When did italian immigrants come to america?

The laborers who did work in industry had come from textile factories in Piedmont and Tuscany and mines in Umbria and Sicily. Though the majority of Italian immigrants were laborers, a small population of craftsmen also immigrated to the United States. read more

In the 1880s, they numbered 300,000; in the 1890s, 600,000; in the decade after that, more than two million. By 1920, when immigration began to taper off, more than 4 million Italians had come to the United States, and represented more than 10 percent of the nation’s foreign-born population. read more

During this period of mass migration, 4 million Italian immigrants arrived in the United States, and 3 million of the Italian immigrants came just between 1900 and 1915. Once in America, the immigrants faced great challenges. read more

An estimated 40 percent of the Italians who arrived in the U.S. between 1880 and 1920 did not stay. Among those who did stay, communities began to develop, many of which still bear the title 'Little Italy' in cities in North America and beyond. read more