Immigration from 1840 to 1900 in the United States

Immigration from 1840 to 1900

Introduction to Immigration from 1840 to 1900

The greatest influx of immigrants to the United States occurred between the 1840s and the 1920s. During this era, approximately 37 million immigrants arrived in the United States. Census figures indicate that about 6 million Germans, 4.5 million Irish, 4.75 million Italians, 4.2 million people from England, Scotland and Wales, approximately the same number from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 2.3 million Scandinavians, and 3.3 million people from Russia and the Baltic states entered the United States. Between the 1840s and the 1870s, Germans and Irish groups predominated. Between 1854 and 1892 more Germans arrived in any given year than any other ethnic group, except for three years when the Irish predominated. Beginning in 1896 people from southern and eastern Europe, such as Italians, Jews, and Slavic peoples from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, were the most numerous groups.” (1)

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Notes and References

• Information about Immigration from 1840 to 1900 in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia

Guide to Immigration from 1840 to 1900