How was immigration in South Carolina similar to immigration throughout the United States?
New immigrants, both in South Carolina and the nation as a whole, often settled
in urban as opposed to rural areas.
In both South Carolina and the nation, immigrants usually came to work in the
developing service industry.
During this time period, new immigrants to South Carolina and other parts of the
country were mainly Asian.
In South Carolina and in the rest of the country, immigration rates were about
the same before as after the Civil War.