What Washington, D.C.'s immigrant population looked like in 1900

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#1. Ireland

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 6,220
- Percent of foreign born residents: 30.92%
- Percent of total state population: 2.23%
National
- Number of residents: 1,619,409
- Percent of foreign born residents: 15.48%
- #2 most common country of origin

#2. Germany

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 5,857
- Percent of foreign born residents: 29.11%
- Percent of total state population: 2.10%
National
- Number of residents: 2,669,164
- Percent of foreign born residents: 25.52%
- #1 most common country of origin

#3. England

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 2,299
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.43%
- Percent of total state population: 0.82%
National
- Number of residents: 843,491
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
- #4 most common country of origin

#4. Italy

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 930
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.62%
- Percent of total state population: 0.33%
National
- Number of residents: 484,703
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.63%
- #6 most common country of origin

#5. Canada

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 906
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.50%
- Percent of total state population: 0.33%
National
- Number of residents: 1,183,225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.31%
- #3 most common country of origin

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#6. Russia

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 807
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.29%
National
- Number of residents: 424,372
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.06%
- #7 most common country of origin

#7. Scotland

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 574
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.85%
- Percent of total state population: 0.21%
National
- Number of residents: 234,699
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.24%
- #11 most common country of origin

#8. China

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 417
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.07%
- Percent of total state population: 0.15%
National
- Number of residents: 106,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.02%
- #16 most common country of origin

#9. France

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 389
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.93%
- Percent of total state population: 0.14%
National
- Number of residents: 104,534
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #18 most common country of origin

#10. Switzerland

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 244
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.21%
- Percent of total state population: 0.09%
National
- Number of residents: 115,959
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.11%
- #15 most common country of origin

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#11. Sweden

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 234
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.16%
- Percent of total state population: 0.08%
National
- Number of residents: 574,625
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.49%
- #5 most common country of origin

#12. Austria

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 187
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.93%
- Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
- Number of residents: 276,702
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.65%
- #10 most common country of origin

#13. Poland

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 137
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.68%
- 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

#14. Norway

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 101
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.50%
- Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
- Number of residents: 338,426
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.24%
- #9 most common country of origin

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

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 91
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.45%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 14,468
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- #26 most common country of origin

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#16. Denmark

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 88
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.44%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 154,616
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.48%
- #13 most common country of origin

#17. Wales

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 82
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.41%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 93,744
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.90%
- #20 most common country of origin

#18. South America

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 49
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.24%
- 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

#19. Hungary

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 48
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.24%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 145,815
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.39%
- #14 most common country of origin

#20. Cuba

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 43
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.21%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 11,159
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- #28 most common country of origin

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#21. Holland

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 42
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.21%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 105,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #17 most common country of origin

#22. Turkey

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 39
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.19%
- 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

#23. Mexico

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 38
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.19%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 103,445
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.99%
- #19 most common country of origin

#24. Greece

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 34
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.17%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 8,655
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #31 most common country of origin

#25. Central America

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 32
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.16%
- 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

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#26. Belgium

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 32
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.16%
- 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

#27. Spain

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 31
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.15%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 7,284
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #33 most common country of origin

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

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 29
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 11,928
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
- #27 most common country of origin

#29. Africa

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.13%
- 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

#30. Born at Sea

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 21
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- 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

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#31. Australia

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 19
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- 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

#32. Finland

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 14
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 63,440
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.61%
- #22 most common country of origin

#33. India

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 12
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- 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

#34. Bohemia

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 12
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 156,999
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.50%
- #12 most common country of origin

#35. Japan

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 11
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
- 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

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#36. Europe (not otherwise specified)

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 7
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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

#37. Other Countries

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 6
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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

#38. Portugal

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 6
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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

#39. Atlantic Islands

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 6
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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. Roumania

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 2
- 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

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#41. Pacific Islands (except Phillipine Islands)

District of Columbia
- Number of residents: 2
- 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

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