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Content: As a matter of fact in 2017 there were about 479,617 more Black men who were married than Black women even though Black women were 51% of the Black population . Although the vast majority of Black men (85%) were married to Black women, an even larger percent (93%) of Black women are married to Black men. More about Marriage…
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In 2012 The U.S Census Bureau released a report that studied the history of marriage in the United States. They discovered some startling statistics when calculating marriage by race. They found that African Americans age 35 and older were more likely to be married than White Americans from 1890 until sometime around the 1960s. Not only did they swap places during the 60s but in 1980 the number of NEVER married African Americans began a staggering climb from about 10% to more than 25% by 2010 while the percentage remained just over 10% for White men through 2000. The chart above was included in the report only the heading has been altered by BlackDemographics.com to outline these findings. CLICK IMAGE TO ZOOM
The above chart illustrates how closely the marriage graph for Black men aligns with the incarceration numbers which also experienced an abnormal climb beginning in 1980. This does not prove causation however it shows that they are related due to the assumption that men in prison are less likely to marry. NOTE: