Between 1880 and the early 1920s over 4 million Italians came to America looking for a better life. The majority were uprooting from the Mezzogiorno area of Southern Italy, which was experiencing great hardship and poverty. These are the top 7 areas most Italians originally left Italy from searching for a better life.
1. Sicilia
2. Campania
3. Basilicata
4. Abruzzo
5. Puglia
6. Molise
7. Sardegna
