Jewish Immigration to the United States from 1881 to 1910 - Part 15
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TABLE XXIV

TOTAL AND JEWISH IMMIGRATION FROM AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, 1881 TO 1910, AND PERCENTAGE JEWISH OF TOTAL

-------------------------------------------------------------------- Year | Total immigrants | Jewish immigrants | Per cent of total ----------+------------------+-------------------+------------------ 1881 | 27935 | 2537 | Est.

1882 | 29150 | 2648 | at 1883 | 27625 | 2510 | 1884 | 36571 | 3340 | 9.0 1885 | 27309 | 3938 | 14.4 1886 | 28680 | 5326 | 18.6 1887 | 40265 | 6898 | 17.1 1888 | 45811 | 5985 | 13.1 1889 | 34174 | 4998 | 14.6 1890 | 56199 | 6439 | 11.5 | | | 1891 | 71042 | 5890 | 8.3 1892 | 76937 | 8643 | 11.2 1893 | 57420 | 6363 | 11.1 1894 | 38638 | 5916 | 15.3 1895 | 33401 | 6047 | 18.1 1896 | 65103 | 9831 | 15.1 1897 | 33031 | 5672 | 17.2 1898 | 39797 | 7367 | 18.5 1899 | 62401 | 11071 | 17.7 1900 | 114847 | 16920 | 14.7 | | | 1901 | 113390 | 13006 | 11.5 1902 | 171989 | 12848 | 7.5 1903 | 206011 | 18759 | 9.1 1904 | 177156 | 20211 | 11.4 1905 | 275693 | 17352 | 6.3 1906 | 265138 | 14884 | 5.6 1907 | 338452 | 18885 | 5.6 1908 | 168509 | 15293 | 9.1 1909 | 170191 | 8431 | 5.0 1910 | 258737 | 13142 | 5.1 ----------+------------------+-------------------+------------------ Total | 3091692 | 281150 | 9.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------

TABLE XXV

PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL IMMIGRATION FROM AUSTRIA-HUNGARY CONTRIBUTED BY PRINc.i.p.aL PEOPLES, 1899 TO 1910[1]

--------+--------+--------+----------- Year | Polish | Jewish | Ruthenian --------+--------+--------+----------- 1899 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 2.2 1900 | 19.9 | 14.7 | 2.5 1901 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 4.7 1902 | 18.9 | 7.5 | 4.4 1903 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 4.8 1904 | 17.1 | 11.4 | 5.3 1905 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 1906 | 16.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 1907 | 17.6 | 5.6 | 7.0 1908 | 15.7 | 9.1 | 7.2 1909 | 21.4 | 5.0 | 9.0 1910 | 22.6 | 4.9 | 10.2 --------+--------+--------+----------- Total | 18.6 | 7.8 | 6.2 --------+--------+--------+-----------

[1] From _Emigration Conditions in Europe_, p. 373.

TABLE XXVI

RATE OF JEWISH IMMIGRATION FROM AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, PER 10000 OF JEWISH POPULATION, 1899 TO 1910[1]

--------+---------------------- | Ratio of immigration --------+---------------------- 1899 | 53 1900 | 83 1901 | 63 1902 | 62 1903 | 90 1904 | 97 1905 | 84 1906 | 72 1907 | 91 1908 | 74 1909 | 41 1910 | 63 --------+---------------------- Total | 74 --------+----------------------

[1] For Jewish population in Austria-Hungary _cf._ Ruppin, _The Jews of To-Day_, pp. 38-39.

TABLE XXVII

JEWISH IMMIGRATION, 1881 TO 1910, BY DECADE

-----------+-------------------+------------------- Decade | Jewish immigrants | Per cent of total -----------+-------------------+------------------- 1881-1890 | 193021 | 12.3 1891-1900 | 393516 | 25.2 1900-1910 | 976263 | 62.5 -----------+-------------------+------------------- Total | 1562800 | 100.0 -----------+-------------------+-------------------

TABLE XXVIII

JEWISH IMMIGRATION, 1881 TO 1910, BY SIX-YEAR PERIOD

-----------+-------------------+------------------- Period | Jewish immigrants | Per cent of total -----------+-------------------+------------------- 1881-1886 | 77105 | 4.9 1887-1892 | 243687 | 15.6 1893-1898 | 167566 | 10.7 1899-1904 | 396404 | 25.4 1905-1910 | 678038 | 43.4 -----------+-------------------+------------------- Total | 1562800 | 100.0 -----------+-------------------+-------------------

TABLE XXIX

JEWISH IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES, 1881 TO 1910

-------+-------------------+-------------------- Year | Jewish immigrants | Per cent of total -------+-------------------+-------------------- 1881 | 5692 | .4 1882 | 13202 | .8 1883 | 8731 | .5 1884 | 11445 | .7 1885 | 16862 | 1.1 1886 | 21173 | 1.3 1887 | 33044 | 2.1 1888 | 28881 | 1.8 1889 | 25352 | 1.6 1890 | 28639 | 1.8 | | 1891 | 51398 | 3.3 1892 | 76373 | 4.9 1893 | 35322 | 2.3 1894 | 29179 | 1.9 1895 | 26191 | 1.7 1896 | 32848 | 2.1 1897 | 20372 | 1.3 1898 | 23654 | 1.5 1899 | 37415 | 2.4 1900 | 60764 | 3.9 | | 1901 | 58008 | 3.7 1902 | 57688 | 3.7 1903 | 76203 | 4.9 1904 | 106236 | 6.8 1905 | 129910 | 8.3 1906 | 153748 | 9.9 1907 | 149182 | 9.6 1908 | 103387 | 6.6 1909 | 57551 | 3.7 1910 | 84260 | 5.4 -------+-------------------+-------------------- Total | 1562800 | 100.0 -------+-------------------+--------------------

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TOTAL IMMIGRATION AND JEWISH IMMIGRATION, 1881 TO 1910, BY DECADE AND PERCENTAGE JEWISH OF TOTAL

-----------+------------+------------+---------- Decade | Total | Jewish | Per cent | immigrants | immigrants | of total -----------+------------+------------+---------- 1881-1890 | 5246613 | 193021 | 3.7 1891-1900 | 3687564 | 393516 | 10.7 1901-1910 | 8795386 | 976263 | 11.1 -----------+------------+------------+---------- Total | 17729563 | 1562800 | 8.8 -----------+------------+------------+----------

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TOTAL IMMIGRATION AND JEWISH IMMIGRATION, 1881 TO 1910, BY YEAR AND PERCENTAGE JEWISH OF TOTAL

-----------+------------+------------+----------- Year | Total | Jewish | Per cent | immigrants | immigrants | of total -----------+------------+------------+----------- 1881 | 669431 | 5692 | .9 1882 | 788992 | 13202 | 1.7 1883 | 603322 | 8731 | 1.4 1884 | 518592 | 11445 | 2.2 1885 | 395346 | 16862 | 4.3 1886 | 334203 | 21173 | 6.3 1887 | 490109 | 33044 | 6.7 1888 | 546889 | 28881 | 5.3 1889 | 444427 | 25352 | 5.7 1890 | 455302 | 28639 | 6.3 | | | 1891 | 560319 | 51398 | 9.2 1892 | 579663 | 76373 | 13.2 1893 | 439730 | 35322 | 8.0 1894 | 285631 | 29179 | 10.2 1895 | 258536 | 26191 | 10.1 1896 | 343267 | 32848 | 9.6 1897 | 230832 | 20372 | 8.8 1898 | 229229 | 23654 | 10.7 1899 | 311715 | 37415 | 12.0 1900 | 448572 | 60764 | 13.5 | | | 1901 | 487918 | 58098 | 12.1 1902 | 648743 | 57688 | 8.9 1903 | 857046 | 76203 | 8.9 1904 | 812870 | 106236 | 11.8 1905 | 1026499 | 129910 | 12.6 1906 | 1100735 | 153748 | 13.4 1907 | 1285349 | 149182 | 11.6 1908[1] | 782870 | 103387 | 13.2 1909[1] | 751786 | 57551 | 7.7 1910[1] | 1041570 | 84260 | 8.1 -----------+------------+------------+----------- Total | 17729563 | 1562800 | 8.8 -----------+------------+------------+-----------

[1] Only immigrant aliens taken these years.

TABLE x.x.xII

TOTAL AND JEWISH IMMIGRATION, 1881 TO 1910, BY NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE

--------+-------------------+------------------- | Total immigrants | Jewish immigrants +-------------------+------------------- Year | Increase (+) | Increase (+) | or decrease (-) | or decrease (-) +----------+--------+---------+--------- | Number | Per | Number | Per | | cent | | cent --------+----------+--------+---------+--------- 1881 | -- | -- | -- | -- 1882 | +119561 | +17.9 | + 7509 | +131.9 1883 | -185670 | -23.5 | - 4471 | - 33.9 1884 | - 84730 | -14.0 | + 2714 | + 31.1 1885 | -123246 | -23.8 | + 5417 | + 47.3 1886 | - 61143 | -15.5 | + 4491 | + 26.7 1887 | +155906 | +46.7 | +11871 | + 56.1 1888 | + 56780 | +11.6 | + 4163 | + 12.6 1889 | -102462 | -18.7 | - 3529 | - 12.2 1890 | + 10875 | + 2.4 | + 3287 | + 13.0 | | | | 1891 | +105017 | +20.9 | +22759 | + 79.5 1892 | + 19344 | + 3.4 | +24975 | + 48.6 1893 | -139933 | -24.1 | -39051 | - 51.1 1894 | -154099 | -35.0 | - 6143 | - 17.4 1895 | - 27095 | - 9.5 | - 2988 | - 10.2 1896 | + 84731 | +32.8 | + 6657 | + 25.4 1897 | -112435 | -32.8 | -12476 | - 38.0 1898 | - 1533 | - .7 | + 3282 | + 16.1 1899 | + 82416 | +36.0 | +13761 | + 58.2 1900 | +136857 | +43.9 | +23349 | + 62.4 | | | | 1901 | + 39346 | + 8.8 | - 2666 | - 4.4 1902 | +160825 | +33.0 | - 410 | - .7 1903 | +208303 | +32.1 | +18515 | + 32.1 1904 | - 44176 | - 5.2 | +30033 | + 39.4 1905 | +213629 | +26.3 | +23674 | + 22.1 1906 | + 74236 | + 7.2 | +23838 | + 18.2 1907 | +184614 | +16.8 | - 4566 | - 3.0 1908 | -502479 | -39.1 | -45795 | - 30.7 1909 | - 31084 | - 4.0 | -45836 | - 44.3 1910 | +289784 | +38.5 | +26709 | + 46.4 --------+----------+--------+---------+---------

TABLE x.x.xIII

s.e.x OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS, 1899 TO 1910[1]

-------+---------+-----------------+--------------- | | Number | Per cent Year | Total +--------+--------+------+-------- | | Male | Female | Male | Female -------+---------+--------+--------+------+-------- 1899 | 37415 | 21153 | 16262 | 56.5 | 43.5 1900 | 60764 | 36330 | 24434 | 59.8 | 40.2 1901 | 58098 | 32345 | 25753 | 55.7 | 44.3 1902 | 57688 | 32737 | 24951 | 56.7 | 44.3 1903 | 76203 | 43985 | 32218 | 57.7 | 42.3 1904 | 106236 | 65040 | 41196 | 61.2 | 38.8 1905 | 129910 | 82076 | 47834 | 63.2 | 36.8 1906 | 153748 | 80086 | 73662 | 52.1 | 47.9 1907 | 149182 | 80530 | 68652 | 54.0 | 46.0 1908 | 103387 | 56277 | 47110 | 54.4 | 45.6 1909 | 57551 | 31057 | 26494 | 54.0 | 46.0 1910 | 84260 | 46206 | 38054 | 54.8 | 45.2 -------+---------+--------+--------+------+-------- Total | 1074442 | 607822 | 466620 | 56.6 | 43.4 -------+---------+--------+--------+------+--------

[1] From _Reports of Commissioner-General of Immigration_.

TABLE x.x.xIV

s.e.x OF JEWISH IMMIGRANT ADULTS[1] AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK, 1886 TO 1898[2]

-------+---------+-----------------+--------------- | | Number | Per cent Year | Total +--------+--------+------+-------- | | Male | Female | Male | Female -------+---------+--------+--------+------+-------- 1886 | 14212 | 9598 | 4614 | 67.5 | 32.5 1887 | 22223 | 13872 | 8351 | 62.4 | 37.6 1888 | 19456 | 11691 | 7765 | 60.1 | 39.9 1889 | 17155 | 9946 | 7209 | 58.0 | 42.0 1890 | 19449 | 11524 | 7925 | 59.3 | 40.7 1891 | 33343 | 20980 | 12363 | 62.9 | 37.1 1892 | 43155 | 25338 | 17817 | 58.7 | 41.3 1893 | 18314 | 9715 | 8599 | 53.0 | 47.0 1894 | 13142 | 6404 | 6738 | 48.7 | 51.3 1895 | 12366 | 6275 | 6091 | 50.7 | 49.3 1896 | 17052 | 9703 | 7349 | 56.9 | 43.1 1897 | 10226 | 5447 | 4779 | 53.3 | 46.7 1898 | 11530 | 6560 | 4970 | 56.9 | 43.1 -------+---------+--------+--------+------+-------- Total | 251623 | 147053 | 104570 | 58.4 | 41.6 -------+---------+--------+--------+------+--------

[1] Sixteen years of age and over.

[2] From _Reports of United Hebrew Charities of N.Y. City_.

TABLE x.x.xV

AGE OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS, 1899 TO 1910[1]

------+---------+--------------------------+------------------------ | | Number | Percentage Year| Total +--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------- | | Under | 14 to | 45 and | Under | 14 to | 45 and | | 14 | 44 | over | 14 | 44 | over ------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------- 1899 | 37415 | 8987 | 26019 | 2409 | 24.0 | 69.5 | 6.5 1900 | 60764 | 13092 | 44239 | 3433 | 21.6 | 72.8 | 5.6 1901 | 58098 | 14731 | 39830 | 3537 | 25.4 | 68.6 | 6.0 1902 | 57688 | 15312 | 38937 | 3439 | 26.5 | 67.5 | 6.0 1903 | 76203 | 19044 | 53074 | 4085 | 25.0 | 69.6 | 5.4 1904 | 106236 | 23529 | 77224 | 5483 | 22.1 | 72.7 | 5.2 1905 | 129910 | 28553 | 95964 | 5393 | 22.0 | 73.9 | 4.1 1906 | 153748 | 43620 | 101875 | 8253 | 28.4 | 66.2 | 5.4 1907 | 149182 | 37696 | 103779 | 7707 | 25.3 | 69.5 | 5.2 1908 | 103387 | 26013 | 71388 | 5986 | 25.1 | 69.1 | 5.8 1909 | 57551 | 15210 | 38465 | 3876 | 26.5 | 66.7 | 6.8 1910 | 84260 | 21869 | 57191 | 5200 | 26.0 | 67.9 | 6.1 ------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+-------- Total| 1074442 | 267656 | 747985 | 58801 | 24.9 | 69.6 | 5.5 ------+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------

[1] From _Reports of Commissioner-General of Immigration_.

TABLE x.x.xVI