Interracial Marriage Statistics In The USA Now Sixfold After Five Decades

The percentage of interracial marriage among newlyweds increased to over six times from 1967 to 2019. According to the Pew Research Center, the share of newlyweds married to a spouse of a different race shows a steep rise from 3% in 1967 to 19% in 2019.Of all married U.S. adults in the recent year, 11% had a partner different from their race. This percentage is higher than the United States Census report of 7.4% in 2000 to 10.2% from 2012 to 2016. Interracial Marriage Facts in 2019: ■ 29% of Asian newlyweds and 27% of Latino newlyweds are married to their spouses from a different race or ethnicity. more>> ■ The most common racial or ethnic pairing of interracial couples is a Hispanic and white spouse at 42%. White and Asian spouse follows it at 15% and White and Multiracial spouses at 12%. more>> ■ 46% of the US-born Asian and 39% of Hispanic newlyweds had chosen a spouse who is not their race. more>> ■ Compared to only 5% of Black people who reported interracial marriage in 1980, it increased to 18% today. White men and women were least likely to report interracial marriage at 11%. more>> ■ Interracial marriage in …