1900 IMMIGRATION COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Almost half a million people immigrated to the United States in 1900, this yearly total rapidly rose to one million. Most came from Europe. The total of immigrants from Asia was quite a bit less due to immigration restrictions.

Austria-Hungary also included Czechoslovakia and Poland, which were still part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.



COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

Austria Hungary	114,847
Italy	100,135
Russia/Baltic states	90,787
Ireland	35,730
Scandinavia	31,151
Germany	18,507
Japan	12,635
Great Britain	12,509
Romania	6,459
Caribbean	4,656
Portugal	4,234
Turkey	3,962
Greece	3,771
China	1,247
Canada	396
Mexico	237
Australia/New Zealand	214
South America	124
Central America	42
Africa	30