1. TABLE 1.-IMMIGRATION BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE; FISCAL YEARS 1820-1989-CONTINUED

1. TABLE 1.-IMMIGRATION BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE; FISCAL YEARS 1820-1989-CONTINUED

1. TABLE 1.—IMMIGRATION BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE; FISCAL YEARS 1820-1989-CONTINUED

1. TABLE 1.-IMMIGRATION BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE; FISCAL YEARS 1820-1989-CONTINUED

FOOTNOTES TO TABLE 1:

1 Data for years prior to 1906 relate to country whence alien came; data from 1906-79 and 1984-89 are for country of last permanent residence; and data for 1980-83 refer to country of birth. Because of changes in boundaries, changes in lists of countries, and lack of data for specified countries for various periods, data for certain countries, especially for the total period 18201989, are not comparable throughout. Data for specified countries are included with countries to which they belonged prior to World War I.

2 Data for Austria and Hungary not reported until 1861.

3 Data for Austria and Hungary not reported separately for all years during the period.

4 No data available for Czechoslovakia until 1920.

5 Prior to 1926, data for Northern Ireland included in Ireland.

6 Data for Norway and Sweden not reported separately until 1871.

7 No data available for Romania until 1880.

Since 1925, data for United Kingdom refer to England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

9 In 1920, a separate enumeration was made for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Since 1922, the Serb, Croat, and Slovene Kingdom recorded as Yugoslavia.

10 Beginning in 1957, China includes Taiwan.

11 Data not reported separately until 1952. 12 Data not reported separately until 1925. 13 Data not reported separately until 1949. 14 No data available for Japan until 1861.

15 Data not reported separately until 1948.

16 Prior to 1934, Philippines recorded as insular travel.

17 Prior to 1920, Canada and Newfoundland recorded as British North America. From 182098, figures include all British North America possessions.

18 Land arrivals not completely enumerated until 1908.

19 No data available for Mexico from 1886-93.

20 Data not recorded separately until 1932.

21 Data for Jamaica not collected until 1953. In prior years, consolidated under British West Indies, which is included in "Other Caribbean."

22 Included in countries "Not specified" until 1925.

23 From 1899-1919, data for Poland included in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Soviet Union.

24 From 1938-45, data for Austria included in Germany.

25 Includes 32,897 persons returning in 1906 to their homes in the United States.

Note: From 1820-67, figures represent alien passengers arrived at seaports; from 1868-91 and 1895-97, immigrant aliens arrived; from 1892-94 and 1898-1989, immigrant aliens admitted for permanent residence. From 1892-1903, aliens entering by cabin class were not counted as immigrants. Land arrivals were not completely enumerated until 1908.

See Glossary for fiscal year definitions. For this table, fiscal year 1843 covers 9 months ending September 1843; fiscal years 1832 and 1850 cover 15 months ending December 31 of the respective years; and fiscal year 1868 covers 6 months ending June 30, 1868.

Source: U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1989 Statistical Yearbook, pp. 2-5, as reprinted by CRS.