The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-14
MOVEMENTS or POPULATION.
Immigration From the North TO the south
and From the south TO the North.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The Director
OF the Census to-day made the following
announcement in regard to immigration
from the Northern States to the South
and from the Southern States TO the North:
Figures have been computed showing
the migration from the Northern States to
the South aud from the Southern states
TO the North so far as N Is measured ON a
comparison between the state 81 blIth Hhn
the state of residence, the only dNailable
statistical measure This migration may be
divided into three classes The migration
uorthward Of white persons born ~ the
southern States. the migration ~northward
of Colored persons. practically all being
negroes. born n the southern states ana the
migration southward Of persons born ~ the
Northern States The number OF colored
persons born in the Northern states j. too
small for the migration southwark OF this
i'm 1880 there we're In the Northern States,
meaning thereby all north OF Mason ana
boundary OF Missouri and Kansas, soi, $50
white persons who had been born IN the
south In 1900 the number hnd Increased
10 pss, p7I, or q per cent. But IN the mean
time, the number Of white persons Of southern
birth living in tn" United States a a whole
md increased from 2.a2l, ea5 to l6,o5S,oij.
The proportion of white persons Of Southern
birth and Northern residence fell IN the ten
y Si%ss Of trS %Rlte persons sG born in the south
In 1890. ?3o, 1881 Colored persons who lad
been born In the South were living in the
North In 1900 their number was $50, SO.
an increase OF IS o per cent Meantime. the
nuu,her Of colored persons born IN the South
and living In the United Stntes a. a whole
had increased from ~6.ei5.it5 to ~s.2S7,osl.
The pronortlnn OF colored persons OF Southern
birth and Northern residence increased in
the ten years from 3 3 TO 4 per cent OF the
whole class Of colored persons born In the
South
These figures show that the migration
northward of southern whites. while increas-
ing In absolute amount, has declined Teln-
lively. The migration northward of colored
persons has increased rapidly. The north
ward migration OF southern whites. however.
d.. sill nearly three times a. great IN absolute
amount. and nearly one and "A half times
a. great relative to the population from
which il CONES, M tho northward migration
OF tho colored. a difference probably due
In pnrt 30 the better economic position OF
the southern whites. and In part 20 the fact
that the centre ~ population Of that class
l. Nearer the border.
In 1870 there were 635, 59l persons living in
the South who had been born In the North.
In iann tho number had increased 80 i.O22, 77e.
or - per cent This current Of migration
j. greater in absolute amount than that Of
Southern whites o. southern negroes moving
North. hut over n quarter OF "a million less
than the two combined. IL II Increasing
total number OF persons Of Northern birth
in tho Tinted State l. 20 great IN 1890.
81. psag.I and .n 1890. a. $50, SiGl that the
amount of this southwark movement rela-
tive 20 the population from which Il comes
- less than tho proportion for either Of the
return currents In $500. OF all persons IN
tho United States buru IN tho North ? per
cent. w"r. living iu th" South In 1907 tie
proportion had increased to = t per cent