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Interracial Married Couples, 1980–2006

(in thousands)

Race and origin of spouses	1980	1990	1995	2000	2004	2006
Married couples, total¹	49,714	53,256	54,937	56,497	59,064	59,528
Interracial married couples, total²	651	964	1,392	1,464	2,157	2,274
Black/White	167	211	328	363	413	403
Black husband/White wife	122	150	206	268	287	286
White husband/Black wife	45	61	122	95	126	117
White/other race³	450	720	988	1,051	1,622	1,763
Black/other race³	34	33	76	50	122	108
Hispanic/other origin (not Hispanic)	891	1,193	1,434	1,743	2,076	2,226

1. Includes other married couples not shown separately.

2. Interracial married couples with at least one spouse of white or black race.

3. “Other race” is any race other than white or black, such as American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, etc. This total excludes combinations of other races.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008.

Interracial Married Couples: 1960–1995

Population/Demographics

Married Couples of Same or Mixed Races and Origins, 1980–2000