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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05/02/16 - The Union Leader: Economist: Inadequate workforce will challenge Granite State's economyCarsey School's senior demographer Ken Johsnon discusses how the migration from Massachusetts and other states that fueled impressive population growth and economic development in... Read More
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04/28/16 - The Economist: The strange case of the missing babyKen Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, estimated that America was missing 2.3m babies afterthe fertility rate fell from a peak of 2.12 in 2007 to 1.86... Read More
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04/28/16 - The Daily Yonder: Nonmetro Population Stabilizes in Latest EstimateKen Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy, said a major part of rural America’s “slow” growth is that some of rural America... Read More
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02/09/16 - The Los Angeles Times: In New Hampshire, candidates tread through old towns and new political turfKenneth M. Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, Dante Scala, a University of New Hampshire political scientist,... Read More
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02/08/16 - The Vermont Public Radio: Newcomers And Economics Change New Hampshire's Political GeographyAccording to a recent study by the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy, the state has one of the most mobile populations in the nation. Fewer than half... Read More
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02/05/16 - The Knowridge Science Report: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of statesMore whites died than were born in a record high 17 states in 2014 compared to just four in 2004, according to new research from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the... Read More
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02/01/16 - The Boston Globe: Early-voting states are white, old, and ruralKenneth M. Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, took a slightly different view, as he defended his state’s first-... Read More
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02/01/16 - The Washington Times: Report: Population turnover could have big impact on primarySenior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy Ken Johnson concludes that the New Hampshire demographic changes have resulted in significant growth in the Democratic... Read More
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01/30/16 - The Union Leader: No pinning down how NH will vote: UNH report reveals changing NH demographicsKen Johnson is senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy. What struck him most was how much the state's population has turned over in the past seven years. Read More
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01/27/16 - The Wall Street Journal: How New Hampshire Has Changed Since 2008Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, discusses how New Hampshire's voting population has changed since 2008. Read More