Daily Almanac for
Jul 26, 2008
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Married Couples of Same or Mixed Races and Origins, 1980–2000

(in thousands)

Race and origin of spouse198019901995199819992000
Married couples, total49,71453,25654,93755,30555,84956,497
Race      
 White/white44,91047,20248,03048,05048,45548,917
 Black/black3,3543,6873,7033,8393,8683,989
 Black/white167211328330364363
  Black husband/white wife122150206210240268
  White husband/black wife456112212012495
 White/other race14507209889751,0861,051
 Black/other race1343376433150
 All other couples17991,4011,8112,0682,0452,127
Hispanic origin      
 Hispanic/Hispanic1,9063,0853,8574,2794,4804,739
 Hispanic/other origin (not Hispanic)8911,1931,4341,6621,6471,742
 All other couples (not of Hispanic origin)46,91748,97949,64649,36349,72250,016
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 2001.

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