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5. Immigration

[In thousands, except rate (152 represents 152,000). For fiscal years ending in year shown, except as noted; see text, Section 9, State and Local Government. For definition of immigrants, see text of this section. For 1820-1867, alien passengers arriving, 1868-1891 and 1895-1897, immigrants arriving; 1892-1894 and 1898 to the present, immigrants admitted. Rates based on Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 for resident population through 1929, and for total population thereafter (excluding Alaska and Hawaii prior to 1959)]

 
IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRANTS
PERIOD
Number Rate 1 YEAR Number Rate 1
 
1820 to 1830 2 152 1.2 1970 373 1.8
1831 to 1840 3 599 3.9 1971 370 1.8
1841 to 1850 4 1,713 8.4 1972 385 1.8
1851 to 1860 4 2,598 9.3 1973 400 1.9
1861 to 1870 5 2,315 6.4 1974 395 1.9
1871 to 1880 2,812 6.2 1975 386 1.8
1881 to 1890 5,247 9.2 1976 399 1.9
1891 to 1900 3,688 5.3 1977 462 2.1
1901 to 1910 8,795 10.4 1978 601 2.8
1911 to 1920 5,736 5.7 1979 460 2.1
1921 to 1930 4,107 3.5 1980 531 2.3
1931 to 1940 528 0.4 1981 597 2.6
1941 to 1950 1,035 0.7 1982 594 2.6
1951 to 1960 2,515 1.5 1983 560 2.4
1961 to 1970 3,322 1.7 1984 544 2.3
1971 to 1980 4,493 2.1 1985 570 2.4
1981 to 1990 7,338 3.1 1986 602 2.5
1991 to 1998 7,605 3.6 1987 602 2.5
  1988 643 2.6
  1989 1,091 4.4
  1990 1,536 6.1
  1991 1,827 7.2
  1992 974 3.8
  1993 904 3.5
  1994 804 3.1
  1995 720 2.7
  1996 916 3.4
  1997 798 3.0
  1998 660 2.4

1 Annual rate per 1,000 U.S. population. Rate computed by dividing sum of annual immigration totals by sum of annual U.S. population totals for same number of years.
2 Oct. 1, 1819, to Sept. 30, 1830.
3 Oct. 1, 1830, to Dec. 31, 1840.
4 Calendar years.
5 Jan. 1, 1861, to June 30, 1870.

Source: U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Statistical Yearbook, annual.

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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