Title: Interracial marriages in the U.S. hit all-time high 4.8 million - New York Daily News
Headings: Interracial marriages in the U.S. hit all-time high 4.8 million
Interracial marriages in the U.S. hit all-time high 4.8 million
Content: Another analysis found divorce rates among mixed-race couples to be more dependent on the specific race combination, with white women who married outside their race more likely to divorce. Mixed marriages involving blacks and whites also were considered least stable, followed by Hispanic-white couples. Other findings: -Broken down by gender, black men were more than twice as likely as black women to marry someone outside their race - 24 percent to 9 percent. The reverse held true for Asian men - 17 percent intermarried, compared to 36 percent among Asian women. -White-Asian couples who married had the highest median income, nearly $71,000. Behind them were the following race combinations: Asian-Asian ($62,000), white-white ($60,000), white-Hispanic ($57,900), white-black ($53,187), black-black ($47,700) and Hispanic-Hispanic (nearly $36,000). -The top three states for white-black married couples are Virginia, North Carolina and Kansas, all with rates of about 3 percent. Recommended on Daily News
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