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JEWISH STATISTICS 277 JEWISH STATISTICS The statistics of Jews in the world rest largely upon estimates. In Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany, and a few other countries, official figures are obtainable. In the main, however, the num- bers given are based upon estimates repeated and added to by one statistical authority after another. For the statistics given below various authorities have been consulted, among them the " Statesman's Year Book" for 1910, the English " Jewish Year Book " for 5670-71, " The Jewish Ency- clopedia," Jildische Statistik, and the Alliance Israelite Uni- verselle reports. THE UNITED STATES ESTIMATES As the census of the United States has, in accordance with the spirit of American institutions, taken no heed of the religious convictions of American citizens, whether native-born or natural- ized, all statements concerning the number of Jews living in this country are based upon estimates. The Jewish population was estimated— In 1818 by Mordecai M. Noah at 3,000 In 1824 by Solomon Etting at 6,000 In 1826 by Isaac C. Harby at 6,000 In 1840 by the American Almanac at 15,000 In 1848 by M. A. Berk at 50,000 In 1880 by Wm. B. Hackenburg at 230,257 In 1888 by Isaac Markens at 400,000 In 1897 by David Sulzberger at 937,800 In 1905 by "The Jewish Encyclopedia" at 1,508,435 In 1907 by " The American Jewish Year Book " at 1,777,185 In 1910 by " The American Je\rish Year Book" at 2,044,762 DISTRIBUTION The following table by States presents two sets of estimates. In the left-hand column is given the estimated Jewish population of each State for 1905 as it appears in the " Jewish Encyclopedia," Vol. XII, pp. 371-374, in the article "United States." In the right-hand column are the estimates made up from figures fur- nished • by correspondents who interested themselves in the DIRECTORY OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES com- piled for the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAE BOOK, 5668 (p. 432). 278 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Eat. Jew. Pop. Est. J«w. Pop. 1905 1907 STATES '-The Jewish Encyclopedia" Compiled from statements of Vol. XII, pp. 371-374 individual correspondents of the Article ''United States" AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Alabama 7,000 7,000 Alaska Arizona 500 Arkansas 3,085 3,085 California 28,000 42.000 Colorado 5,800 6.500 Connecticut 8,500 22,000 Delaware 1,500 1.600 District of Columbia 3,500 5,100 Florida 3,000 3.000 Georgia 7,000 9,300 Hawaiian Islands .. 100 100 Idaho 300 300 Illinois 100.000 110,000 Indiana 25,000 12,000 Iowa 5,000 6.000 Kansas 3,000 1.500 Kentucky 12,000 10,000 Louisiana 12,000 12.000 Maine 5,000 5.000 Maryland 26,500 41.000 Massachusetts , 60,000 90.000 Michigan 16,000 16,000 Minnesota 13,000 13,000 Mississippi , 3,000 3.300 Missouri 50,000 52,000 Montana 2,500 1.500 Nebraska 3,800 6.500 Nevada 300 300 New Hampshire 1,000 1.000 New Jersey 40,000 70.000 New Mexico 800 RO0 New York 820,000 905.000 North Carolina 6,000 1.500 North Dakota 1.000 Ohio 50,000 85,000 Oklahoma 1.000 Oregon 6,000 6.000 Pennsylvania 115,000 150.000 Philippine Islands .. 100 Porto Rico 100 Rhode Island 1.500 12.000 South Carolina 2,500 2.500 South Dakota 250 300 Tennessee 7,000 10.000 Texas 17,500 16.000 Utah 1,000 1.000 Vermont 700 1.000 Virginia 15,000 10.000 Washington 2,800 5.500 West Virginia 1,500 1.500 Wisconsin 15,000 15,000 Wyoming 300 1,508,435 1,777,185 The Industrial Removal Office made an estimate in 1910 of the Jewish population in fifty cities as follows: Akron, O., 1,400; JEWISH STATISTICS 279 Atlanta, Ga., 4,200; Augusta, Ga., 600; Buffalo, N. Y., 14,000; Canton, O., 1,000; Charleston, S. C, 1,500; Chattanooga, Tenn., 600; Chester, Pa., 500; Cincinnati, O., 28,000; Cleveland, O., 45,- 000; Colorado Springs, Colo., 400; Columbus, O., 4,200; Daven- port, la., 350; Dayton, O., 3,500; Denver, Colo., 8,000; Des Moines, la., 3,500; Detroit, Mich., 14,000; Erie, Pa., 600; Evansville, Ind., 900; Fort Wayne, Ind., 500; Grand Rapids, Mich., 400; Harris- burg, Pa., 1,700; Indianapolis, Ind., 7,000; Jacksonville, Fla., 1,000; Joplin, Mo., 175; Kalamazoo, Mich., 400; Kansas City, Mo., 8,000; La Crosse, Wis., 200; Leavenworth, Kan., 400; Lincoln, Neb., 1,000; Lynchburg, Va., 250; Madison, Wis., 200; Minne- apolis, Minn., 6,500; Montgomery, Ala., 1,500; Norfolk, Va., 3,200; Omaha, Neb., 6,500; Portland, Ore., 5,500; Quincy, 111., 150; Rochester, N. Y., 12,000; St. Joseph, Mo., 2,500; St. Louis, Mo., 45,000; Salt Lake City, Utah, 900; San Francisco, Cal., 30,000; Seattle, Wash., 4,500; Sioux City, la., 1,200; Spokane, Wash., 1,400; Syracuse, N. Y., 9,000; Toledo, O., 3,500; Topeka, Kan., 225; Zanesville, O., 250; total, 287.100.1 This shows an increase of 37,220 over the figures for the same cities given in the AMEBICAN JEWISH YEAB BOOK for 5668, or not quite 15 per cent. On this basis the Jewish population of the whole of the United States should have increased, since the last estimate, made in 1907, from 1,777,185 to 2,044,762. IMMIGRATION The total Jewish immigration to the United States, through the three principal ports of entry, New York, Philadelphia, and Balti- more, from 1881 to June 30, 1910, is stated to have been 1,473,167. The immigration at the same ports from July 1, 1909, to June 30, 1910, was as follows: Port of Now York Port of Port of Total Phila- Balti- Port of Totals General Aus- Rou- RUB- Totals Ml 'delphia more Boston for four Immi- trians manianB elan a Others New York Totals Totals Totals Ports gration July.. 1,080 161 6,030 894 8,165 304 216 101 8,779 66,218 Aug.. 863 141 4,669 866 6,528 301 307 139 7,275 69,777 Sept.. 809 104 3,926 719 5,657 349 337 167 6,100 67,619 Oct... 603 93 1,426 671 2,793 209 131 ll 3,174 75.608 Nov... .. 1,105 186 5.484 918 7,692 643 385 172 8,892 85,049 Dec... .. 1,086 191 3,895 639 6.710 714 464 44 6,932 68,711 Jan... 610 108 2,869 531 4,118 319 269 16 4,722 50 242 Feb... 573 47 2,352 399 3.871 311 228 73 4,013 67,980 Mar. •. 778 119 4.019 601 5,417 665 617 136 6,735 136,715 Apr... €80 121 3,711 806 5.317 896 167 135 6,505 135,062 May... .. 803 97 1,946 635 3,481 319 239 89 4,128 133,614 June.. .. 1,116 160 6,619 1,220 8.014 836 445 297 9,592 105,026 10,094 1,517 45,845 8,697 66,163 5,896 3,695 1,403 77,147 1,041,570 1 We are indebted to Mr. David M. Bressler, General Manager of the Industrial Removal Office, for the figures of the population of tne cities given above. 280 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK To the totals given above should be added 1,271, the number who arrived at Galveston, and 5,842, the number who arrived at other ports, making a total Jewish immigration of 84,260. For the year 1908-9, the Jewish immigration was: New York, 49,024; Philadelphia, 1,789; Baltimore, 2,443; Boston, 955; other ports, 3,340; total, 57,551. From this should be deducted 6,105 emigrating aliens recorded, and a considerable number not re- corded. Thus the total increase of the Jewish population by im- migration for the year 1908-9 was less than 51,446. THE BRITISH EMPIRE British Isles 240,546 South Africa 50,000 Australasia 17,106 Gibraltar 1,300 Canada and British Co- Aden 3,500 lumbia 60,000 Cyprus and Malta 143 Trinidad and Barbados. 50 Hong Kong and Straits Jamaica 2,000 Settlements 680 India 18,228 Total 393,553 GENERAL JEWISH STATISTICS United States 2,044,762 Luxembourg 1,200 British Empire 393,553 Mexico 8,972 Abyssinia (Falashas) 3,000 Morocco 109,712 Argentine Republic.. 30,000 Norway 642 Austria-Hungary1 ... 2,084,591 Persia 49,500 Belgium 12,000 Peru 498 Brazil 3,000 Roumania 250,000 Bulgaria 36,455 Russia3 6,243,712 China and Japan 2,000 Servia 5,729 Costa Rica 43 Spain 2,500 Cuba 4,000 Sweden 3,912 Denmark 3,476 Switzerland 12,264 France 95,000 Turkey * 463,686 Algeria 64,565 Egypt 38,635 Tunis 62,540 Tripoli 18,660 Germany * 607,862 Crete 1,150 Greece 8,350 Turkestan and Af- Holland 105,988 ghanistan 14,000 Curacoa 1,000 Venezuela 411 Surinam 1,158 Italy 52,115 Total 12,840,641 1 851,378 in Hungary, 8,213 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2 409,501 in Prussia. 8 Census of 1909. 4 78,000 in Palestine. ARTICLES OF JEWISH INTEREST 281 A LIST OF AETICLES OP JEWISH INTEKEST IN THE JEWISH AND IN THE GENERAL PRESS JULY 1, 1909, TO JUNE 30, 1910 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Ag.—August. Jl.— July. A. H.—American Hebrew. J. O.—Jewish Outlook. A. I.—American Israelite. J. R.