Births to Unmarried Women by Race

Source: U.S. Bureau of Census; U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means

Births to Unmarried Women by Race

All Races			Whites		Blacks
Year	Number	%*	Number	%*	Number	%*
1960	224,300	5.3	82,500	2.3	138,744	23.0
1965	291,200	7.7	123,700	4.0	162,215	27.9
1970	398,700	10.7	175,100	5.7	215,100	37.6
1975	447,900	14.2	186,400	7.3	249,600	48.8
1980	665,747	18.4	320,063	11.0	325,737	55.2
1985	828,174	22.0	432969	14.5	365,527	60.1
1989	1,165,169	27.1	593,911	19.0	457,480	64.2
1990	1,165,384	28.0	647,376	21.0	472,660	65.2

* Percent of total births for race, married and unmarried