United States immigration statistics


The 1850 United States census was the first federal U.S. census to query respondents about their "nativity"—i.e, where they were born, whether in the United States or outside of it—and is thus the first point at which solid statistics become available. The following chart, based on statistics from the U.S. Census from 1850 on, shows the numbers of non-native residents according to place of birth. Because an immigrant is counted in each census during his or her lifetime, the numbers reflect the cumulative population of living non-native residents.
Region and country or area20001990198019701960195019201910190018901880187018601850
Total31,107,88919,767,31614,079,9069,619,3029,738,09114,204,14913,920,69213,515,88610,341,2769,249,5476,679,9435,567,2294,295,5102,244,602
Reported by region and/or country31,107,57318,959,15813,192,5639,303,5709,678,20114,197,55313,911,76713,506,27210,330,5349,243,5356,675,8755,563,6374,134,8092,202,625
Europe4,915,5574,350,4035,149,5725,740,8917,256,31111,784,01011,916,04811,810,1158,881,5488,030,3475,751,8234,941,0493,807,0622,031,867
Northern and Western Europe2,070,4462,058,8532,384,2572,629,2003,334,9715,850,2566,241,9167,306,3257,204,6497,288,9175,499,8894,845,6793,773,3472,022,195
Northern Europe974,619968,2711,083,4991,271,5911,694,4303,415,5513,501,1493,953,9473,917,8154,056,1603,212,4312,867,9262,271,6611,358,887
British Isles834,225809,972866,966937,4741,171,7772,147,7332,172,7232,573,5342,783,0823,122,9112,772,1692,626,2412,199,0791,340,812
United Kingdom 677,715640,145669,149686,099833,0551,402,923
Great Britain 677,751623,614649,318645,262764,8931,224,0911,135,4891,221,2831,167,6231,251,402917,598770,414587,775379,093
England423,609405,588442,499458,114528,205809,563813,853877,719840,513908,141662,676550,924431,692278,675
Scotland88,445104,168142,001170,134213,219354,323254,570261,076233,524242,231170,136140,835108,51870,550
Wales10,94810,63813,52817,01423,46960,20567,06682,48893,586100,07983,30274,53345,76329,868
Great Britain n.e.c.141,572100,00051,2909511,4844,1221,802
Northern Ireland13,17716,53119,83140,83768,162178,832
Ireland156,474169,827197,817251,375338,722744,8101,037,2341,352,2511,615,4591,871,5091,854,5711,855,8271,611,304961,719
Scandinavia140,394158,299216,533334,117522,6531,267,8181,328,4261,380,4131,134,733933,249440,262241,68572,58218,075
Denmark31,42234,99942,73261,41085,060179,474189,154181,649153,690132,54364,19630,1079,9621,838
Finland21,40822,31329,17245,49967,624142,478149,824129,68062,641
Iceland5,5535,0714,1562,8952,7802,764
Norway32,20742,24063,31697,243152,698347,852363,863403,877336,388322,665181,729114,24643,99512,678
Sweden49,72453,67677,157127,070214,491595,250625,585665,207582,014478,041194,33797,33218,6253,559
Western Europe1,095,8471,090,5821,300,7581,357,6091,640,5412,434,7052,740,7673,352,3783,286,8343,232,7572,287,4581,977,7531,501,686663,308
Low countries130,615132,617142,748155,513173,069206,375207,038172,534127,719107,34986,46165,15737,35311,161
Belgium33,89534,36636,48741,41250,29464,19462,68749,40029,75722,63915,53512,5539,0721,313
Luxembourg2,1502,0533,1253,5314,3609,04812,5853,0713,0312,88212,8365,802
Netherlands94,57096,198103,136110,570118,415133,133131,766120,06394,93181,82858,09046,80228,2819,848
Austria63,64887,673145,607214,014304,507370,914575,627626,341275,907123,27138,66330,50825,061946
France151,154119,233120,215105,385111,582135,592153,072117,418104,197113,174106,971116,402109,87054,069
Germany706,704711,929849,384832,965989,8151,608,8141,686,1082,311,2372,663,4182,784,8941,966,7421,690,5331,276,075583,774
Switzerland43,10639,13042,80449,73261,568113,010118,659124,848115,593104,06988,62175,15353,32713,358
Other Western Europe263
Southern and Eastern Europe2,840,7212,285,5132,748,5473,090,9913,907,0205,918,9825,670,9274,500,9321,674,648728,851248,62093,82432,3129,672
Southern Europe934,6651,054,1411,336,8051,363,1951,541,4412,133,0921,939,6001,544,149539,968216,38766,24930,41621,7268,152
Greece165,750177,398210,998177,275159,167174,526175,976101,2828,5151,88777639032886
Italy473,338580,592831,9221,008,5331,256,9991,790,4291,610,1131,343,125484,027182,58044,23017,15711,6773,679
Portugal 203,119210,122209,968119,89980,276108,775103,97677,63440,37625,73515,6508,9735,4771,274
Azores26,55929,65632,53128,86522,58635,61133,99518,2749,7689,7397,5124,4311,361
Portugal 175,571180,466177,43791,03457,69073,16469,98159,36030,60815,9968,1384,5424,1161,274
Spain82,85876,41573,73557,48844,99959,36249,53522,1087,0506,1855,1213,7644,2443,113
Other Southern Europe9,61410,182472132
Eastern Europe1,906,0561,231,3721,411,7421,727,7962,365,5793,785,8903,731,3272,956,7831,134,680512,464182,37163,40810,5861,520
Albania38,6635,6277,3819,1809,6188,8145,608
Bulgaria35,0908,5798,4638,6098,2239,39910,47711,498
Czechoslovakia 83,08187,020112,707160,899227,618491,638362,438219,214156,891118,10685,36140,289
Estonia9,7859,21012,16912,16313,9913,550
Hungary92,071110,337144,368183,236245,252274,450397,283495,609145,71462,43511,5263,737
Latvia27,23226,17934,34941,70750,68120,673
Lithuania28,49029,74548,19476,001121,475193,606135,068
Poland466,742388,328418,128548,107747,7501,268,5831,139,979937,884383,407147,44048,55714,4367,298
Romania135,96691,10666,99470,68784,575146,393102,82365,92315,032
Soviet Union 838,809333,725406,022463,462690,5981,153,6281,400,4951,184,412423,726182,64435,7224,6443,1601,414
Turkey in Europe2,2575,28432,2309,9101,8391,205302128106
Yugoslavia 278,314141,516152,967153,745165,798211,416169,439
Other Eastern Europe1,4832,43310,013
Europe n.e.c.4,3706,03716,76820,70014,32014,7723,2052,8582,25112,5793,3141,5461,403
Asia8,226,2544,979,0372,539,777824,887490,996275,665237,950191,484120,248113,383107,63064,56536,7961,135
Armenia65,28032,16636,628
China988,857529,837286,120172,13299,73546,12943,56056,75681,534106,688104,46863,04235,565758
India1,022,552450,406206,08751,00012,2965,8504,9014,6642,0312,1431,707586
Japan347,539290,128221,794120,235109,17570,99381,50267,74424,7882,29240173
Israel21,0706,1373,203
Syria54,56136,78222,08114,96216,71757,22751,901
Turkey in Asia78,37855,08751,91548,08552,22846,65411,01959,729
Other Asia3,595,7271,751,780418,473200,84510,5095,2362,59111,8952,2601,0548641,231377
Africa881,300363,819199,72380,14335,35518,32616,1263,9922,5382,2072,2042,657526551
Africa excl. Atlantic Islands349,451189,26661,46327,0538,8595,7813,9922,5382,2072,2042,657526551
Atlantic Islands14,36810,45718,6808,3029,46710,345
Oceania168,046104,14577,57741,25834,73017,34314,62611,4508,8209,3536,8594,0282,140588
Australia60,96542,26736,12024,27122,20912,81610,9149,0356,8075,9844,9063,1181,419
Sandwich Islands 1,3041,147584435588
Other Oceania61,87841,45716,98712,5214,5273,7122,4152,0132,065806326286-
Latin America16,086,9748,407,8374,372,4871,803,970908,309791,840588,843279,514137,458107,30790,07357,87138,31520,773
Caribbean2,953,0661,938,3481,258,363675,108193,922106,24178,96247,63525,43523,25616,40111,5707,3535,772
Cuba872,716736,971607,814439,04879,15018,49314,87215,13311,0816,9175,319
Other Caribbean1,201,377650,549236,060114,77287,74864,09032,50214,3549,4846,251
Central America11,203,6735,431,9922,553,113873,624624,851651,976491,330223,651107,29079,04569,10642,73627,69913,458
Mexico9,177,4874,298,0142,199,221759,711575,902641,462486,418221,915103,39377,85368,39942,43527,46613,317
Other Central America2,026,1501,133,978353,892113,91348,94910,5144,9121,7363,8971,192707301233141
South America1,930,2711,037,497561,011255,23889,53633,62318,5518,2284,7335,0064,5663,5653,2631,543
Northern America829,442753,917853,427812,421952,5001,310,3691,138,1741,209,7171,179,922980,938717,286493,467249,970147,711
Canada820,771744,830842,859812,421952,5001,310,3691,138,1741,209,7171,179,922980,938717,157493,464249,970147,711
Canada-French370,852307,786385,083395,126302,496
Canada-Other915,537817,139819,554784,796678,442
Newfoundland23,98013,2495,080
Other Northern America8,6719,08710,5681293
Region or country not reported316808,158887,343315,73259,8906,5968,9259,61410,7426,0124,0683,5923,88841,977
Born at sea5,0085,3366,9278,1965,5334,0682,6382,522
Not reported1,5883,5892,6872,5464799541,36641,977

Not available.

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

1/ Prior to 1980, Taiwan included with China.