Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
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(in thousands)
The chart below from the U.S. Census Bureau tracks biracial marriages in America from 1980 to 2007. As you can see, biracial marriages have been on a steady rise.
| Race and origin of spouse | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married couples, total | 49,714 | 53,256 | 54,937 | 55,305 | 55,849 | 56,497 | 60,676 |
| Race | |||||||
| White/white | 44,910 | 47,202 | 48,030 | 48,050 | 48,455 | 48,917 | 50,904 |
| Black/black | 3,354 | 3,687 | 3,703 | 3,839 | 3,868 | 3,989 | 4,178 |
| Black/white | 167 | 211 | 328 | 330 | 364 | 363 | 464 |
| Black husband/white wife | 122 | 150 | 206 | 210 | 240 | 268 | 338 |
| White husband/black wife | 45 | 61 | 122 | 120 | 124 | 95 | 126 |
| White/other race1 | 450 | 720 | 988 | 975 | 1,086 | 1,051 | 1,688 |
| Black/other race1 | 34 | 33 | 76 | 43 | 31 | 50 | 129 |
| All other couples1 | 799 | 1,401 | 1,811 | 2,068 | 2,045 | 2,127 | 3,313 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Hispanic/Hispanic | 1,906 | 3,085 | 3,857 | 4,279 | 4,480 | 4,739 | 6,261 |
| Hispanic/other origin (not Hispanic) | 891 | 1,193 | 1,434 | 1,662 | 1,647 | 1,742 | 2,241 |
| All other couples (not of Hispanic origin) | 46,917 | 48,979 | 49,646 | 49,363 | 49,722 | 50,016 | 52,173 |
NOTE: Persons 15 years old and over. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
1. Excluding white and black.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports. From Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009.
| Interracial Married Couples, 1980-2004 | Population/Demographics | Persons Speaking a Language Other than English at Home, 2000 |
