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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12/11/18 - Development Research ReleasedGreen space conversions to developed land are most common in areas where green space is already limited, new Carsey School research indicates. Read More
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12/10/18 - UNH Research Shows More 20-Somethings Moving to N.H. (Union Leader)From 2013 to 2017, the state posted a net gain of 1,200 20-somethings annually, according to a new report from UNH’s Carsey School of Public Policy. Read More
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12/08/18 - Carsey School Study: More Young Adults Moving to N.H. (WCAX)Report by Kenneth Johnson examines net gain of 1,200 young people per year between 2013 and 2017. Read More
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12/08/18 - Carsey Report Shows More Young Adults Moving to Granite State (The News Tribune)Carsey School report shows net gain of 1,200 young people per year between 2013 and 2017. Read More
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12/07/18 - UNH Report Shows Young Adults Moving to Granite State (The Telegraph)Ken Johnson says the big changes in migration patterns in the state came mostly in the last three years: 2015, 2016 and 2017. Read More
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12/06/18 - Carsey Study Shows More Young People Moving to N.H. (The Concord Monitor)A recent study by the Carsey School of Public Policy shows more young people are moving to the state than were leaving it during the 2008 recession. Read More
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12/06/18 - UNH Report Shows More Young Adults Moving to New Hampshire (The Granite Geek)Ken Johnson of the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy crunches census data to give a big-picture look at the population. Read More
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12/06/18 - UNH Study Shows Inflow of People (NHPR)New census data show that New Hampshire saw a substantial inflow of people from other states between 2013 and 2017. Read More
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10/11/18 - NHBR: Report: Disparities Persist for New Hampshire WomenReport co-authored by Kristin Smith highlights the impact of disparity for women in issues like economic security and opportunity. Read More
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09/14/18 - WNYC-FM: BBC World ServiceCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports ten years after the Great Recession began, U.S. birth rate is at record low. Read More