Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the continent with the highest rate of migration to the United States was Europe, with the highest number of migrants coming in the first decade of the 1900s (7.6 million). Europe continued to have the highest rate of migration in the mid-1900s, although the difference between Europe and other continents (particularly the Americas) was much smaller than before.
Number of documented migrants to the United States between 1820 and 1957, by continent and by decade
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US Department of Commerce, & US Census Bureau. (August 29, 2019). Number of documented migrants to the United States between 1820 and 1957, by continent and by decade [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045044/documented-migration-to-us-1820-1957-continent-decade/
US Department of Commerce, und US Census Bureau. "Number of documented migrants to the United States between 1820 and 1957, by continent and by decade." Chart. August 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045044/documented-migration-to-us-1820-1957-continent-decade/
US Department of Commerce, US Census Bureau. (2019). Number of documented migrants to the United States between 1820 and 1957, by continent and by decade. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045044/documented-migration-to-us-1820-1957-continent-decade/
US Department of Commerce, and US Census Bureau. "Number of Documented Migrants to The United States between 1820 and 1957, by Continent and by Decade." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045044/documented-migration-to-us-1820-1957-continent-decade/
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Number of documented migrants to the United States between 1820 and 1957, by continent and by decade [Graph], US Department of Commerce, & US Census Bureau, August 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045044/documented-migration-to-us-1820-1957-continent-decade/