Demography
The Daily Yonder: Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Rural Population Grows by Nearly 20%
The Daily Yonder: "Over the past decade, the rural population declined by 0.6% but simultaneously became nearly 4 percentage points more diverse. That represents a nearly 20% increase in the portion of rural residents who are members of a racial or ethnic minority. In the following article,... Read More
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06/01/22Sun Belt cities boom as major cities bleed population
In this article The Hill reports, "More than half of American cities registered a loss of population over the last year as people flocked to suburbs... -
05/20/22The Washington Post: A rural county in Iowa that supported Trump turns to Latinos to grow
In this Washington Post article, Carsey demographer Ken Johnson observes, "The story of Greene County is the story of much of rural America, where... -
05/01/22AP News: 100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria
In this Associated Press article, Carsey School Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson discusses the implications of the U.S. Census Bureau changing the... -
03/31/22The Hill: America's major metro areas are shrinking
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show 62 of America’s 100 largest counties lost population between July 2020 and July 2021 during peak pandemic....
Recent Stories
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05/19/20 - Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus Spreading Faster in Rural CommunitiesCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal for his research into why coronavirus will spread faster within rural U.S. communities... Read More -
04/27/20 - NH Union Leader: COVID-19 Raising Awareness of Racial Disparities in Health CareData collected by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, has been used to examine racial disparities present in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More -
04/24/20 - The Baltimore Sun: Tensions Rise at MD Lake as Locals Worry Visitors Might Bring CoronavirusSenior Demographer at the Carsey School Ken Johnson offers some insight into increased tensions between residents of rural vacation locals and the non-residents who are flocking... Read More -
04/21/20 - Rural Areas More Susceptible to Severe COVID-19 InfectionsKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, says that the risks of suffering from a severe COVID-19 infection are higher in rural America based on age and access to... Read More -
04/20/20 - Researchers Call for Equity in COVID-19 ResponsesKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, believes that state and federal responses to the ongoing pandemic should take vulnerable rural populations into... Read More -
04/15/20 - Rural Counties More Susceptible to COVID-19Research conducted by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, has shown that more than half of the United States' rural counties have a singificantly higher... Read More -
04/14/20 - Research Confirms Grim Impact of COVID-19 for Rural AreasKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently looked at the impact of age on the potential death rate in each county in the United States. In his study, he ... Read More -
04/09/20 - Don't Expect a Quarantine Baby BoomAccording to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, he does not think that a baby boom will happen following this quarentine. "I really don't think they're... Read More -
04/08/20 - Post-Recession Birth Rates FallAccording to research published by Carsey, between 2008 and 2015, nearly 2.3 million fewer babies were born in the US than would have been expected if pre-recession fertility... Read More -
04/08/20 - Rural Mass. Worries About Capacity to Handle COVID-19Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, says that rural people tend to be more interconnected with their neighbors. Massachusetts Senator Eric Lesser believes... Read More