New Census Report Reveals 21% of Married Couples Have at Least One Foreign Spouse

Census infographic highlighting foreign-born spouses trend in the U.S.

ByABC News
September 5, 2013, 4:50 PM
Detail of United States Census Bureau infographic.
Detail of United States Census Bureau infographic.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey

Sept. 5, 2013— --

highlights from the brief include:

  • Among the mixed-nativity married-couple households — households with one native-born and one foreign-born spouse — the foreign-born spouse was more likely to be the wife (55 percent) than the husband (45 percent).

  • Foreign-born spouses in mixed-nativity married-couple households were more likely to be naturalized U.S. citizens (61 percent) than noncitizens (39 percent).

  • Foreign-born spouses in mixed-nativity married-couple households were most likely to have been born in Latin America and the Caribbean (40 percent), followed by Europe (26 percent) and Asia (23 percent).

  • Foreign-born husbands in mixed-nativity married-couple households were more likely than foreign-born wives to have been born in Latin America and the Caribbean. In contrast, foreign-born wives were more likely than foreign-born husbands to have been born in Asia.

  • Among all states, Hawaii (16 percent) had the highest percentage of married-couple households that were of mixed nativity, while Mississippi, South Dakota and West Virginia (2 percent in each state) had the lowest percentages.

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