Unmarried-Partner Households by Sex of Partners and Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder, 2000

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.

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