The result is a household comparison
The Census Bureau compares the race and Hispanic-origin responses of partners identified within coupled households. The reported percentage refers to married couple households, not all dating relationships or all individuals.
The comparison is statistically tested in the Census release and uses the same 2024 ACS framework for both couple types.
Interracial is not the same as interethnic in every source
Race and Hispanic origin are separate Census concepts. Some studies combine interracial and interethnic couples; others publish race-only categories or a broader different-race-or-origin measure.
Percentages from differently defined categories should not be combined without checking the underlying table and notes.
The data describe formed households, not matching behavior
A higher interracial share among one couple-household type does not prove a universal dating preference or explain how the couples met.
It is a demographic outcome shaped by population composition, geography, age, education, social networks, and other factors that this two-number comparison does not isolate.