| Table 2. |
Region of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population: 1850 to 1930 and
1960 to 1990 |
| Year |
Total |
Region of birth reported |
Region of
birth not
reported |
| Total |
Europe |
Asia |
Africa |
Oceania |
Latin
America |
Northern
America |
|
| NUMBER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990* |
19,767,316 |
18,959,158 |
4,350,403 |
4,979,037 |
363,819 |
104,145 |
8,407,837 |
753,917 |
808,158 |
| 1980* |
14,079,906 |
13,192,563 |
5,149,572 |
2,539,777 |
199,723 |
77,577 |
4,372,487 |
853,427 |
887,343 |
| 1970* |
9,619,302 |
9,303,570 |
5,740,891 |
824,887 |
80,143 |
41,258 |
1,803,970 |
812,421 |
315,732 |
| 1960* |
9,738,091 |
9,678,201 |
7,256,311 |
490,996 |
35,355 |
34,730 |
908,309 |
952,500 |
59,890 |
|
| 1930 |
14,204,149 |
14,197,553 |
11,784,010 |
275,665 |
18,326 |
17,343 |
791,840 |
1,310,369 |
6,596 |
| 1920 |
13,920,692 |
13,911,767 |
11,916,048 |
237,950 |
16,126 |
14,626 |
588,843 |
1,138,174 |
8,925 |
| 1910 |
13,515,886 |
13,506,272 |
11,810,115 |
191,484 |
3,992 |
11,450 |
279,514 |
1,209,717 |
9,614 |
| 1900 |
10,341,276 |
10,330,534 |
8,881,548 |
120,248 |
2,538 |
8,820 |
137,458 |
1,179,922 |
10,742 |
|
| 1890 |
9,249,547 |
9,243,535 |
8,030,347 |
113,383 |
2,207 |
9,353 |
107,307 |
980,938 |
6,012 |
| 1880 |
6,679,943 |
6,675,875 |
5,751,823 |
107,630 |
2,204 |
6,859 |
90,073 |
717,286 |
4,068 |
| 1870 |
5,567,229 |
5,563,637 |
4,941,049 |
64,565 |
2,657 |
4,028 |
57,871 |
493,467 |
3,592 |
| 1860 |
4,138,697 |
4,134,809 |
3,807,062 |
36,796 |
526 |
2,140 |
38,315 |
249,970 |
3,888 |
| 1850 |
2,244,602 |
2,202,625 |
2,031,867 |
1,135 |
551 |
588 |
20,773 |
147,711 |
41,977 |
|
PERCENT
DISTRIBUTION FOR
REGION OF BIRTH
REPORTED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990* |
(X) |
100.0 |
22.9 |
26.3 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
44.3 |
4.0 |
(X) |
| 1980* |
(X) |
100.0 |
39.0 |
19.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
33.1 |
6.5 |
(X) |
| 1970* |
(X) |
100.0 |
61.7 |
8.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
19.4 |
8.7 |
(X) |
| 1960* |
(X) |
100.0 |
75.0 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
(X) |
|
| 1930 |
(X) |
100.0 |
83.0 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
5.6 |
9.2 |
(X) |
| 1920 |
(X) |
100.0 |
85.7 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
(X) |
| 1910 |
(X) |
100.0 |
87.4 |
1.4 |
- |
0.1 |
2.1 |
9.0 |
(X) |
| 1900 |
(X) |
100.0 |
86.0 |
1.2 |
- |
0.1 |
1.3 |
11.4 |
(X) |
|
| 1890 |
(X) |
100.0 |
86.9 |
1.2 |
- |
0.1 |
1.2 |
10.6 |
(X) |
| 1880 |
(X) |
100.0 |
86.2 |
1.6 |
- |
0.1 |
1.3 |
10.7 |
(X) |
| 1870 |
(X) |
100.0 |
88.8 |
1.2 |
- |
0.1 |
1.0 |
8.9 |
(X) |
| 1860 |
(X) |
100.0 |
92.1 |
0.9 |
- |
0.1 |
0.9 |
6.0 |
(X) |
| 1850 |
(X) |
100.0 |
92.2 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
0.9 |
6.7 |
(X) |
* Indicates sample data.
(X) Not applicable.
- Rounds to zero.
|