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Black Marriage in America
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Black Marriage in America
Marriage has been a declining institution among all Americans and this decline is even more evident in the Black community. In 2016 only 29% of African Americans were married compared to 48% of all Americans. Half or 50% of African Americans have never been married compared to 33% of all Americans. After viewing the available data, we can see that although fewer black women are “now married”, more black women than Black men have been married at least once. This is because a higher percentage of Black women are divorced and widowed than men. Also in 2016 just under half or 48% of black women had never been married which is up from 44% in 2008 and 42.7% in 2005. CLICK TO ENLARGE
It is also believed that a large percentage of Black men marry White women. This is often cited as one of the causes of lower marriage rates among Black women. This however is only partially true. While Black men marry white women at twice rate that Black women marry White men, in 2017 only 15% percent of Black men were married to non-Black women which is up from 11% in 2010.