| Table 14. | Foreign-Born Population by Historical Section and Subsection of the United States: 1850 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) |
| Historical section and subsection 1/ |
Total | North | South | West | ||||
| Total | Northeast | North Central |
Total | Southeast | South Central |
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| (Region as currently defined) 1/ |
(Northeast) | (Midwest) | (South) | (West) | ||||
| FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION |
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| 1990* | 19,767,316 | 7,362,317 | 5,231,024 | 2,131,293 | 4,582,293 | 2,722,945 | 1,859,348 | 7,822,706 |
| 1980* | 14,079,906 | 6,620,113 | 4,505,923 | 2,114,190 | 2,894,757 | 1,728,917 | 1,165,840 | 4,565,036 |
| 1970* | 9,619,302 | 5,993,242 | 4,119,681 | 1,873,561 | 1,316,205 | 878,754 | 437,451 | 2,309,855 |
| 1960* | 9,738,143 | 6,851,702 | 4,574,743 | 2,276,959 | 962,920 | 550,426 | 412,494 | 1,923,521 |
| 1950* | 10,347,395 | 7,994,555 | 5,287,165 | 2,707,390 | 767,320 | 380,395 | 386,925 | 1,585,520 |
| 1940 | 11,594,896 | 9,461,512 | 6,102,546 | 3,358,966 | 639,788 | 301,968 | 337,820 | 1,493,596 |
| 1930 | 14,204,149 | 11,561,550 | 7,201,674 | 4,359,876 | 818,614 | 318,697 | 499,917 | 1,823,985 |
| 1920 | 13,920,692 | 11,454,157 | 6,846,363 | 4,607,794 | 868,354 | 330,537 | 537,817 | 1,598,181 |
| 1910 | 13,515,886 | 11,366,744 | 6,676,283 | 4,690,461 | 740,011 | 299,994 | 440,017 | 1,409,131 |
| 1900 | 10,341,276 | 8,921,270 | 4,762,796 | 4,158,474 | 573,685 | 216,030 | 357,655 | 846,321 |
| 1890 | 9,249,547 | 7,948,291 | 3,888,177 | 4,060,114 | 530,346 | 208,525 | 321,821 | 770,910 |
| 1880 | 6,679,943 | 5,731,349 | 2,814,520 | 2,916,829 | 448,532 | 174,258 | 274,274 | 500,062 |
| 1870 | 5,567,229 | 4,853,891 | 2,520,606 | 2,333,285 | 399,975 | 166,844 | 233,131 | 313,363 |
| 1860 | 4,138,697 | 3,567,263 | 2,023,905 | 1,543,358 | 392,432 | 162,500 | 229,932 | 179,002 |
| 1850 | 2,244,602 | 1,975,918 | 1,325,543 | 650,375 | 241,665 | 104,910 | 136,755 | 27,019 |
| PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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| 1990* | 100.0 | 37.2 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 23.2 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 39.6 |
| 1980* | 100.0 | 47.0 | 32.0 | 15.0 | 20.6 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 32.4 |
| 1970* | 100.0 | 62.3 | 42.8 | 19.5 | 13.7 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 24.0 |
| 1960* | 100.0 | 70.4 | 47.0 | 23.4 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 19.8 |
| 1950* | 100.0 | 77.3 | 51.1 | 26.2 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 15.3 |
| 1940 | 100.0 | 81.6 | 52.6 | 29.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 12.9 |
| 1930 | 100.0 | 81.4 | 50.7 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 12.8 |
| 1920 | 100.0 | 82.3 | 49.2 | 33.1 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 11.5 |
| 1910 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 49.4 | 34.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 10.4 |
| 1900 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 46.1 | 40.2 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 8.2 |
| 1890 | 100.0 | 85.9 | 42.0 | 43.9 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 8.3 |
| 1880 | 100.0 | 85.8 | 42.1 | 43.7 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| 1870 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 45.3 | 41.9 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 1860 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 48.9 | 37.3 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| 1850 | 100.0 | 88.0 | 59.1 | 29.0 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
* Indicates sample data.
(X) Not applicable.
| 1/ | See text for Table 14 concerning regions and historical sections and subsections. See Table 13 for states in each region, and in each historical section or subsection. The Southeast subsection corresponds to the South Atlantic division. The South Central subsection corresponds to the East South Central division and the West South Central division combined. |
