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....
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01/10/19 - The Political, Economic, And Human Impact Of The Government Shutdown In N.H. (NHPR)Thousands of federal employees in the Granite State are furloughed, some working without pay. At the same time, certain government programs and private contracts aren't being... Read More
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01/10/19 - Fertility rate for white women plummets BELOW the limit needed to maintain the population in every single US state (Daily Mail)Fertility rates for white women were down in every US state in 2017 - below the rate needed for the population to replace itself, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control... Read More
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01/10/19 - Variety of demographic, political factors have moved NH toward Democrats (WMUR-9)Once upon a time, New Hampshire was a Republican bastion. The GOP dominated New Hampshire politics. The real political fights were not between Democrats and Republicans but rather... Read More
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01/10/19 - At 30-Year Low, U.S. Birth Rate Shows Striking Differences Between States (Wall Street Journal)The birthrate in America has been declining, but some places are more fertile than others, according to a new look at federal data that reveals significant variation in fertility... Read More
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01/02/19 - Moving in the right direction ... to New Hampshire (The Union Leader)People are moving on up ... to New Hampshire. Read More
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12/19/18 - Fewer Births, More Deaths Result in Lowest U.S. Growth Rate in Generations (New York Times)The population of the United States grew at its slowest pace in more than eight decades, the Census Bureau said Wednesday, as the number of deaths increased and the number of... Read More
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12/14/18 - Why Americans are opting out of parenthood (The Business Journal )“Every year I look at data and expect it will be the year that birthrates start to tick up, and every year we hit another all-time low. It’s one of the big demographic mysteries... Read More