Evening star., 1902-02-15
SECTIONAL MIGRATION
NORTH AND SOUTH STILL EX-
CHANGE MANY CITIZENS.
Statement by Director of the Census
Surprising Number of North
erners Go South.

The director of the census makes 1ne loi-
lowing announcement in regard to the mi
grafton from the northern states to the
south. and from the southern states to the
north:
"In the census office figures have been
computed showing the migration from the
northern states to the south and from the
southern states to the north, so far as II
is measured by a comparison between the
state of birth and the state Of residence
the only available statistical measure. This
migration may be divided into three classes
the migration northward Of white per-
sons born in the southern states. the mi
grafton northward of colored persons. prac-
tically all being negroes, born in the south
ern states, and the migration southwark OF
persons born in the northern states. Ihe
number Of colored persons born IN the
northern states is too small for the mi
grafton southward of this class to be I'M
portant.
White Migration From South.
In 1890 there We're in the northern
states meaning thereby all north OF Mason
and Dixons line. the Ohio and the southern
boundary of Missouri and Kansas, 4,6S9
white persons who had been born in the
south. In 1860 the number had Increased
to a5S,974, or 90 per cent. But in the mean
ern birth living in the United States as a
whole had increased from 12.921 ,SS to 16,-
0.,5, ,045 The proportion Of white persons OF
southern birth and northern residence feii
in the ten years from 10 to go per cent
of the whole class Of white persons born In
the south.
In 1890 2a0a31 colored persons who had
been born in the south were living IN the
north. In 1900 their number was 336. .Si9. an
increase of 4o.9 per cent. Meantime the
number of cClored persons born In the
south and living i'll the United States as a
whole had increased from 6.915,11 ID to s.
-s7 oSl. The proportion of coiored persons
of southern birth and northern residence
increased in the ten years from 3.3 to Al
per cent of the whole class of cOlored per-
sons born in the south.
Colored Immigrants Outnumbered.
These figures show that the migration
northward of southern whites, while in
creasing in absolute amount has relatively
declined. The migration northward of col
ored persons has increased rapidly. The
northward migration of southern whites,
however, is still nearly three times as great
in absolute amount, and nearly one and a
half times as great relative to the popula-
ton from which it comes, as the north
ward migration of the cOlored. difference
probably due in part to the better econom-
ic position of the southern whites and In
part to the fact that the center Of popula-
tion of that class is nearer the border.
In 1Sm th.re were G:Sl.594 persons living
in the south who had been born In the
north. In 1850 the number had increased
to 1,022, TI6, or 6p.9 per cent. This current
of migration is greater in absolute amount
than that Of southern whites or southern
negroes moving north, but over quarter
of a million less than the two combined. l,
is increasing much more rapidly than
either. But the total number of persons OF
| northern birth in the United States is SC
great Tin 1880. 81. .333974 and in 1900, -.
1S6.J16) that the amount Of this southwark
| movement relative to the population from
which it comes Is less than the proportion
for either of the return currents. In 1SN
Of all persons in the United States borr
in the north 20 per cent were living ir
the south. In 1900 the proportion had in
creased to 2.G per cent