Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status By Decade By Country of Origin

Additional Geographic Background

• Data for Austria and Hungary not reported separately for all years during 1860 to 1869, 1890 to 1899, and 1900 to 1909
• From 1899 to 1919, data for Poland included in Austria, Germany, Hungary, and Russia
• From 1899 to 1919, data for Bulgaria included Serbia and Montenegro
• From 1899 to 1919, data for Bulgaria included Serbia and Montenegro
• Czechoslovakia currently includes Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia (former), and Slovakia
• From 1899 to 1919, data for Finland included in Russia.
• Prior to 1925, data for Northern Ireland included in Ireland.
• Data for Norway and Sweden not reported separately until 1861
• From 1892 to 1952, data for Cape Verde included in Portugal
• From 1820 to 1920, data refer to the Russian Empire. Between 1920 and 1990 data refer to the Soviet Union; From 1991 to 1999, data refer to Russia, Armenia,Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Beginning in 2000, data refer to Russia only
• Since 1925, data for United Kingdom refer to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Yugoslavia currently includes Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia
• Korea includes both North and South Korea
• From 1886 to 1923, data for Syria included in Turkey
• Canada and Newfoundland Includes British North America and Canadian provinces; Land arrivals not completely enumerated until 1908
• No data available for Canada or Mexico from 1886 to 1893
• From 1892 to 1952, Jamaica was included in British West Indies
• From 1932 to 1972, data for the Panama Canal Zone included in Panama
• From 1892 to 1924, data for New Zealand included in Australia
• Not specified category in 1906 includes 32,897 persons returning to their homes in the United States.