U.S. Historical Populations
Country Immigrants Before 1790 Population 1790
Africa 360,000 757,000
England 230,000 2,100,000
Scot-Irish (Ulster) 135,000 300,000
Germany 103,000 270,000
Scotland 48,500 150,000
Ireland 8,000 (Incl. in Scot-Irish)
Netherlands 6,000 100,000
Wales 4,000 10,000
France 3,000 15,000
Jews 1,000 2,000
Sweden 500 2,000
Other 50,000 200,000
Total 950,000 3,900,000
Notes: At the time of the revolution, some colonists of English ancestry had been here for five generations. Also, the growth of the British colonies in America was impressive. In 1700, there were 20 people in Britain for every American colonist. By 1775, the ration was 3 to 1.
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