What West Virginia's immigrant population looked like in 1900

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#1. Germany

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 6,537
- Percent of foreign born residents: 29.12%
- Percent of total state population: 0.68%
National
- Number of residents: 2,669,164
- Percent of foreign born residents: 25.52%
- #1 most common country of origin

#2. Ireland

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 3,842
- Percent of foreign born residents: 17.11%
- Percent of total state population: 0.40%
National
- Number of residents: 1,619,409
- Percent of foreign born residents: 15.48%
- #2 most common country of origin

#3. Italy

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 2,921
- Percent of foreign born residents: 13.01%
- Percent of total state population: 0.30%
National
- Number of residents: 484,703
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.63%
- #6 most common country of origin

#4. England

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 2,622
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.68%
- Percent of total state population: 0.27%
National
- Number of residents: 843,491
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
- #4 most common country of origin

#5. Austria

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 1,025
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.57%
- Percent of total state population: 0.11%
National
- Number of residents: 276,702
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.65%
- #10 most common country of origin

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#6. Scotland

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 855
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.81%
- Percent of total state population: 0.09%
National
- Number of residents: 234,699
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.24%
- #11 most common country of origin

#7. Hungary

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 810
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.61%
- Percent of total state population: 0.08%
National
- Number of residents: 145,815
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.39%
- #14 most common country of origin

#8. Russia

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 721
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.21%
- Percent of total state population: 0.08%
National
- Number of residents: 424,372
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.06%
- #7 most common country of origin

#9. Canada

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 711
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.17%
- Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
- Number of residents: 1,183,225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.31%
- #3 most common country of origin

#10. Switzerland

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 696
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.10%
- Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
- Number of residents: 115,959
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.11%
- #15 most common country of origin

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#11. Poland

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 638
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.84%
- Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
- Number of residents: 383,595
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.67%
- #8 most common country of origin

#12. Wales

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 482
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.15%
- Percent of total state population: 0.05%
National
- Number of residents: 93,744
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.90%
- #20 most common country of origin

#13. France

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 298
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.33%
- Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
- Number of residents: 104,534
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #18 most common country of origin

#14. Sweden

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 182
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.81%
- Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
- Number of residents: 574,625
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.49%
- #5 most common country of origin

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

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 148
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.66%
- 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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#16. Greece

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 108
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.48%
- 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

#17. Belgium

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 79
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.35%
- 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

#18. Denmark

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 60
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.27%
- Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
- Number of residents: 154,616
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.48%
- #13 most common country of origin

#19. China

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 47
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.21%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 106,659
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.02%
- #16 most common country of origin

#20. Central America

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 27
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.12%
- 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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#21. Bohemia

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 27
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.12%
- 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

#22. Europe (not otherwise specified)

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 23
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- 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

#23. Holland

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 22
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 105,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
- #17 most common country of origin

#24. Australia

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 21
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 7,041
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #34 most common country of origin

#25. Turkey

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 20
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
- 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

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#26. Born at Sea

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 19
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 8,310
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- #32 most common country of origin

#27. Norway

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 19
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 338,426
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.24%
- #9 most common country of origin

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

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 11
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
- 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

#29. Mexico

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 7
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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. South America

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 6
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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

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#31. Finland

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 6
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
- 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

#32. Spain

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 5
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
- Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
- Number of residents: 7,284
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
- #33 most common country of origin

#33. India

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 3
- 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

#34. Other Countries

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 2
- 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

#35. Atlantic Islands

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 2
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
- 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

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#36. Africa

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 2
- 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

#37. Roumania

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 1
- 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

#38. Cuba

West Virginia
- Number of residents: 1
- 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

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