Title: 1. Trends and patterns in intermarriage | Pew Research Center
Headings: 1. Trends and patterns in intermarriage
1. Trends and patterns in intermarriage
Intermarriage varies by race and ethnicity
The changing racial and ethnic profile of U.S. newlyweds is linked to growth in intermarriage
For blacks and Asians, big gender gaps in intermarriage
A growing educational gap in intermarriage
Strong link between education and intermarriage for Hispanics
For blacks, intermarriage has increased most among those with no college experience
Asians with some college are the most likely to intermarry
Among whites, little difference in intermarriage rates by education level
Intermarriage is slightly less common at older ages
In metro areas, almost one-in-five newlyweds are intermarried
The largest share of intermarried couples include one Hispanic and one white spouse

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The same patterns and trends emerge when looking separately at newlywed men and women; there are no overall gender differences in intermarriage by educational attainment. In 2015, 13% of recently married men with a high school diploma or less and 14% of women with the same level of educational attainment had a spouse of another race or ethnicity, as did 19% of recently married men with some college and 18% of comparable women. Among newlyweds with a bachelor’s degree, 20% of men and 18% of women were intermarried. Strong link between education and intermarriage for Hispanics
The association between intermarriage and educational attainment among newlyweds varies across racial and ethnic groups. For instance, among Hispanic newlyweds, higher levels of education are strongly linked with higher rates of intermarriage. While 16% of those with a high school diploma or less are married to a non-Hispanic, this share more than doubles to 35% among those with some college. And it rises to 46% for those with a bachelor’s degree or higher. This pattern may be partly driven by the fact that Hispanics with low levels of education are disproportionately immigrants who are in turn less likely to intermarry. However, rates of intermarriage increase as education levels rise for both the U.S. born and the foreign born: