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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11/17/16 - In These Times: New Research Shows Immigrants Working in Rural America are More Likely to Live in PovertyWhile much attention has been given to rural America’s changing demographics, little is known about how conditions for rural immigrants compare to those for their native-born... Read More
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11/06/16 - The Concord Monitor: Large number of migrants means N.H.’s voter demographic is constantly changingOnly a third of New Hampshire residents age 25 and older were born here, making it the sixth most mobile state in the nation. “I don’t think people appreciate that,” said Ken... Read More
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10/06/16 - UNH Research Finds Rural Immigrants Twice as Likely to Be Poor than Workers Born in the U.S.Rural immigrants are more likely to be of working age (18-64), are more racially and ethnically diverse, are less educated and are more likely to have children than the rural... Read More
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09/26/16 - The Union Leader: NH supporters again pushing for family leave billThe New Hampshire Women’s Foundation hosted a summit on Paid Family and Medical Leave on Sept. 21, where Carsey researcher Kristin Smith presented her findings. Smith’s modeling... Read More
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09/21/16 - The Concord Monitor: 82 percent of N.H. residents support paid family and medical leaveFour out of five New Hampshire residents support a paid family and medical leave insurance law, a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll has found. The results of the poll... Read More
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09/04/16 - NHPR: Research: Majority of Granite Staters Support Paid Family LeaveNew research says an overwhelming majority of New Hampshire residents support paid family leave and medical leave insurance. The survey found 88 percent of women and 76 percent of... Read More
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08/01/16 - The New York Magazine: Moving Gives You a More Memorable LifeYour memories of events that happen just before and just after a move seem to stand out as feeling especially vivid, argue a trio of researchers from the University of New... Read More
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07/20/16 - NHPR: Research Finds Many Eligible For Federal WIC Nutrition Benefits Don't EnrollResearchers at the University of New Hampshire have found more than half of families eligible for a federal nutrition program are not enrolled. But the study from UNH's Carsey... Read More
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07/20/16 - The Miami Agent Magazine: Florida may soon be the land of the oldIn a conversation with the Journal, University of New Hampshire senior demographer Kenneth Johnson explained Florida’s exceptionally aged population as a result of strong... Read More