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Having examined in detail the ethnic and demographic com- position of the Italian immigration, and having seen the condi- tions, physical, economic, social, and financial, which it presents, it remains to study the direction taken by the immigrants toward the different parts of the country. The figures below indicate the percentage of Italian immigrants who have directed their steps toward the different geographic divisions of the United States, according to the origin of the immigrants, during the four years under consideration :

TABLE XV

NORTHERN ITALIANS

SOUTHERN ITALIANS

TOTAL

1901

1903

1903

1904

1901

1902

1903

1904

1901

1902

1903

i8&

North Allan. Div.

6l

28

59

56

88

86

86

85

83

82

82

80

North Centr. Div.

16

18

18

I?

6

8

8

8

7

Q

10

10

South Atlan. Div.

I

I

I

2

I

i

2

3

2

I

2

2

South Centr. Div.

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

Western Division

20

21

20

20

2

2

i

i

5

5

4

5

100

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IOO

IOO

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IOO

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IOO

IOO

The percentages are referred to as approximative, exact fig- ures not being necessary to show the objective points.

By these data it is seen that the northern states of the Union absorb more than 90 per cent, of the Italian immigration, less a small fraction from the north of Italy, which goes to the western states. The great majority of the Italians remain in the vicinity of the ports of disembarkation ; and even those who travel west, instead of dispersing in the eleven states and territories which form that division, concentrate mostly in California, which fact is set forth in the following figures :

TABLE XVI

PERCENTAGE OF NORTHERN ITALIANS DIRECTED TO CALIFORNIA OF ALL NORTHERN ITALIANS WEST-BOUND

1901. 1902. 1903. 1904.

.63.14 64-95 .70.76 .72.61