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-
06/01/22
Sun 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... -
05/20/22
The 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... -
05/01/22
AP 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... -
03/31/22
The 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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07/17/19 - Coös County Youth StudyA recent study by the Carsey School of Public Policy examines the aspirations, choices and challenges of young New Hampshire residents growing up in rural, northern communities,... Read More
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04/19/19 - More Americans are moving, mostly to Sun Belt suburbs (The Hill)Ken Johnson features in The Hill Read More
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04/18/19 - Nonmetro Counties Gain Pop. For Second Straight Year (Daily Yonder)Ken Johnson featured in Daily Yonder. Read More
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03/07/19 - Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted (New York Times)The United States population grew by just 0.6 percent last year, the smallest increase in 80 years, according to Ken Johnson, a demographer at the University of New Hampshire. He... Read More
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03/02/19 - The rise and fall of the most European state in the Union (Washington Post)In the 1970s, University of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson said, “A dramatic and surprising shift occurred when more people moved to rural areas.” For the first time in... Read More
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02/15/19 - The Town Where Retirees Can’t Retire (CityLab)When retirees move in, they bring their skills with them, says Kenneth Johnson, a demographer at UNH who studies migration trends. Read More
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02/15/19 - In Colorado, Some Rural Counties Struggle While Others Thrive (KUNC)Using census data starting in 1900 and running up to 2010, UNH demographer Ken Johnson and policy fellow Daniel Lichter tracked population sizes in counties across the U.S. Read More