* TABLE 4.—Immigration to the United States, by sex, for years ending June 30, 1868 to 1910-Continued.

During the period 1820-1867, approximately 59.6 per cent of the ar immigrants were males. From 1869 to 1910 the percentage of males was 64.9. Of every 1,000 immigrants in 1910, 707 were males and th 293 were females. This means that among the immigrants there were 2.4 times as many males as females. During each of the past eleven years more than twice as many males as females have arrived in the United States, except in 1908, when the proportion of males was slightly lower. In 1907 the proportion of males was 724 per thousand immigrants, which was the highest proportion since 1830.

The statistics relative to sex of immigrants are summarized in the table which follows:

TABLE 5.-Immigration to the United States, by sex, for periods specified, 1820 to 1910. [Compiled from official sources. For 1820 to 1867 the figures are for alien passengers arriving; for 1868 to 1903, for immigrants arriving; for 1904 to 1906, for aliens admitted; and for 1907 to 1910, for immigrant aliens admitted.]

As will be noted from Table 3 the data, so far as they are available, show that in some years during the period 1820 to 1830 the proportion of males in the immigration movement was larger than at any subsequent period. During that period as a whole there were 700 males per 1,000 immigrants for whom sex was reported, while during the last decade, 1901 to 1910, the proportion was 698 males per 1,000 immigrants admitted. The lowest proportion of males was during the decade from 1851 to 1860, when there were 580 males per 1,000.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 1820 TO 1910.

With respect to origin of the immigration to the United States a remarkable change has taken place. More than 70 per cent of the present immigration is from the south and east of Europe and only about 20 per cent is from the north and west of Europe. Two decades ago more than 70 per cent was from the north and west of Europe and less than 20 per cent from the south and east of Europe. The table next presented shows for each year from 1820 to 1910 the number of immigrants from the countries of northern and western Europe, from those of southern and eastern Europe, and from all other countries. The table also shows for each year the per cent of the immigrants from each of the three sources.

For the period from 1820 to 1910, 92.3 per cent of the immigrants for whom country of origin was reported came from Europe, 58 per cent being from the north and west of Europe, and 34.2 per cent from the south and east of Europe. Only a very small proportion of the immigrants came from the south and east of Europe until in the late eighties. The proportion from that section of Europe reached 25 per cent for the first time in 1887. A notable shifting of the source of immigration took place between 1895 and 1896. In 1895, 54.7 per cent of the immigrants came from the north and west of Europe and 43.2 per cent from the south and east of Europe. In 1896, only 40 per cent came from the north and west of Europe and 57 per cent came from the south and east of Europe. The change in the character of immigration, as far as source is concerned, is clearly shown by Table 7, page 64, which summarizes the data concerning source of immigration by decades.

a Including Turkey in Asia.

Per cent a from

Year.

c Northern and western Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France (including Corsica), German Empire, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
(England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), and United Kingdom not specified. In this group are included also the 2,545 persons tabulated in Table 9 as from "other Europe."
d Southern and eastern Europe comprises Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Servia, Montenegro, Greece, Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia), Poland, Portugal (including Cape
e Fifteen months ending December 31.
Verde and Azores Islands), Roumania, Russian Empire (including Finland), Spain (including Canary and Balearic Islands), Turkey in Europe, and Turkey in Asia.

f Six months ending June 30.