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==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
The United States is a nation of immigrants of which a majority came from Europe. Between 1820 and 1974, 46,712,725 immigrants entered the United States; 76.8% of these immigrants were Europeans. | The United States is a nation of immigrants of which a majority came from Europe. Between 1820 and 1974, 46,712,725 immigrants entered the United States; 76.8% of these immigrants were Europeans. | ||
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The following chart documents the number of '''European''' immigrants, their country of origin, and what percentage they were of all European immigrants: | |||
{| style="width:35%" class="wikitable" | |||
{| style="width: | |||
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! Country | ! Country | ||
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! Percentage | ! Percentage | ||
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| Germany | | Germany* | ||
| 6.95 million | | 6.95 million | ||
| 28% | | 28% | ||
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| N/A | | N/A | ||
|} | |} | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Germany led the world between 1820 and 1974 with 6.95 million of its people emigration to the United States; heavy German emigration also occurred to Argentina, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Canada, Uruguay, and Paraguay. | |||
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The following chart documents the number of immigrants from '''non-European''' countries and their country of origin: | |||
{| style="width:35%" class="wikitable" | |||
{| style="width: | |||
! Country | ! Country | ||
! Number of Immigrants | ! Number of Immigrants | ||