The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-07-11
FOREIGN BORN
13,7O3,987I
Increase Smallest Ever Recorded
for Any Decade.
HEAVY LOSSES ARE SHOWN

Germany, Austria, ireland and Rus
STA, Natives Of Which Made Up
More Than SO Per Cent of country's
| Total Foreign Born Population Ten
| Years Ago, Show Loss in Number of
| Their Natives During Last Ten
| Years-Gemany Has Largest Loss.
/ Germany, Austria, Ireland and Rus
STA, natives Of which made up more
than 30 per cent of the country's total
foreign-born population ten years ago,
showed heavy losses in the number of
their natives in the United States dur
Ing the last ten years, census bureau
statistics show. These losses aggre-
gated almost 1000. 900 and are believed
to have been due largely to the World
war, with it's consequent exodus Of bel
ligerent nationals, and the stoppage Of
immigration.
German-born showed loss of 818,-
O35, Austrian-born a loss Of 6O0,O14.
Irish-borL Q boss of 318,671 and Rus
sian-born a loss Of POS, 783. While
Germany had the largest loss numeri-
cally, Austria's loss was relatively the
largest. having been more than 30 per
cent.
Notwithstanding these heavy losses,
the country's total foreign-bOrn popu-
lation, as Just announced by the bureau
Of the census in q preliminary state
ment prepared for the early use Of
congress. showed an increase Of $685.
AZ, or 20 per cent, the total number of
foreign-born being 1S.7O3.9s7. The In
crease is believed to have been the
smallest both In numbers and percent
age ever recorded for any decade. In
the previous decade. 10000. the in
crease was 3,174,810. or 207 per cent.
Germany In Lead.
Germany led as the country of birth
Of the f0reign-born in the United States
ten years ago, with a total of more
than 100000, and still leads, although
the number was reduced to 1,883,318, a
decrease Of 818,035. The number Of
natives Of Germany have continued to
show loss each decade since 1890. but
the last decade decrease was the lar
gest ever shown.
The standing of other countries in
the foreign-born population of the
United States has changed somewhat
from ten years ago. Italy has taken
second place from Russia with an in
crease of 864.333 in the ten years, COM
pared with an Increase Of $4,000 in
the previous decade and total for
1920 Of 1907, 1858.
Ireland. which has shown decreases
in each decade since 1880, had a larger
decrease during the last decade than
in any previous one, the loss having
heen 316,571, compared with decrease
of 263.2OS for 19O9-1O. The total num-
her OF Irish-born In the United States
in 1920 was 1,0356S0. ranking that
country fifth.
Canada showed a decrease of 1851
in the ten years, compared with an in
crease Of 27,O00 the previous decade.
and dropped from fifth to sixth place.
Total Canadians number 1,117,136
Persons born In England numbered
which was a decrease Of 65,3O5
in the ten years. compared with an in
crease of $1,000 the previous ten years.
England ranged seventh, which place
she held ten years ago.
NWQ1nn fnr,uI RI hn1l nj ri,
place with total of 624,759. That was
a decrease of 4O,448 in the ten years,
with an increase of $1,000
he previous decade.
Austria Now In Ninth Place.
Austria, with the second largest nu-
nerical loss of any country during the
zen years, dropped into ninth place
rom the sixth position. The decrease
n the number Of its natives In the Uni
ed States was 0O0,O14; compared with
IN Increase Of $4,000 during the pre-
,ious decade. Austria's total natives
n the United States numbered 674, $40.
Norway showed decrease Of 49,
.76, compared with an increase Of ST.
100 In the previous ten years. bringing
to total down to 3,500.
Scotland, with a total OF 264, 49,,
'howed decrease Of 6,6O4, compared
With an Increase Of 27yO00 in 1910.
Denmark had an increase # 7.4O2.
with an Increase of 5000 In
910. bringing its total to 18AO61.
Frances increase was larger than
uring the previous ten ysaSA Il was
1914, compay with 1900 In 1910,
ringing its total to 162,0G.
Spain, Portugal. Belgium, Newfound-
and and Australia showed increases.
'hile Wales and Bulgaria showed de-
reases.
Certified As DEAD