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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09/14/18 - The Week: Financial Crash Anniversary: How the World Has ChangedProfessor Kenneth Johnson discusses the decline in births since the recession. Read More
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09/14/18 - NHPR: New Census Data Show Continued Domestic Migration To N.H.All Things Considered host Peter Biello speaks with Ken Johnson on new census data showing N.H. continues to gain population from domestic migration. Read More
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09/13/18 - The New Hampshire Business Review: State’s Population Growth All Depends on MigrationAs Kenneth Johnson puts it, “migration is the wild card, the big unknown” for New Hampshire’s population growth. Read More
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09/13/18 - BBC News: Lehman Anniversary: The Five Most Surprising ConsequencesKenneth Johnson explains how in the decade since the recession, American women had 4.8 million fewer babies than demographers were expecting. Read More
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08/15/18 - The Daily Yonder: Economic Research Service - Reliable Information's Last Stand?“For decades, the Economic Research Service has provided fact based, definitive research on agricultural, economic, demographic and social conditions in rural America. They have... Read More
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05/17/18 - The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Births Hit Lowest Number Since 1987American women are having children at the lowest rate on record. Read More
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04/30/18 - Carnegie Reporter: Downright PrescientThey are neither pollsters nor television cable news panelists — and they did not predict Donald Trump’s victory — but demographer Kenneth Johnson and election law expert... Read More
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03/28/18 - U.S. News: America Is on the Move Again - And This Is Where They're GoingWhat's affecting all of those categories now, population analysts say, is the end of the Great Recession. Young people, burdened with student debt and unable to find jobs tended... Read More