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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02/01/17 - NHPR: Research From UNH Shows Death by Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Up NationwideResearch from the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy shows that deaths caused by drugs, alcohol and suicide nationwide rose by 52 percent from 2000 to... Read More
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01/23/17 - The New York Times: Peak Millennial? Cities Can’t Assume a Continued Boost From the YoungWhen city populations started swelling in the early and mid-2000s, it had less to do with the first of the millennials moving in than it did with lots of slightly older people not... Read More
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12/31/16 - My San Antonio: White births, migration explain why Texas remains a red stateDue, in part, to its aging population and net out-migration, there are more deaths than births among whites in California, but not in Texas. A recent study that I [Rogelio Saenz]... Read More
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12/20/16 - NHPR: As New England Ages, Immigrants Make Up A Growing Share Of Health WorkersReliance on immigrant labor for health care is only expected to increase, especially in New England, where there's a demographic storm brewing. The region is home to some of the ... Read More
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12/20/16 - Crain's Chicago Business: Illinois lost people in the last yearAccording to Kenneth Johnson, a demographer at the University of New Hampshire, the Illinois drop and that in many northern states is a sort of return to the norm, with domestic... Read More
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12/09/16 - The Washington Post: America’s destiny has never been so obviousWithin the next three decades, the Census Bureau estimates that minorities will outnumber whites in America. We already reached a number of milestones along the way: There are now... Read More
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12/03/16 - The Union Leader: UNH study: More whites are dying in NH than being bornNew Hampshire has joined the ranks of 17 other states experiencing a population shift known as white natural decrease, meaning more white people are dying than are being born in... Read More
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11/30/16 - NHPR: UNH Study: N.H. Now Among 17 States Where White Deaths Exceed White BirthsNew Hampshire has joined a growing list of states where more white people are dying than are being born. That’s according to a University of New Hampshire study released Tuesday,... Read More
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11/30/16 - Time: More White People Are Dying Than Are Being Born in 17 StatesThe study, by the University of New Hampshire, found natural decreases in the white population across 17 states in 2014, including Florida, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West... Read More
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11/30/16 - The Daily Mail: America's dying whites: Caucasian death rate now outstrips the birth rate in a third of statesMore white people are dying than being born in a third of the states, according to new research. The death rate among Caucasian Americans outstripped the birth rate in 17 states... Read More