COVID-19 News
The Hill: 3 out of 4 US counties had more deaths than births in past year
COVID-19 claimed more lives than births over the past year, leaving 400 counties in America with their first-ever population declines. The Hill recently reported on the Census statistics with insight from Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, who explained the exacerbated trends from the... Read More
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03/24/22The Washington Post: Most U.S. counties lost population last year as deaths outnumbered births, data shows
The Washington Post reports on new U.S. Census data showing that nearly three-quarters of all U.S. counties reported more deaths than births last... -
03/24/22Los Angeles Times: L.A. and other big U.S. cities all lost residents in the pandemic's first year
The Los Angeles Times reported on how the first year of the pandemic resulted in a migration surge to the American Southwest as many major U.S.... -
03/17/22The Daily Yonder: Pandemic Hit Rural Pocketbooks Harder, Says Congressional Briefing Paper
A congressional briefing and new report will share research showing that rural residents, when compared with their urban counterparts, were more... -
02/25/22The Daily Yonder: Economic Pressures on Birth Rates and Migration Caused Rural Population Loss
An overall decline in the number of people residing in rural U.S. counties, accompanied by more deaths and fewer births, can be explained by...
Recent Stories
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05/07/21 - The Hill: U.S. Birthrate Drops to Record Low Amid Pandemic FalloutKen Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in The Hill regarding new data that shows that the new babies born in the United... Read More -
05/07/21 - Seacoastonline: Why are rural New England renters getting more COVID assistance than more expensive places?A recent article by Seacoastonline.com reports that struggling renters in rural Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are among those receiving the most COVID-19 rental assistance in... Read More -
05/05/21 - NYT: The U.S. Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline.Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, was cited in this recent New York Times article on the aging of the American population. A total of 25... Read More -
04/13/21 - Everyday Health: Why Gen X Women Have Not Been Sleeping Well During the PandemicIn an interview with Everyday Health, best-selling author Ada Calhoun quoted research published by the Carsey School and authored by Rogelio Saenz and Corey Sparks. According to... Read More -
04/06/21 - CT News Junkie: Opinion: Worker Recall Legislation Essential for Racial JusticeResearch published by the Carsey School and authored by Rogelio Saenz and Corey Sparks was recently cited by Sean Edmund Rogers in an opinion piece in the CT News Junkie. Their... Read More -
03/30/21 - Philadelphia Tribune: Black America Needs a ‘New Normal’: Equitable Credit Access to Build WealthCarsey research by Michael Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley shows that the rippling effects of a massive economic downturn have caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs — more... Read More