United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

90 Immigration and Naturalization
No. 131. Immigrants, by Country of Birth: 1951 to 1979
(in thousand®. For years ending June so except, beginning 1977, ending September 30. F o r d e fla tio n o f immigrants see text,
pp. 85-86. See heaanote, table 130 for statement on boundary changes]
COUNTRY OF 8IRTH
1951-
1960,
total
1961-
1970,
total
1971-
1979,
total
1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
percent
1961-
1970
1971-
1079
All c o u n trie s ....................... 2,515.5 3,321.7 3,96245 373.3 3884 398.8 462.3 601.4 460.3 100.0 100.0
E urope1.................................... 1,4 9 2.1 1,238.6 7294 116.0 74.0 72.4 70.0 73.2 60.8 37.3
Austria...... ......................... 29.7 13.7 4.3 .9 .4 .3 .4 .5 .4 .4
Belgium.............................. 12.9 8.5 3.6 .5 .3 .4 .4 A A .3
Czechoslovakia................... 28.8 21.4 9.1 4.5 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .6
Denmark.................. ......... 13.7 11.8 4.0 .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4
Finland,.... ......................... 6.7 5.8 3.7 .5 .3 .3 .3 A .3 .2 .1
France................ ..................... 38.0 34.3 15.8 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.0
Germany.................................. 345.5 200.0 59.4 9.7 5.2 5.6 6.4 0.7 6.3 6.0 1 5
Greece.......................... . 48.4 90.2 B8.9 16.5 10.0 8.4 7.8 7.0 5.1 2.7
Hungary............................. 64.5 17.3 10.9 1.8 .9 .9 ,9 .9 ,9 .5 a
Ireland...... ........ - ...... ................ 64.4 42.4 13.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 .3
Italy ................. . 186.0 206.7 124.7 25.0 11.8 8.4 7.5 7.4 6.2 6,2 3 1
Netherlands.............................. 47.2 27.8 9.5 1.5 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 .6 .2
Norway.............................. 24.7 16.4 4.3 .5 .4 .3 .3 A .4 .5
P oland....................................... 128.0 73.3 38.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.1 4.4 2.2 10
Portugal............................. 20.4 79.3 96.0 13.2 11.8 10.5 9.7 10.4 7.1 2.4 24
17.4 15.6 1.8
Soviet Union........................... 46.5 15.7 32.5 .9 5.1 8.2 5.7 5.2 2.5 .5 ,a
Spain................................... 10.7 30.5 28.0 4.1 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.9 .9 ,7
Sweden.............................. 18.9 16.7 5.6 .7 .5 .5 .6 .6 .8 .5 .1
Switzerland.............................. 17.2 16.3 5.1 1.1 .5 .5 .6 .6 .7 .5 .1
United Kingdom...................... 206.9 230.5 108.0 14.2 10.6 11.4 12.5 14.2 13.9 6.9 2 .7
Yugoslavia............................... 58.7 46.2 40.0 8.6 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.4 10
Asia I............................................ 167.1 445.3 1,397.8 94.9 132.4 149.9 157.8 249.8 109.31 13.4 35.3
China2................ ...................... 32.7 96.7 175.0 14.1 18.5 18.8 20.0 21.3 24.3 2.9 4.4
Hong Kong...................... 3.1 25.6 43.7 3.9 4.9 5.8 5,6 5.2 4.1 .8 1.1
India.................................. 3.1 31.2 154.1 10.1 16.8 17.5 18.6 20.8 19.7 .8 3.9
Iran.................................... 2.5 10.4 35.8 1.8 2.3 2.7 4.3 5.9 8.5 .3 ,9
Ira q .................................... 1.4 6.4 20.9 1.2 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.2 2.3 .2 .5
Israel................................. 8.6 12.8 23.0 2.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 .4 .6
J a p a n ................................ 44.7 38.5 41.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 1.2 1.0
Jordan................................ 5.1 14.0 25.6 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.4 .4 .6
Korea................................ 7.0 35.8 239.6 9.3 28.4 30.8 30.9 29.3 29.2 1.1 6.0
Lebanon................. ........... 3.2 7 .5 29.8 1.9 2.1 2.8 5 .7 4.6 4.6 .2 .8
Philippines............. ............ 17.2 101.5 318.0 314 31.8 37.3 39.1 37.2 41.3 3.1 8.0
Thailand............................. (N A ) 5 .0 39.9 1.8 4.2 6.9 3.9 3 .6 3 .2 .2 1.0
Turkey............................... 2.4 6.6 16.5 2,1 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 .2 .4
Vietnam............................. 2.0 4.6 136.0 1.5 3.0 3.0 4.6 86.5 22.5 .1 3.4
North A m e ric a ' ................... 769.1 1,351.1 1,480.2 129.1 146.7 142.3 187.3 220.8 157.6 40.7 37.4
Canada.............................. 274.8 286.7 101.2 13.6 7,3 7.6 12.7 16.9 13.8 8.6 2.6
Mexico............................... 319.3 443.3 SS0.8 44.5 62.2 57.9 44.1 92.4 52.1 13.3 14.7
West In d ie s 1................................. 122.6 519.5 686.5 61.4 67.4 66.8 114.0 91.4 74.1 15.6 17.3
Barbados........................ 1.6 9.4 18.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.B 3 .0 2.5 .3 .5
Cuba............................... 78.3 256.8 261.8 16.3 26.0 29.2 69.8 29.8 15.6 7.7 6.6
D o m in ic a n Republic........ 9.8 84.1 130.8 10.8 14.0 12.6 11.7 16.5 17.5 2.8 3.3
H a iti............................................... 4.0 37.5 62.0 6.9 5.1 5.4 5.4 6.5 0.4 1.1 1.3
Jamaica............ ............ 8.7 71.0 123.1 15.0 11.1 9.0 11.5 19.3 19.7 2.1 3.1
T rin id a d and T o b a g o .,....... 1.8 24.6 56.5 7.4 6,0 4.8 6.1 0.0 5 .2 .7 1.4
Central America1................ 44.6 97.7 111.4 9.3 0.7 9.9 16.5 20.2 17.5 2.9 2.6
El Salvador.............. ...... 4.8 15.0 28.3 1.7 2.4 2.4 4.4 5.8 4.5 .5 .7
G u a te m a la ................................ 4.1 15.4 21.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 3.6 4.0 2.6 .5 .6
9.7 19.2 1.6 3.5 .6
S o u th A m e ric a ‘ .......................... 72.2 228.3 244.7 22.0 23.0 22.7 33.0 41.8 35.3 6.9 6.2
Argentina 14.3 42.1 22.3 3.4 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.7 2.0 1.3 ,6
Brazil... 8.9 20.5 12.1 1.9 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.9 1.5 .6 .3
Colom bia 17.6 70.3 66.2 6.8 6.4 5.7 6.3 11.0 10.0 2.1 1.7
Ecuador 9.5 37.0 44.0 4.4 4.7 4.5 5.3 5.7 4 .4 1.1 1.1
Guyana 1.0 7.1 39.1 1.8 34 3.3 5.7 7.6 7 .0 .2 1.0
Peru..... 5.7 18.6 24.9 .9 2.3 2.6 3.9 5.2 4.1 .6 ,6
A fric a ..... 16.6 39.3 77.3 8.1 6.7 7 .7 10.1 11.5 12.6 1.2 2,0
Egypt... 3.7 17.2 22.5 4.9 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.2 .5 .6
Australia.............................. 3.7 9.9 12.9 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 .3 .3
New Z e a la n d .............................. 1.3 3.7 5.3 .6 .4 .4 .6 .6 .6 .1 .1
Other c o u n trie s................... 3.3 5.5 15.1 .9 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.5 .2 .4
NA Not available. 1Includes countries not shown separately. ’ includes Taiwan.
Source; U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. A n n u a l R e p o rt, and releases.