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Who's getting interracially married in America?
Disproportionately, Asian women, Black men, and Hispanics as a whole.
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If we look at newlyweds (married in last year) alone, the pattern doesn't change, but the magnitudes do:
Mid-way through 1967, interracial marriage was officially unbanned nationally, and from that time on, the numbers have tended to increase, except for Asians, for whom large and recent immigration waves have supported more racial endogamy.
Here's how things look for men:
And here's how things look for women:
Now it's only natural to ask: have people been intermarrying with the same groups over time?
The answer is 'basically yes'.
Consider Black Males:
Black Females:
Asian Males:
Asian Females:
Hispanic Males:
Hispanic Females:
White Males:
White Females:
One of the more noticeable facts is that it seems the only rates notably rising over time are the ones for Whites and Blacks.
Why?
For Whites, because Asians and Hispanics are growing parts of the population with high intermarriage rates.
For Blacks, less clear. Sorry!

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