Is the divorce rate of interracial marriages higher or lower than that of same race marriages?

There isn't much information regarding divorce rates for interracial couple. It's common belief that the rate is much higher than for same-race couples but most experts in the field belive it is about the same. It think it may be more difficult to maintain these relationships with the differences in race but I also believe that people who marry someone of another race are more likely to put additional effort into it.

I honestly don't know the exact statistics, but I would guess it is probably the same as same race marriages. My grandmother has been with an african american man for 10 years and they are still crazy about eachother if that helps:) I believe that no matter what the race of a couple, there will always be problems, but if a couple wants to make it work, they will, regardless of race. I know this doesn't answer your question, but I hope it helped a little?
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I would explain the best that I can.

I would say it doesn't matter whether it interracial or same race, divorces are happening everywhere these days.

My mother is a product of a interracial marriage and I am in a interracial marriage. My wife and I have been together ever since we first met and have been married for 16 years now. We believe it's no different then any other relationship. Give and take - Ups and downs. It's people on the outside looking in that try to throw crap in the mix that doesn't belong. Blacks have the most negative comments and whites aren't too far behind them. Just have to remember why you hooked up in the first place and nothing can touch or brake that but you. Can you dig it?

From 20 experience of dealing with divorced father, I've never had even one case involving a white male that was married to a black female.

Not that I've seen. What's hard is adjusting statistics for race specifically. Economic background and culture seem to be larger issues than just race.

i don't think that interracial marriages are so much of a problem as cross cultural marriages. the mix of cultures is much harder to overcome than race i feel and by cultures i mean even the difference between being french and english or english and american

My husband and I have been married for 22 years, he's black I ma white. I think where you were raised has a great deal to do with how accepted and accepting the relationship is. We grew up in the same neighborhood, in an inner city that was VERY multicultural. It wasn't even noticed that we were an interracial couple. We got married because we loved each other and still do today. That's what makes our marriage work.

higher,look in polls of interracial divorces for percentage.

I have read that interracial marriages have a 80% divorce rate. Not sure if it is acurate. I would guess that is right since there are a lot of additional problems with family acceptance and other things.

I am not sure on the percentage, but I can say from experience it is hard to be in an interracial marriage,due to different customs and beliefs.

I would have to say, based on the well-known stat of 70% of black families are missing their fathers, that interracial marriages have a tougher go of it.. at least with a black/"other race" situation. You just can not discount that 70% no matter how much you may be tempted to scream "racist".