How many people immigrated from Italy?

Between 1820 and 2019, 5,413,400 people immigrated to the United States from Italy. Italy is the fifth largest source country of immigrants to the United States, after Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

The majority of Italian immigrants to the United States came between 1880 and 1924. During this period, over 4 million Italians arrived in the United States. The largest number of Italian immigrants arrived in 1907, when 285,731 people came to the United States.

Italian immigrants were primarily from southern Italy, particularly the regions of Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. They were mostly poor and came to the United States in search of a better life. Many worked as laborers in factories, mines, and construction. Others became farmers or fishermen.

Italian immigrants faced discrimination and prejudice in the United States, but they also made significant contributions to American culture. They introduced new foods, music, and art to the United States, and they helped to build the American economy.

Today, there are over 17 million Americans of Italian descent. Italian Americans are the fifth largest ethnic group in the United States, after German Americans, Irish Americans, English Americans, and Mexican Americans.