| 2,516 | were in the | Province | of | San José. |
| 395 | ” | ” | ” | Alajuela. |
| 362 | ” | ” | ” | Cartago. |
| 138 | ” | ” | ” | Heredia. |
| 634 | ” | ” | ” | Guanacaste. |
| 1,293 | ” | Comarca | de | Puntarenas. |
| 1,051 | ” | ” | ” | Limon. |
These foreigners were distributed by nationalities as follows:
| 1,302 | Nicaraguans, | 342 | Germans, | 160 | Guatemalans, |
| 831 | Spaniards, | 246 | Englishmen, | 156 | Cubans, |
| 812 | Colombians, | 204 | Americans, | 175 | Chinamen, |
| 634 | Jamaicans, | 195 | Salvadorans, | 132 | Hondurans. |
| 622 | Italians, | 189 | Frenchmen, |
With respect to occupations, there were in Costa Rica in 1892:
| 896 | Cattle-farmers, | 565 | Masons, | 88 | Hotel keepers, |
| 8,314 | Agriculturists, male, | 279 | Butchers, | 42 | Physicians, |
| 194 | Agriculturists, female, | 900 | Merchants, | 243 | Musicians, |
| 22,190 | Laborers, | 911 | Clerks, | 16 | Engineers, |
| 349 | Servants, male, | 92 | Lawyers, | 12 | Mechanics, |
| 2,348 | ” female, | 46 | Surveyors, | 6 | Miners, |
| 40 | Cooks, male, | 131 | Barbers, | 41 | Painters, |
| 3,801 | ” female, | 913 | Government employes, | 20 | Silversmiths, |
| 4,541 | Seamstresses, | 541 | Cigarmakers, | 15 | Watchmakers, |
| 1,031 | Laundry ironers, | 265 | Hat makers, | 27 | Saddlers, |
| 5,873 | Laundry cleaners, | 111 | Bakers, | 49 | Tanners, |
| 366 | Tailors, | 54 | Pharmacists, | 12 | Dyers, |
| 378 | Shoemakers, | 11 | Commission merchants, | 77 | Printers, |
| 980 | Carpenters, | 36 | Watchmen, | 84 | Sailors, |
| 2,102 | Carmen, | 82 | Blacksmiths, | 28 | Carpet makers. |
| 96 | Mule drivers, |
A distribution of the people by their principal occupations in the different cantones was as follows:
Province of San José.
| Key to column headings: | ||
| A = Farmers. | F = Merchants. | K = Carpenters. |
| B = Cattle Farmers. | G = Clerks. | L = Blacksmiths. |
| C = Laborers. | H = Carmen. | M = Hat makers. |
| D = Servants. | I = Tailors. | N = Cigar makers. |
| E = Cooks. | J = Shoemakers. | O = Government employes. |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | |
| San José | 1,091 | 150 | 5,432 | 524 | 198 | 568 | 316 | 231 | 196 | 423 | |||||
| Escasú | 409 | 19 | 772 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 168 | — | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Desamparados | 598 | 30 | 763 | 52 | ⭡ | 15 | 12 | 107 | 2 | 5 | 39 | ⭡ | ⭡ | ⭡ | ⭡ |
| Puriscal | 385 | 23 | 412 | — | 1620 | 4 | 5 | 49 | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | 169 | 222 | 463 |
| Aserri | 497 | 8 | 475 | 42 | ⭣ | 4 | 5 | 89 | — | 1 | 12 | ⭣ | ⭣ | ⭣ | ⭣ |
| Mora | 493 | 16 | 898 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 85 | — | 2 | 8 | |||||
| Tarrazú | 442 | 10 | 257 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 35 | — | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Goicoechea | 226 | 20 | 286 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||
Province of Alajuela.