| Table 2. | Region of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population: 1850 to 1930 and 1960 to 1990 |
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| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: March 9, 1999 (See text for sources, definitions, and explanations) |
| Year | Total | Region of birth reported | Region of birth not reported |
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| Total | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania | Latin America |
Northern America |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
