What Hawaii's immigrant population looked like in 1900

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#1. Japan

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 56,234
- Percent of foreign born residents: 61.95%
- Percent of total state population: 36.52%
National
- Number of residents: 81,590
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.78%
- #21 most common country of origin

#2. China

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 21,741
- Percent of foreign born residents: 23.95%
- Percent of total state population: 14.12%
National
- Number of residents: 106,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.02%
- #16 most common country of origin

#3. Portugal

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 6,512
- Percent of foreign born residents: 7.17%
- Percent of total state population: 4.23%
National
- Number of residents: 37,144
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.36%
- #23 most common country of origin

#4. Atlantic Islands

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 1,156
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.27%
- Percent of total state population: 0.75%
National
- Number of residents: 10,955
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- #29 most common country of origin

#5. Germany

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 1,154
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.27%
- Percent of total state population: 0.75%
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. Canada

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 851
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.94%
- Percent of total state population: 0.55%
National
- Number of residents: 1,183,225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.31%
- #3 most common country of origin

#7. England

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 789
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.87%
- Percent of total state population: 0.51%
National
- Number of residents: 843,491
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
- #4 most common country of origin

#8. Pacific Islands (except Phillipine Islands)

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 593
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.65%
- Percent of total state population: 0.39%
National
- Number of residents: 2,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- #38 most common country of origin

#9. Scotland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 427
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.47%
- Percent of total state population: 0.28%
National
- Number of residents: 234,699
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.24%
- #11 most common country of origin

#10. Ireland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.25%
- Percent of total state population: 0.15%
National
- Number of residents: 1,619,409
- Percent of foreign born residents: 15.48%
- #2 most common country of origin

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#11. Austria

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.25%
- Percent of total state population: 0.15%
National
- Number of residents: 276,702
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.65%
- #10 most common country of origin

#12. Spain

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 202
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.22%
- Percent of total state population: 0.13%
National
- Number of residents: 7,284
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #33 most common country of origin

#13. Norway

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 198
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.22%
- Percent of total state population: 0.13%
National
- Number of residents: 338,426
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.24%
- #9 most common country of origin

#14. Sweden

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 140
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.15%
- Percent of total state population: 0.09%
National
- Number of residents: 574,625
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.49%
- #5 most common country of origin

#15. Australia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 130
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- Percent of total state population: 0.08%
National
- Number of residents: 7,041
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #34 most common country of origin

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#16. France

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 100
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- Percent of total state population: 0.06%
National
- Number of residents: 104,534
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #18 most common country of origin

#17. Poland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 72
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- Percent of total state population: 0.05%
National
- Number of residents: 383,595
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.67%
- #8 most common country of origin

#18. Denmark

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 72
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- Percent of total state population: 0.05%
National
- Number of residents: 154,616
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.48%
- #13 most common country of origin

#19. Born at Sea

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 67
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 8,310
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #32 most common country of origin

#20. Russia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 58
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 424,372
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.06%
- #7 most common country of origin

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#21. Italy

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 58
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 484,703
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.63%
- #6 most common country of origin

#22. Greece

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 55
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 8,655
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #31 most common country of origin

#23. South America

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 33
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.04%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 4,814
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
- #35 most common country of origin

#24. Switzerland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 28
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 115,959
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.11%
- #15 most common country of origin

#25. Finland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 28
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 63,440
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.61%
- #22 most common country of origin

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

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 14,468
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- #26 most common country of origin

#27. Mexico

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 24
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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

#28. Africa

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 22
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 2,577
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #40 most common country of origin

#29. Wales

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 21
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 93,744
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.90%
- #20 most common country of origin

#30. Holland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 19
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 105,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #17 most common country of origin

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#31. Belgium

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 18
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 29,848
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.29%
- #24 most common country of origin

#32. India

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 15
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- 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

#33. Other Countries

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 10
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 2,587
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #39 most common country of origin

#34. Central America

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 7
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 3,911
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.04%
- #36 most common country of origin

#35. Hungary

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 5
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 145,815
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.39%
- #14 most common country of origin

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

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 5
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 11,928
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- #27 most common country of origin

#37. Turkey

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 4
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.00%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 9,949
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- #30 most common country of origin

#38. Cuba

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 4
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.00%
- 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

#39. Roumania

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 2
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.00%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 15,043
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- #25 most common country of origin

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