The most common intermarriage pair among newlyweds is Hispanic and white.
The second most prevalent pair is white and Asian. Other data pointed out stark gender differences for blacks and Asians: Black men are twice as likely as black women to intermarry.
Asians are the opposite — Asian women are more likely to intermarry than Asian men. On the whole, more educated individuals are more likely to intermarry.
Expect the next generation to deepen the cultural shifts prominent among Millennials.
Take this: Children today are more open to dating people who don't look or think like them. Gen Z is the most racially diverse generation, research firm 747 Insights found, and interracial marriage is on the rise.
About four in five children say they'd date outside their race, notes youth marketing firm YPulse, and a majority of 13-to-17-year-olds said they'd date someone with different religious or political views. Yet, despite all this openness, our interviews found dating isn't any less awkward.
