In the nineteenth century, the majority of documented migration from other areas of the Americas to the United States was primarily migration from the British colonies in Canada and Newfoundland, as the economic opportunities in the United States were much greater than those to the north. Migration around the turn of the century was slow, as migration from Canada decreased, as well as migration from across the world. Migration from the Americas gradually increased again at the beginning of the twentieth century, peaking in 1924, which saw record numbers of migrants arriving from all three regions. Migration fell again following the Great Depression, however it increased again towards the middle of the century, particularly from Mexico.
Number of documented migrants from the Americas to the United States between 1870 and 1957, by region
Year
Canada and Newfoundland
Mexico
Other American Countries
1957
46,354
49,321
38,485
1956
42,363
61,320
41,030
1955
32,435
43,702
34,299
1954
34,873
30,645
30,069
1953
36,283
17,183
24,184
1952
33,354
9,079
18,616
1951
25,880
6,153
15,598
1950
21,885
6,744
15,562
1949
25,156
8,083
16,095
1948
25,485
8,384
18,877
1947
24,342
7,558
20,853
1946
21,344
7,146
17,576
1945
11,530
6,702
11,414
1944
10,143
6,598
6,343
1943
9,761
4,172
4,229
1942
10,599
2,378
3,400
1941
11,473
2,824
8,148
1940
11,078
2,313
4,431
1939
10,813
2,640
3,686
1938
14,404
2,502
3,580
1937
12,011
2,347
2,545
1936
8,121
1,716
1,949
1935
7,782
1,560
1,832
1934
7,945
1,801
1,663
1933
6,187
1,936
1,802
1932
8,003
2,171
2,403
1931
22,183
3,333
5,300
1930
65,254
12,708
10,147
1929
66,451
40,154
9,572
1928
75,281
59,016
9,984
1927
84,580
67,721
9,571
1926
93,368
43,316
7,709
1925
102,753
32,964
5,779
1924
200,690
89,336
28,829
1923
117,011
63,768
19,193
1922
46,810
19,551
11,087
1921
72,317
30,758
21,043
1920
90,025
52,361
20,280
1919
57,782
29,818
14,686
1918
32,452
18,524
14,442
1917
105,399
17,869
24,511
1916
101,551
18,425
17,448
1915
82,215
12,340
16,651
1914
86,139
14,614
21,942
1913
73,802
11,926
18,179
1912
55,990
23,238
16,698
1911
56,830
19,889
17,645
1910
56,555
18,691
14,288
1909
54,941
16,251
14,016
1908
38,510
6,067
15,420
1907
19,918
1,406
20,438
1906
5,063
1,997
17,553
1905
2,168
2,637
20,412
1904
2,837
1,009
12,574
1903
1,058
528
9,437
1902
636
709
5,353
1901
540
347
3,529
1900
396
237
4,822
1899
1,322
161
2,883
1898
352
107
2,168
1897
291
91
4,155
1896
278
150
6,875
1895
244
116
3,148
1894
194
109
3,248
1893
-
-
2,593
1892
-
-
-
1891
234
-
4,848
1890
183
-
3,650
1889
28
-
5,431
1888
15
-
5,387
1887
9
-
5,261
1886
17
-
3,009
1885
38,336
323
2,544
1884
60,626
430
2,283
1883
70,274
469
986
1882
98,366
366
1,397
1881
125,450
325
1,802
1880
99,744
492
1,456
1879
31,286
556
1,201
1878
25,592
465
1,147
1877
22,137
445
1,483
1876
22,505
631
1,550
1875
24,097
610
1,933
1874
33,020
386
1,933
1873
37,891
606
1,838
1872
40,204
569
1,432
1871
47,164
402
1,269
1870
40,414
463
1,781
1869
21,120
320
2,327
1868
2,785
129
501
1867
23,379
292
1,044
1866
32,150
239
1,193
1865
21,586
193
999
1864
3,636
99
872
1863
3,464
96
587
1862
3,275
142
758
1861
2,069
218
476
1860
4,514
229
1,600
1859
4,163
265
1,038
1858
4,603
429
789
1857
5,670
133
1,008
1856
6,493
741
1,824
1855
7,761
420
1,079
1854
6,891
446
1,196
1853
5,424
162
444
1852
6,352
72
1,271
1851
7,438
181
2,084
1850
9,376
597
5,795
1849
6,890
518
1,496
1848
6,473
24
1,492
1847
3,827
62
1,342
1846
3,855
222
1,448
1845
3,195
498
1,342
1844
2,711
197
832
1843
1,502
398
954
1842
2,078
403
1,513
1841
1,816
352
1,261
1840
1,938
395
1,482
1839
1,926
353
1,338
1838
1,476
211
1,303
1837
1,279
627
1,722
1836
2,814
798
1,324
1835
1,193
1,032
1,087
1834
1,020
885
874
1833
1,194
779
1,309
1832
608
827
1,436
1831
176
692
1,326
1830
189
983
1,124
1829
409
2,290
600
1828
267
1,089
734
1827
165
127
288
1826
223
106
502
1825
314
68
464
1824
155
110
294
1823
167
35
180
1822
204
5
169
1821
184
4
115
1820
209
1
177
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