Immigration from 1820 to 1936
| Albania | 2,846 |
| Austria and Hungary | 4,138,333 |
| Belgium | 155,024 |
| Bulgaria | 65,424 |
| Czechoslovakia | 110,928 |
| Denmark | 333,900 |
| Estonia | 1,839 |
| Finland | 18,310 |
| France | 588,023 |
| Germany | 5,938,822 |
| Great Britain: | |
| England | 2,629,335 |
| Scotland | 732,587 |
| Wales | 86,233 |
| Not Specified | 793,741 |
| Greece | 427,006 |
| Ireland | 4,588,464 |
| Italy | 4,692,447 |
| Latvia | 3,918 |
| Lithuania | 7,166 |
| Luxemburg | 854 |
| Netherlands | 249,059 |
| Norway and Sweden | 2,018,640 |
| Poland | 407,366 |
| Portugal | 254,499 |
| Rumania | 155,496 |
| Russia | 3,343,088 |
| Spain | 168,913 |
| Switzerland | 292,153 |
| Turkey in Europe | 155,568 |
| Yugoslavia | 53,394 |
| Other Europe | 21,309 |
| TOTAL FROM EUROPE | 32,434,685 |
| China | 379,982 |
| India | 9,704 |
| Japan | 277,162 |
| Turkey in Asia | 205,317 |
| Other Asia | 38,858 |
| ASIA COMPLETE TOTAL | 911,023 |
| Canada and Newfoundland | 2,957,422 |
| Mexico | 768,453 |
| Central America | 46,919 |
| West Indies | 438,633 |
| South America | 117,649 |
| Other America | 40 |
| AMERICA TOTAL | 4,329,116 |
| AFRICA | 25,311 |
| AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND | 53,739 |
| PACIFIC ISLANDS | 10,610 |
| NOT SPECIFIED | 254,066 |
| TOTAL FROM ALL COUNTRIES | 38,018,550 |
From 1931 to 1938, departures have exceeded admissions by 203,694.
Our Gifts to Science and to Agriculture
The brawn, brain, and inventive genius of the immigrants and their descendants have made the United States a world leader in science and industry. In reading about this pageant of achievement, which is unique in human history, you will also learn something about the diverse racial origins of those who laid the gifts on the “altar of America.” Here they are—IMMIGRANTS! SONS OF IMMIGRANTS! AND SONS OF SONS OF IMMIGRANTS!—men and women who have thrilled the worlds of science and industry, the arts and crafts, and social progress and government. The italics indicate the racial origin of each individual or a major racial group from which he is descended, although it should be kept in mind that a person’s ancestors frequently include many racial strains. The achievements listed are suggestive rather than exhaustive.
