Alabama

Patterns of immigration in Alabama have varied markedly among different areas of the state, making the state as a whole ethnically diverse...

Alaska

Alaska saw considerable Russian immigration during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but by the early twentieth century...

Arizona

Arizona has always been an important destination for Mexican immigrants to the United States.

Arkansas

Arkansas has experienced less foreign immigration than many other states.

California

One of the most populous subnational entities in the world, California is also ethnically very diverse, thanks to a century and a half of heavy immigration.

Colorado

Colorado has a unique immigration history that has been affected by its mining, agriculture, and tourism industries.

Connecticut

Immigrants contributed heavily to the growth of Connecticut’s labor unions.

Delaware

Aside from the more heavily populated northern tip of the state around Wilmington, Delaware has not been a popular destination for immigrants.

Florida

Newcomers to Florida, from both other countries and other parts of the United States, have tended to settle in clusters, while maintaining their ethnic identities and their ties to their birthplaces.

Georgia

Georgia was originally settled by immigrants from various parts of Europe. Later, slaves were brought in from Africa and the Caribbean.

Hawaii

Kansas

Idaho

Idaho’s limited immigration contrasts dramatically with the immigration rates of other regions in which large numbers of immigrant groups have developed and become ingrained in the local communities. In 2008, 92 percent of the state’s residents were classified as “white.”

Illinois

Illinois has had an immigration history more complex than that of many states. Its early history was characterized by movements of Native Americans and influxes of people from other parts of the United States.

Indiana

Because of Indiana’s history and geographical location, its population has a higher percentage of people who originated in the American South than any other midwestern state.

Iowa

The interactive relationship between the land, immigration, and settlement patterns in the Iowa region has influenced its history, culture, and institutions.

Iowa: Twentieth Century Developments

After 1900, a coal mining industry began to emerge in Buxton, located in the state’s northern Monroe County.

Kentucky