History of migration to the U.S.

Statistics report on the history of migration to the United States

History of migration to the U.S.

This report presents a variety of statistics and facts about the history of migration to the United States. It includes figures giving an overview of two centuries of global migration from across the globe to the U.S. in each decade. Additionally there are chapters focusing on migration in the colonial period, as well as annual migration from 1820 to 1957 for most regions, which can be contrasted with major events and policies to show their influence on migration.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of people with green cards FY 1820-2022
  • Basic Statistic United States: green cards granted 1820-2019, by region and decade
  • Basic Statistic United States: green cards granted to Europeans 1820-2019, by country and decade
  • Basic Statistic United States: green cards granted to Asians 1820-2019, by country and decade
  • Basic Statistic United States: green cards granted to the Americas 1820-2019, by country and decade
  • Basic Statistic United States: green cards granted to Africans 1820-2019, by country and decade
  • Basic Statistic Nationality of immigrants arriving in the United States 1820-1870

Colonial era

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  • Basic Statistic Thirteen Colonies: population 1620-1760
  • Basic Statistic Thirteen Colonies: population by colony 1620-1760
  • Basic Statistic European arrivals in the Americas by country and time period 1500 1820
  • Basic Statistic Historical net migration for Australia, Brazil, the UK, and U.S. 1500-1998
  • Basic Statistic Thirteen Colonies: New England population by ethnicity and colony 1620-1760
  • Basic Statistic Thirteen Colonies: middle colonies population by ethnicity and state 1620-1760
  • Basic Statistic Thirteen Colonies: southern colonies population by ethnicity and state 1620-1760
  • Basic Statistic Annual number of slaves transported from Africa to mainland North America 1628-1860
  • Basic Statistic Slave arrivals from Africa to the U.S. by region and century 1628-1860

Annual migration by continent 1820-1957

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  • Basic Statistic Migration from Europe to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Scandinavia to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Northwestern Europe to the US 1820-1957
  • Premium Statistic Migration from Central Europe to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Eastern Europe to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from the Americas to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Africa to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Asia to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Oceania to the US 1870-1957

Annual migration by country 1820-1957

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  • Basic Statistic Number of migrants to the United States from Great Britain 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Number of migrants to the United States from Germany 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Number of migrants to the United States from Ireland 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Poland to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Southern Europe to the US 1820-1957
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Asia to the US 1820-1957, by region
  • Basic Statistic Migration from the Americas to the US 1820-1957, by region
  • Basic Statistic Migration from Oceania to the US 1870-1957
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