | Opposite-sex partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| White alone | 8.2% | 0.9% | 7.3% |
| Black or African American alone | 16.9 | 1.4 | 15.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 17.4 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Asian alone | 4.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone | 12.3 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| Some other race alone | 13.6 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| Two or more races | 13.7 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.2 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino | 8.1 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
NOTE: Percent same-sex partners and percent opposite-sex partners may not add to total percent unmarried-partner households because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Census Burea, Census 2000.
| Singles in the United States | Marital Status | Ten Places of 100,000 or More Population with Highest Percentage of Same-Sex Partners, 2000 |
