![]() Some 12% of newlywed intermarried couples include one white and one multiracial spouse, and 11% include one white and one black spouse.ĤNewlywed black men are twice as likely as newlywed black women to be intermarried. The next most common intermarriage pairings are one white and one Asian spouse (15%). Among whites, the rate rose from 4% in 1980 to 11% in 2015.ģ The most common racial or ethnic pairing among newlywed intermarried couples is one Hispanic and one white spouse (42%). ![]() ![]() The most dramatic increase has occurred among black newlyweds, whose intermarriage rate more than tripled from 5% in 1980 to 18% in 2015. born: 39% of U.S.-born Hispanics and almost half (46%) of U.S.-born Asian newlyweds were intermarried in 2015.Īlthough Asian and Hispanic newlyweds are most likely to be intermarried, overall increases in intermarriage have been driven in part by rising intermarriage rates among black and white newlyweds. Intermarriage for these groups was especially prevalent among the U.S. The biggest decline has occurred among nonblacks: Today, 14% of nonblacks say they would oppose a close relative marrying a black person, down from 63% in 1990.Ģ Asian and Hispanic newlyweds are the most likely to be intermarried. Nearly three-in-ten Asian newlyweds (29%) were married to someone of a different race or ethnicity in 2015, as were 27% of Hispanic newlyweds. Now, 10% say they would oppose such a marriage in their family, down from 31% in 2000. Adults younger than 30, those with at least a bachelor’s degree and those who identify as a Democrat or lean Democratic are especially likely to say this.Īmericans today also are less likely to oppose a close relative marrying someone of a different race or ethnicity. Nearly four-in-ten adults (39%) say the growing number of people marrying someone of a different race is good for society, up from 24% in 2010. Here are more key findings from Pew Research Center about interracial and interethnic marriage and families on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision.ġ A growing share of adults say interracial marriage is generally a good thing for American society. ![]() Among all married people in 2015 (not just those who recently wed), 10% are now intermarried – 11 million in total. newlyweds (17%) were married to a person of a different race or ethnicity in 2015, a more than fivefold increase from 3% in 1967. Intermarriage has increased steadily since then: One-in-six U.S. Virginia case that marriage across racial lines was legal throughout the country. ![]()
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