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Irish-Born in the US 19th Century Irish Emigration to the US 1820 3,614 1821 1,518 1822 2,267 1823 1,908 1824 2,345 1825 4,826 1826 4,821 1827 9,772 1828 7,861 1829 9,995 1830 12,765 1831 13,598 1832 15,092 1833 14,177 1834 16,928 1835 13,307 1836 15,000 1837 22,089 1838 8,149 1839 20,790 1840 25,957 1841 36,428 1842 49,920 1843 23,597 1845 50,207 1846 68,023 1847 118,120 1848 151,003 1849 180,189 1850 184,351 1851 219,232 1852 195,801 1853 156,970 1854 111,095 1855 57,164 1856 58,777 1857 66,080 1858 31,498 1859 41,180 1860 52,103 1861 28,209 1862 33,521 1863 94,477 1864 94,368 1865 82,085 1866 86,594 1867 79,571 1868 57,662 1869 66,467 1870 67,891 1871 65,591 1872 66,752 1873 75,536 1874 48,136 1875 31,433 1876 16,432 1877 13,991 1878 18,602 1879 30,058 1880 83,018 1881 67,339 1882 68,300 1883 82,849 1884 59,204 1885 50,657 1886 52,858 1887 69,084 1888 66,306~ 1890 52,110 1891 53,438 1892 48,966 1893 42,122 1894 39,597 1895 52,027 1896 39,952 1897 32,822 1898 30,878 1899 38,631 1900 41,848 1901 35,535 Figures prior to 1820 are not definitive. The years 1800-1802 saw approximately 6,000 Irish emigrants. There was little emigration during the Napoleonic Wars and practically none during the War of 1812 (1812-1814). ~There are no figures for 1889. NOTE: These figures do not reflect the Irish listed as "British" on immigration records or those entering the US from Canada. Irish in the US Census The following tables reflect the Irish presence in the United States. The statistics are culled from various federal censuses, where the information is available. Notes on tables: The areas represented are for the U.S. as a whole, the State of New York, and then the various counties that make up the New York City area. Breakdown of the counties of New York: Kings County - Brooklyn New York County - New York City (includes the Bronx until 1914) Queens County - Queens Richmond County - Staten Island 1790 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US --- 2,525* NY State 340,241 2,525 Kings 4,549 20 New York 33,111 244 Queens 16,013 88 Richmond 3,827 14 *Of 16 states. 1870 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US 38,155,505 1,840,396 NY State 4,382,759 528,806 Kings 419,921 78,220 New York 942,292 201,999 Queens 73,803 8,966 Richmond 33,029 5,579 1870 Census Figures Irish-Born in Major US Cities City Total Pop. Irish-Born % NYC 942,292 202,000 21% Philadelphia 674,022 96,698 14% Brooklyn 376,099 73,986 20% St Louis 310,864 32,239 10% Chicago 298,977 40,000 13% Baltimore 267,354 15,223 6% Boston 250,526 56,000 22% Cincinatti 216,239 18,624 9% New Orleans 191,418 14,693 8% San Francisco 149,473 25,864 17% Buffalo 117,714 11,264 10% Washington, DC 109,200 6,948 6% Newark 105,059 12,481 12% Louisville 100,753 7,626 8% Cleveland 92,829 9,964 11% Pittsburgh 86,076 13,119 15% Jersey City 82,546 17,665 21% Detroit 79,577 6,970 9% Milwaukee 71,440 3,784 5% Albany 69,422 13,276 19% Providence 68,904 12,085 18% Rochester NY 62,386 6,078 10% Allegheny 53,180 4,034 8% Richmond 51,038 1,239 2% New Haven 50,840 9,601 19% One-half of the Irish-born population of the US resided in the three states of New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. These three states, in addition to New Jersey and the other five New England states, comprised two-thirds of the total Irish-born population in the United States. 1880 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US 49,371,340 1,822,351 NY State 5,082,871 499,445 Kings 599,495 83,378 New York 1,206,299 198,595 Queens 90,574 8,879 Richmond 38,991 5,308 1890 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US 62,116,811 1,861,777 NY State 5,997,853 483,375 Kings 838,547 89,722 New York 1,515,301 190,418 Queens 128,059 10,229 Richmond 51,693 5,269 1900 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US 74,607,225 1,561,904 NY State 7,268,894 425,553 Kings 1,166,582 83,400 New York 2,050,600 178,886 Queens 152,999 7,958 Richmond 67,021 4,858 1910 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US 91,641,195 1,345,308 NY State 9,113,614 367,877 Kings 1,634,351 70,653 New York 2,762,522 169,321 Queens 284,041 8,671 Richmond 85,969 4,017 1920 Federal Census Irish-born Area Total Pop. # Irish US 105,273,049 1,032,913 NY State 10,385,227 284,747 Bronx 732,016 18,679 Kings 2,018,356 53,660 New York 2,284,103 116,749 Queens 469,042 10,618 Richmond 116,531 18,679 Irish in New York City 1890 Census Figures Irish Born: New York City 29.76% United States 20.23% NYC Population Figures: Born in Ireland 190,418 Total of NYC pop 47% Both parents born in Ireland 176,176 Total of NYC pop 43.4% Mother native, father born Ireland 24,024 Total of NYC pop 5.9% Father native, mother born Ireland 15,512 Total of NYC pop 3.7% 1890 Federal Census, NYC Mother born in Ireland, by Ward Ward I 5,911 Ward II 384 Ward III 1,568 Ward IV 8,267 Ward V 6,363 Ward VI 4,508 Ward VII 21,818 Ward VIII 9,625 Ward IX 18,293 Ward X 2,173 Ward XI 6,668 Ward XII 58,721 Ward XIII 5,396 Ward XIV 7,258 Ward XV 4,655 Ward XVI 17,601 Ward XVII 10,815 Ward XVIII 23,373 Ward XIX 61,858 Ward XX 28,922 Ward XXI 26,666 Ward XXII 51,605 Ward XXIII 10,571 Ward XXIV 6,389