What Nebraska's immigrant population looked like in 1900

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#1. Germany

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 65,506
- Percent of foreign born residents: 36.94%
- Percent of total state population: 6.14%
National
- Number of residents: 2,669,164
- Percent of foreign born residents: 25.52%
- #1 most common country of origin

#2. Sweden

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 24,698
- Percent of foreign born residents: 13.93%
- Percent of total state population: 2.32%
National
- Number of residents: 574,625
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.49%
- #5 most common country of origin

#3. Bohemia

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 16,188
- Percent of foreign born residents: 9.13%
- Percent of total state population: 1.52%
National
- Number of residents: 156,999
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.50%
- #12 most common country of origin

#4. Denmark

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 12,581
- Percent of foreign born residents: 7.09%
- Percent of total state population: 1.18%
National
- Number of residents: 154,616
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.48%
- #13 most common country of origin

#5. Ireland

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 11,127
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.27%
- Percent of total state population: 1.04%
National
- Number of residents: 1,619,409
- Percent of foreign born residents: 15.48%
- #2 most common country of origin

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#6. England

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 9,757
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.50%
- Percent of total state population: 0.92%
National
- Number of residents: 843,491
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
- #4 most common country of origin

#7. Canada

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 9,049
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.10%
- Percent of total state population: 0.85%
National
- Number of residents: 1,183,225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.31%
- #3 most common country of origin

#8. Russia

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 8,083
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.56%
- Percent of total state population: 0.76%
National
- Number of residents: 424,372
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.06%
- #7 most common country of origin

#9. Austria

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 3,803
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.14%
- 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

#10. Poland

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 3,094
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.74%
- Percent of total state population: 0.29%
National
- Number of residents: 383,595
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.67%
- #8 most common country of origin

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#11. Norway

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 2,888
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.63%
- Percent of total state population: 0.27%
National
- Number of residents: 338,426
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.24%
- #9 most common country of origin

#12. Scotland

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 2,773
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.56%
- Percent of total state population: 0.26%
National
- Number of residents: 234,699
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.24%
- #11 most common country of origin

#13. Switzerland

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 2,340
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.32%
- Percent of total state population: 0.22%
National
- Number of residents: 115,959
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.11%
- #15 most common country of origin

#14. Wales

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 922
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.52%
- Percent of total state population: 0.09%
National
- Number of residents: 93,744
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.90%
- #20 most common country of origin

#15. Holland

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 885
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.50%
- Percent of total state population: 0.08%
National
- Number of residents: 105,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #17 most common country of origin

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#16. France

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 876
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.49%
- Percent of total state population: 0.08%
National
- Number of residents: 104,534
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #18 most common country of origin

#17. Italy

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 752
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.42%
- Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
- Number of residents: 484,703
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.63%
- #6 most common country of origin

#18. Hungary

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 401
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.23%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 145,815
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.39%
- #14 most common country of origin

#19. Belgium

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 272
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.15%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 29,848
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.29%
- #24 most common country of origin

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

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 210
- 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

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#21. China

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 190
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 106,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.02%
- #16 most common country of origin

#22. Spain

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 182
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- 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

#23. Luxemburg

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 160
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 3,049
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- #37 most common country of origin

#24. Born at Sea

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 156
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 8,310
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #32 most common country of origin

#25. Australia

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 59
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 7,041
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #34 most common country of origin

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#26. Turkey

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 55
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 9,949
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- #30 most common country of origin

#27. Finland

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 37
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 63,440
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.61%
- #22 most common country of origin

#28. Europe (not otherwise specified)

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 33
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 2,272
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #41 most common country of origin

#29. Mexico

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 27
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 103,445
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.99%
- #19 most common country of origin

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

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 14,468
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- #26 most common country of origin

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#31. South America

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 25
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 4,814
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
- #35 most common country of origin

#32. Roumania

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 24
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- 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

#33. Greece

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 23
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 8,655
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #31 most common country of origin

#34. India

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 20
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 2,069
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #42 most common country of origin

#35. Africa

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 20
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- 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

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#36. Other Countries

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 18
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 2,587
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- #39 most common country of origin

#37. Pacific Islands (except Phillipine Islands)

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 15
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 2,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- #38 most common country of origin

#38. Japan

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 9
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 81,590
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.78%
- #21 most common country of origin

#39. Atlantic Islands

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 7
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.00%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 10,955
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- #29 most common country of origin

#40. Portugal

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 6
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.00%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 37,144
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.36%
- #23 most common country of origin

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#41. Cuba

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 5
- 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

#42. Central America

Nebraska
- Number of residents: 5
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.00%
- 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

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