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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12/21/17 - The Journal Sentinel: Lower birth rates among Millennials following the recession is one reason school enrollments are dropping in the Milwaukee suburbs.Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, has devoted a lot of his time to researching fertility trends over the period... Read More
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12/18/17 - Hard-to-Count Populations May Increase 2020 Census Challenges in Rural AmericaCarsey School of Public Policy University of New Hampshire (603) 862-4650; carsey.communications@unh.edu @carseyschool Dec. 18, 2017 DURHAM, N.H. – As the Census Bureau prepares... Read More
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11/06/17 - The Daily Yonder: Foreign-Born Residents Account For Most Rural Population Growth“Counties are not losing population randomly,” said Ken Johnson, senior demographer, University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy. “The people who leave rural... Read More
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09/29/17 - The Wisconsin State Journal: Declining birth rate in Wisconsin, U.S. could be good or badNationally, the rate dipped to 62.0 last year, a record low, with 3.9 million births. There were 4.1 million fewer babies born from 2008 to 2016 than expected based on previous... Read More
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07/29/17 - U.S. News: North Carolina Town 'Forgotten' as Residents, Jobs Fall AwayA lack of decent cellphone reception and internet service can deter businesses from moving to these areas, said Ken Johnson, a demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More
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07/17/17 - The Concord Monitor: The ‘baby bust’ is going to produce a lot of big problems. Let’s hope it continues"That transitional period will be very Difficukt for any society," said Ken Johnson, a dfemographer with the University of New Hampshire who is the state's go-to-guy for analysis... Read More
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07/16/17 - My Dayton Daily News: We’re having fewer babies and employers, schools will feel itThere is a dearth of births in the United States and if the trend continues it could further aggravate existing problems employers are having finding workers. In fact, an... Read More
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06/30/17 - Governing: What America’s ‘Baby Bust’ Means for Public PolicyNewly-released federal estimates find that the fertility rate fell further last year to 62.0 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, a historic low. In fact, 4 million fewer babies... Read More
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06/29/17 - The New Hampshire Journal: Research Shows Clinton Loss Is More Complex Than a Simple Urban-Rural DivideResearch was released this week by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire and was conducted by Dante Scala — associate professor of political... Read More
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06/27/17 - UNH Research Finds Clinton’s Defeat Result of Fewer Votes in Less Populated Areas of U.S.While Hillary Clinton nearly matched Barack Obama’s 2012 performance in most urban areas, her failure to match recent Democratic presidential nominees in less populated areas... Read More