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of females among the immigrant aliens in 1920 was 42.4%, as compared with 33.4% in the years 1910-4. For Greeks the female percentage increased from 9 to 20, and for Italians from 5 to 48. This suggests that the immigration of these peoples might prove to be more permanent than in the past.

In 1917 a literacy test was imposed upon immigrants, exemptions being made in certain cases, as for example, to those who came to the United States to join relatives or who would have been subject to religious persecution at home. As a result only 15,094 illiterate immigrants 16 years of age and over, or 4.4%, were admitted in 1920. During the years 1908-17, 1,617,000 illiterate immigrants 14 years of age and over were admitted. Undoubtedly the new restriction should show in the course of the decade 1920-30 a marked effect upon the degree of illiteracy in the United States. By the Immigration Act passed in 1921 the number of immigrants admitted from any one country in the year July 1 1921 to June 20 1922, was restricted to 3% of the persons of that nationality resident in the United States in 1910. Only 358,000 immigrants, therefore, could be eligible for admittance during the year 1921-2. The United Kingdom was limited to 77,200; Germany to 68,000; Italy to 42,000; Russia to 34,200 and Poland to 25,800.

Urban and Rural Population.—The tendency of the population to concentrate in towns and cities continued unabated. In 1910 the percentage of the pop. living in urban territory (that is, in cities and other incorporated places of 2,500 inhabitants or more, and in towns of that size in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island) was 46.3 per cent. In 1920 the percentage was 51.4, showing that more than one-half of the pop. was then living in urban territory as defined by the Census Bureau.

Table 7 shows the pop. of cities having 50,000 inhabitants or more in 1920 with comparison for 1910.

Table 7. Cities with 50,000 Inhabitants or More.

 Rank  1920 1910  Percentage 
increase





 1  New York, N. Y.  5,620,048   4,766,883  17.9
 2  Chicago, Ill.  2,701,705  2,185,283 23.6
 3  Philadelphia, Pa.  1,823,779  1,549,008 17.7
 4  Detroit, Mich. 993,678  465,766  113.3 
 5  Cleveland, O. 796,841  560,663  42.1
 
 6  St. Louis, Mo. 772,897  687,029  12.5
 7  Boston, Mass. 748,060  670,585  11.6
 8  Baltimore, Md. 733,826  558,485  31.4
 9  Pittsburgh, Pa. 588,343  533,905  10.2
10  Los Angeles, Cal. 576,673  319,198  80.7
 
11  Buffalo, N. Y. 506,775  423,715  19.6
12  San Francisco, Cal. 506,676  416,912  21.5
13  Milwaukee, Wis. 457,147  373,857  22.3
14  Washington, D. C. 437,571  331,069  32.2
15  Newark, N. J. 414,524  347,469  19.3
 
16  Cincinnati, O. 401,247  363,591  10.4
17  New Orleans, La. 387,219  339,075  14.2
18  Minneapolis, Minn. 380,582  301,408  26.3
19  Kansas City, Mo. 324,410  248,381  30.6
20  Seattle, Wash. 315,312  237,194  32.9
 
21  Indianapolis, Ind. 314,194  233,650  34.5
22  Jersey City, N. J. 298,103  267,779  11.3
23  Rochester, N. Y. 295,750  218,149  35.6
24  Portland, Ore. 258,288  207,214  24.6
25  Denver, Col. 256,491  213,381  20.2
 
26  Toledo, O. 243,164  168,497  44.3
27  Providence, R. I. 237,595  224,326   5.9
28  Columbus, O. 237,031  181,511  30.6
29  Louisville, Ky. 234,891  223,928   4.9
30  St. Paul, Minn. 234,698  214,744   9.3
 
31  Oakland, Cal. 216,261  150,174  44.0
32  Akron, O. 208,435  69,067  301.8 
33  Atlanta, Ga. 200,616  154,839  29.6
34  Omaha, Neb. 191,601  124,096  54.4
35  Worcester, Mass. 179,754  145,986  23.1
 
36  Birmingham, Ala. 178,806  132,685  34.8
37  Syracuse, N. Y. 171,717  137,249  25.1
38  Richmond, Va. 171,667  127,628  34.5
39  New Haven, Conn. l62,537  133,605  21.7
40  Memphis, Tenn. 162,351  131,105  23.8
 
41  San Antonio, Tex. 161,379  96,614  67.0
42  Dallas, Tex. 158,976  92,104  72.6
43  Dayton, O. 152,559  116,577  30.9
44  Bridgeport, Conn. 143,555  102,054  40.7
45  Houston, Tex. 138,276  78,800  75.5
 
46  Hartford, Conn. 138,036  98,915  39.6
47  Scranton, Pa. 137,783  129,867   6.1
48  Grand Rapids, Mich. 137,634  112,571  22.3
49  Paterson, N. J. 135,875  125,600   8.2
50  Youngstown, O. 132,358  79,066  67.4
 
51  Springfield, Mass. 129,614  88,926  45.8
52  Des Moines, Ia. 126,468  86,368  46.4
53  New Bedford, Mass. 121,217  96,652  25.4
54  Fall River, Mass. 120,485  119,295   1.0
55  Trenton, N. J. 119,289  96,815  23.2
 
56  Nashville, Tenn. 118,342  110,364   7.2
57  Salt Lake City, Utah 118,110  92,777  27.3
58  Camden, N. J. 116,309  94,538  23.0
59  Norfolk, Va. 115,777  67,452  71.6
60  Albany, N. Y. 113,344  100,253  13.1
 
6l  Lowell, Mass. 112,759  106,294   6.1
62  Wilmington, Del. 110,168  87,411  26.0
63  Cambridge, Mass. 109,694  104,839   4.6
64  Reading, Pa. 107,784  96,071  12.2
65  Fort Worth, Tex. 106,482  73,312  45.2
 
66  Spokane, Wash. 104,437  104,402   
67  Kansas City, Kan. 101,177  82,331  22.9
68  Yonkers, N. Y. 100,176  79,803  25.5
69  Lynn, Mass. 99,148  89,336  11.0
70  Duluth, Minn. 98,917  78,466  26.1
 
71  Tacoma, Wash. 96,965  83,743  15.8
72  Elizabeth, N. J. 95,783  73,409  30.5
73  Lawrence, Mass. 94,270  85,892   9.8
74  Utica, N. Y. 94,156  74,419  26.5
75  Erie, Pa. 93,372  66,525  40.4
 
76  Somerville, Mass. 93,091  77,236  20.5
77  Flint, Mich. 91,599  38,550  137.6 
78  Jacksonville, Fla. 91,558  57,699  58.7
79  Waterbury, Conn. 91,715  73,141  25.4
80  Oklahoma City, Okla.  91,295  64,205  42.2
 
81  Schenectady, N. Y. 88,723  72,826  21.8
82  Canton, O. 87,091  50,217  73.4
83  Fort Wayne, Ind. 86,549  65,933  35.4
84  Evansville, Ind. 85,264  69,647  22.4
85  Savannah, Ga. 83,252  65,064  28.0
 
86  Manchester, N. H. 78,384  70,063  11.9
87  St. Joseph, Mo. 77,939  77,403   0.7
88  Knoxville, Tenn. 77,818  36,346  114.1 
89  El Paso, Tex. 77,560  39,279  97.5
90  Bayonne, N. J. 76,754  55,545  38.2
 
91  Peoria, Ill. 76,121  66,950  13.7
92  Harrisburg, Pa. 75,917  64,186  18.3
93  San Diego, Cal. 74,683  39,578  88.7
94  Wilkesbarre, Pa. 73,833  67,105  10.0
95  Allentown, Pa. 73,502  51,913  41.6
 
96  Wichita, Kan. 72,217  52,450  37.7
97  Tulsa, Okla. 72,075  18,182  296.4 
98  Troy, N. Y. 72,013  76,813  −6.2
99  Sioux City, Ia. 71,227  47,828  48.9
100   South Bend, Ind. 70,983  53,684  32.2
 
101   Portland, Me. 69,272  58,571  18.3
102   Hoboken, N. J. 68,166  70,324  −3.1
103   Charleston, S. C. 67,957  58,833  15.5
104   Johnstown, Pa. 67,327  55,482  21.3
105   Binghamton, N. Y. 66,800  48,443  37.9
 
106   East St. Louis, Ill. 66,767  58,547  14.0
107   Brockton, Mass. 66,254  56,878  16.5
108   Terre Haute, Ind. 66,083  58,157  13.6
109   Sacramento, Cal. 65,908  44,696  47.5
110   Rockford, Ill. 65,651  45,401  44.6
 
111   Little Rock, Ark. 65,142  45,941  41.8
112   Pawtucket, R. I. 64,248  51,622  24.5
113   Passaic, N. J. 63,841  54,773  16.6
114   Saginaw, Mich. 61,903  50,510  22.6
115   Springfield, O. 60,840  46,921  29.7