Interracial Relationship Statistics

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Internet gives more living space to interracial dating and relationship. For those who are considering this kind of dating, they may be curious about some statistics. For example, while the rate of interracial dating and marriage has definitely grown in the past years, exactly how many are marrying? Of those who do marry, which ethnic groups are most likely to be together? Additionally, are there any differences between men and women, even of the same ethnicity? Let's look at the numbers to find out.

It's interesting to examine how often men and women of each race have interracial marriages. Keep in mind that this data represents marriages, the number of interracial dating or cohabitating couples is usually higher.

African-American and White relationships When African-Americans and Whites marry, there is 2.65 times more likely to be an African-American husband and a white wife. In fact, 73 percent of all African-American and White marriages have this setup.

Asian and White relationships
When Asians and Whites marry, the situation is nearly reversed. In these marriages, it is 3.08 times more likely for the husband to be White and the wife to be Asian.

African-American and Asian relationships
These marriages are still fairly rare. When these couples do marry, it's 6.15 times more likely that the husband will be African-American and the wife Asian.

Hispanic Relationships When Hispanic men and women decide to marry someone of a different race, the difference between men and women is nearly equal. Eighteen percent of Hispanic wives are married to a non-Hispanic man. On the flip side, 15 percent of Hispanic men have a non-Hispanic wife.

In marriages involving Hispanics and Whites, it is 1.17 times more likely that the wife is Hispanic and the husband is White than the other way around.

While the majority of all races still marry another person of the same race, it can sometimes feel like members of your own race are being chosen by another race. This can occasionally cause a problem if you only want to date or marry someone of your own race. For example, African-American women have to compete with White women for African-American men, and Asian men actually are statistically worse off than African-American women. The above data suggests that Asian men prefer to marry Asian women, but since Asian women are more likely to marry a man of another race, it leaves less Asian women to choose from.

In fact, regardless of the statistics on interracial relationships, deciding to date or marry someone of another race is totally a personal decision. You are likely to face more challenges and possibly family scrutiny if you marry someone of another race. But in return, you have the possibility of enjoying a diversity that same-race couples will never know. When looking for love, look beyond race, and for that matter, beyond appearance, social status and economic bracket as well. By doing so, you increase your opportunities to find a satisfying, loving relationship.

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