The result compares households
The Census Bureau compares the race and Hispanic-origin responses of partners recorded in the same household. The percentage refers to married couple households. It does not describe all relationships, all individuals, or active daters.
The Census release tested the difference between the two percentages. It used the same 2024 American Community Survey method for both household 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 couples who live together, not dating choices
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 group result shaped by population mix, location, age, education, social networks, and other factors that this two-number comparison does not separate.