What Alaska's immigrant population looked like in 1900

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#1. China

Alaska
- Number of residents: 3,091
- Percent of foreign born residents: 24.41%
- Percent of total state population: 4.86%
National
- Number of residents: 106,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.02%
- #16 most common country of origin

#2. Canada

Alaska
- Number of residents: 1,619
- Percent of foreign born residents: 12.79%
- Percent of total state population: 2.55%
National
- Number of residents: 1,183,225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.31%
- #3 most common country of origin

#3. Sweden

Alaska
- Number of residents: 1,445
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.41%
- Percent of total state population: 2.27%
National
- Number of residents: 574,625
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.49%
- #5 most common country of origin

#4. Norway

Alaska
- Number of residents: 1,248
- Percent of foreign born residents: 9.86%
- Percent of total state population: 1.96%
National
- Number of residents: 338,426
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.24%
- #9 most common country of origin

#5. Germany

Alaska
- Number of residents: 1,020
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
- Percent of total state population: 1.60%
National
- Number of residents: 2,669,164
- Percent of foreign born residents: 25.52%
- #1 most common country of origin

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#6. Ireland

Alaska
- Number of residents: 677
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.35%
- Percent of total state population: 1.06%
National
- Number of residents: 1,619,409
- Percent of foreign born residents: 15.48%
- #2 most common country of origin

#7. England

Alaska
- Number of residents: 674
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.32%
- Percent of total state population: 1.06%
National
- Number of residents: 843,491
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
- #4 most common country of origin

#8. Finland

Alaska
- Number of residents: 601
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.75%
- Percent of total state population: 0.95%
National
- Number of residents: 63,440
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.61%
- #22 most common country of origin

#9. Italy

Alaska
- Number of residents: 488
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.85%
- Percent of total state population: 0.77%
National
- Number of residents: 484,703
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.63%
- #6 most common country of origin

#10. Scotland

Alaska
- Number of residents: 295
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.33%
- Percent of total state population: 0.46%
National
- Number of residents: 234,699
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.24%
- #11 most common country of origin

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#11. Japan

Alaska
- Number of residents: 279
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.20%
- Percent of total state population: 0.44%
National
- Number of residents: 81,590
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.78%
- #21 most common country of origin

#12. Denmark

Alaska
- Number of residents: 260
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.05%
- Percent of total state population: 0.41%
National
- Number of residents: 154,616
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.48%
- #13 most common country of origin

#13. Austria

Alaska
- Number of residents: 228
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.80%
- Percent of total state population: 0.36%
National
- Number of residents: 276,702
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.65%
- #10 most common country of origin

#14. Russia

Alaska
- Number of residents: 218
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.72%
- Percent of total state population: 0.34%
National
- Number of residents: 424,372
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.06%
- #7 most common country of origin

#15. France

Alaska
- Number of residents: 98
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.77%
- Percent of total state population: 0.15%
National
- Number of residents: 104,534
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #18 most common country of origin

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#16. Switzerland

Alaska
- Number of residents: 80
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.63%
- Percent of total state population: 0.13%
National
- Number of residents: 115,959
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.11%
- #15 most common country of origin

#17. Australia

Alaska
- Number of residents: 60
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.47%
- Percent of total state population: 0.09%
National
- Number of residents: 7,041
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #34 most common country of origin

#18. Wales

Alaska
- Number of residents: 41
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.32%
- Percent of total state population: 0.06%
National
- Number of residents: 93,744
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.90%
- #20 most common country of origin

#19. Greece

Alaska
- Number of residents: 36
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.28%
- Percent of total state population: 0.06%
National
- Number of residents: 8,655
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #31 most common country of origin

#20. Holland

Alaska
- Number of residents: 30
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.24%
- Percent of total state population: 0.05%
National
- Number of residents: 105,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #17 most common country of origin

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#21. Belgium

Alaska
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.21%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 29,848
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.29%
- #24 most common country of origin

#22. South America

Alaska
- Number of residents: 20
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.16%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 4,814
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
- #35 most common country of origin

#23. Other Countries

Alaska
- Number of residents: 19
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.15%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 2,587
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #39 most common country of origin

#24. Poland

Alaska
- Number of residents: 18
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 383,595
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.67%
- #8 most common country of origin

#25. Pacific Islands (except Phillipine Islands)

Alaska
- Number of residents: 17
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.13%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 2,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- #38 most common country of origin

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#26. Atlantic Islands

Alaska
- Number of residents: 15
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.12%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 10,955
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- #29 most common country of origin

#27. Asia (except China, Japan, and India)

Alaska
- Number of residents: 15
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.12%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 11,928
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- #27 most common country of origin

#28. Born at Sea

Alaska
- Number of residents: 14
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 8,310
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #32 most common country of origin

#29. Portugal

Alaska
- Number of residents: 14
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 37,144
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.36%
- #23 most common country of origin

#30. Turkey

Alaska
- Number of residents: 12
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 9,949
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- #30 most common country of origin

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#31. Mexico

Alaska
- Number of residents: 11
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 103,445
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.99%
- #19 most common country of origin

#32. Spain

Alaska
- Number of residents: 10
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 7,284
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #33 most common country of origin

#33. West Indies (except Cuba and Puerto Rico)

Alaska
- Number of residents: 9
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 14,468
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- #26 most common country of origin

#34. Europe (not otherwise specified)

Alaska
- Number of residents: 9
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 2,272
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #41 most common country of origin

#35. Hungary

Alaska
- Number of residents: 8
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 145,815
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.39%
- #14 most common country of origin

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#36. Central America

Alaska
- Number of residents: 8
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 3,911
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.04%
- #36 most common country of origin

#37. Bohemia

Alaska
- Number of residents: 8
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 156,999
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.50%
- #12 most common country of origin

#38. India

Alaska
- Number of residents: 4
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 2,069
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #42 most common country of origin

#39. Africa

Alaska
- Number of residents: 3
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 2,577
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #40 most common country of origin

#40. Cuba

Alaska
- Number of residents: 2
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 11,159
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- #28 most common country of origin

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#41. Luxemburg

Alaska
- Number of residents: 1
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 3,049
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- #37 most common country of origin

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