Married Couples of Same or Mixed Races and Origins, 1980–2007

(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