United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Immigrants 8 9
No. 130. I m m i g r a n t s , by C o u n t r y o f L a s t P e r m a n e n t R e s id e n c e : 1 8 2 0 t o 1 9 7 9
(In thousand#, except percent For years ending June 30 except, beginning 1977, ending September 30. For definition of
immigrants, see text, pp. 85-86, Data prior to 1906 refer to countiy from which aliens came. Because of boundary changes and
changes In list of countries separately reported, data for certain countries not comparable throughout. See also H is to ric a l
S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series C 69-119]
COUNTRY
1820-
1979,
total
1961-
1960,
total
1961-
1970,
total
1971-
1979,
total
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
PERCENT
1020-
1979 1961-
1970 1971-
1979
Total................................ 49,124 2,515.5 3,321.7 3,962.5 386.2 398.6 462.3 601.4 460.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
1,325.6 1,123.4 728.2 72.8 73.0 74.0 76.2 64.2 73.8 33.8 18.4
Austria1................................... | 67.1 20.6 9.1 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 8.8 .6 .2
Hungary................................... I 36.6 5.4 5.8 .6 .6 .5 .6 .5 .2 .1
Belgium.................................. . 204i 18.6 9.2 4.7 .4 .5 .5 .6 .6 .4 .3 .1
Czechoslovakia....................... . 138! .9 3.3 5.0 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .3 .1 .1
Denmark.................................. 364; 11.0 9.2 3.9 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .7 .3 .1
Finland.................................... 33 4.9 4.2 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1
France... 754 51.1 45.2 22.7 1.8 2.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 1.5 1.4 .6
Germany 1 6,965 477.8 190.8 67.9 6.9 6.6 7.4 7.6 7.2 14.2 5.7 1.7
Great Britain9 4,914 195.5 210.0 121.5 12.2 13.0 14.0 16.4 15.5 10.0 6.3 3.1
Greece.. - 661 47.6 86.0 87.7 9.8 6.6 7.8 7.0 5.9 1,3 2.6 2.2
Irelands. 4,724 57.3 37.5 10.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 9.6 1.1 .3
Italy ..... 5,300 185.5 214.1 123.9 11.0 8.0 7.4 7.0 6.0 10.8 6.4 3.1
Netherlands 360 52.3 30.6 9.5 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 1.2 .7 .9 .2
N o rw a y.. 856 22.9 15.5 3.5 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 1.7 .5 .1
Poland 520 10.0 53.5 32.5 3.5 3.2 3.3 4.5 3.9 1.1 1.6 .8
Portugal. 453 19.6 76.1 93.3 11.3 11.0 10.0 10.5 7.1 .9 2.3 2.4
Soviet Union14......................... 3,376 .6 2.3 28.4 4.7 7.4 5.4 4.7 1.9 6.9 .1 .7
Spain....................................... 262 7.9 44.7 37.4 2.6 2.3 5.6 4.3 3.3 .5 1.3 ,9
1,273 21.7 17.1 5.8 .6 .6 .6 .6 .8 2.6
Switzerland......................*...... 350 17.7 18.5 7.7 .7 .8 .8 .9 .9 .7 .6 .2
Yugoslavia............................. . 116 8.2 20.4 28.5 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 .2 .6 .7
Other Europe.......................... . 310 10.8 9.2 16.4 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.8 .6 .3 .4
Asia.................................... 3,038 153.3 427.8 1,352.1 129.2 146.7 150.8 243.6 183.0 6.2 12.9 34.1
China*.................................... . 540 9.7 34.8 96.7 9.2 9.9 12.5 14.5 12.3 1.1 1.0 2.4
Hong Kong............................. *200 15.5 75.0 109.5 12.5 13.7 12.3 11.1 16.8 .4 2.3 2.8
India..................................................... 182 2.0 27.2 141.4 14.3 16.1 16.6 19.1 18.6 .4 .8 3.6
Iran.,........................................ *48 3.4 10.3 34.9 2.2 2.6 4.2 5.9 8.3 .1 .3 .9
Israel....................................... *90 25.5 29.6 34.2 3.5 6.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 .2 .9 .9
Japan...................................... 411 46.3 40.0 45.4 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 .8 1.2 1.1
J o rd a n ........................................ ........ e41 5.8 11.7 24.0 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.2 .1 .3 .6
K orea .................................................. *276 6.2 34.5 235.4 28.1 30.6 30.7 28.8 20.7 .6 1.0 5.9
Lebanon.................................. *58 4.5 15.2 37.3 4.0 6.0 5.5 4.8 4.0 .1 .5 .9
P h ilip pin e s......................................... 7431 19.3 98.4 312.7 31.3 36.8 38.5 36.6 40.8 .9 3.0 7.9
T u rk e y ................................................ 386 3.5 10.1 11.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 .8 .3 .3
Vietnam................................... *133 2.7 4.2 129.3 2.7 2.4 3.4 87.6 19.1 .3 .1 3.3
Other Asia............................... 244 9.0 36.7 140.3 13.2 16.2 14.1 22.0 20.3 .5 1.2 3.5
America.............................. 9,248 996.9 1,716.4 1,778.3 174.7 169.2 223.2 266.5 197.1 18.8 51.7 44.9
Argentina................................. *97 19.5 49.7 27.2 2.6 2.7 3.1 4.1 3.1 .2 1.5 .7
Brasil....................................... *59 13.8 29.3 16.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.8 .1 .9 .4
Canada................................... 4,125 378.0 413.3 156.2 11.2 11.4 18.0 23.5 20.2 8.4 12.4 3.0
C o lo m b ia ........................................... a156 18.0 72.0 66.0 6.4 5.7 B.2 10.9 10.5 .3 2.2 1.7
Cuba....................................... 10539 78.9 208.5 249.7 25.6 28.4 66.1 27.5 14.0 1.1 6.3 6.3
Dominican Republic.......______ 10235 9.9 93.3 130.8 14.1 12.4 11.6 19.5 17.5 .5 2.8 3.3
•91 9.8 36.8 44.0 4.7 4.5 6.7 4.4 .2 1.1 1.1
El Salvador............................. •50 5.9 15.0 28.4 2.4 2.4 4.4 5.9 4.5 .1 .4 .7
•44 4.7 15.9 22.2 1.9 ID 2 3 .5 .6
Haiti........................................ “ 8B 4.4 34.5 49.8 5.0 5.3 5.2 6.1 6.1 .2 1.0 1.3
Honduras............................... . •37 6.0 15.7 14.8 1.4 1.3 1.6 2.7 2.5 .2 .5 .4
2?f177 62,6 56.4 4.4 13.7 14.7
Panama................................... '*51 11.7 19.4 19.6 1.7 1.8 2.5 3.3 3.5 .1 .6 .6
Peru........................................ *52 7.4 19.1 25.1 2.3 2.6 3.9 5.1 4.0 .1 .6 .6
Other West Indies................... . 758 29.8 133.9 237.4 22.3 19.6 27.1 34.6 33.5 1.5 4.0 6.0
Other America......................... 695 99.2 106.2 106.9 8.9 9.3 16.1 18.6 16.4 1.4 3.2 2.7
Africa............................... .
Australia and New Zealand..................................
142 14.1 29.0 66.7 5.9 5.7 9.6 10.3 11.2 .3 .9 1.7
123 11.5 19.6 21.6 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.5 .3 .6 .5
All other.............................. 309 14.0 5.7 15.8 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.3 .6 .2 .4
11938-1945, Austria included with Germany; 1899-1919, Poland included with Austria*Hungary, Germany, and Soviet Union.
* Beginning 1952, includes data for United Kingdom not specified, formerly included with "Other Europe." 3Comprises Eire
and Northern Ireland. ^Europe and Asia. “Beginning 1'957, includes Taiwan. “Prior to 1951, Included with “Other Asia."
’ Prior to 1051, Philippines included with "All other." “Prior to 1953, data for Vietnam not available. “Prior to 1951,
included with "Other America ." '“Prior to 1951, included with "Other West Indies. 1
Source: U.S. Immigration and'Naturalization Service, A n n u a l Report.