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

(in thousands)

Race and origin of spouse	1980	1990	1995	1998	1999	2000
Married couples, total	49,714	53,256	54,937	55,305	55,849	56,497
Race
White/white	44,910	47,202	48,030	48,050	48,455	48,917
Black/black	3,354	3,687	3,703	3,839	3,868	3,989
Black/white	167	211	328	330	364	363
Black husband/white wife	122	150	206	210	240	268
White husband/black wife	45	61	122	120	124	95
White/other race¹	450	720	988	975	1,086	1,051
Black/other race¹	34	33	76	43	31	50
All other couples¹	799	1,401	1,811	2,068	2,045	2,127
Hispanic origin
Hispanic/Hispanic	1,906	3,085	3,857	4,279	4,480	4,739
Hispanic/other origin (not Hispanic)	891	1,193	1,434	1,662	1,647	1,742
All other couples (not of Hispanic origin)	46,917	48,979	49,646	49,363	49,722	50,016

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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