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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06/15/17 - Vox: Those who leave home, and those who stayKen Johnson, a University of New Hampshire demographer, told me, "It's a theme that runs through a lot of the historical research on rural America. Rural communities lose the... Read More
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05/08/17 - Bloomberg: New Yorkers Flock to Booming Sun Belt as Trek South Resumes“Think of the recession as freezing people in place -- now that is thawing,” said Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer and public policy professor at the University of New... Read More
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04/14/17 - The Daily Yonder: RURAL POPULATION DROPS FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR, BUT OTHER PATTERNS ARE CHANGINGFor the past 40 or 50 years, it’s been normal for rural counties adjacent to metro areas to grow more quickly than counties located farther from cities, said Kenneth M. Johnson,... Read More
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04/12/17 - Governing: Your Age May Indicate Your Impact on Racial SegregationA new study published in the journal Demography offers a first look at how local-level migration influences integration and segregation. It explores the "white flight" of families... Read More
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04/04/17 - UNH Research Finds Migration Making Most American Counties More DiverseMigration increased the diversity of the population in two-thirds of U.S. counties between 2000 and 2010, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More
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03/27/17 - CNN: As more Americans fail drug tests, employers turn to refugees"When business owners are telling you that they can't find native residents who will do these jobs, or they can't find enough people in the community to pass a drug test, what... Read More
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03/23/17 - The Washington Post: After stalling during the recession, Americans are again moving from Snowbelt to Sunbelt, U.S. Census reportsThe flight from rural areas has also begun to slow down, though their population is still declining overall. Traditionally, rural counties near metropolitan areas grew faster than... Read More
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02/27/17 - Salon: Rural America broadens our economic, intellectual, cultural diversity: We can’t ignore its residentsCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson discusses how rural people and issues generally receive little attention from the urban-centric media and policy elites. Yet, rural... Read More
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02/25/17 - Newsweek: DEFINING MODERN RURAL AMERICA AND HOW IT SHAPES NATION'S FUTURECarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson discusses how rural people and issues generally receive little attention from the urban-centric media and policy elites. Yet, rural... Read More
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02/03/17 - The Huffington Post: What’s Driving Population Declines In More States?Americans are moving again in more rapid numbers after hunkering down during the recession. And people’s ability to move, as their personal finances or job outlooks have improved... Read More