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
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06/01/22Sun 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... -
05/20/22The 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... -
05/01/22AP 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... -
03/31/22The 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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07/09/21 - Alexandra Gazette Packet: Baby Bust: Declining birth rates lead to shrinking Kindergarten enrollmentsThe Alexandra Gazette Packet recently interviewed Ken Johnson, Carsey School Senior Demographer, to discuss nationwide declining birth rates and its impact on local school systems... Read More -
06/26/21 - The 74: 'We Are Becoming Grayer': New Hampshire's Shrinking Birth Rates and Shuttered Schools Offer Preview for The NationDo shrinking birth rates and closing elementary schools in New Hampshire offer a preview of what's to happen around the country? Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson... Read More -
06/24/21 - Bloomberg: Nine Months After Lockdowns, U.S. Births Plummeted by 8%Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in Bloomberg regarding new data that in 2020, 25 states had more deaths than births – a... Read More -
06/21/21 - WMTW Channel 8: Birth rates drop in Maine, could bring long-lasting impactsWMTW Channel 8 in Portland recently reported on dropping birth rates in Maine and around the country and interviewed Carsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson... Read More -
06/11/21 - NBC News: CDC finds deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid Covid in U.S.NBC News recently referenced research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in which he found that 25 states saw more deaths than births in 2020. Read More -
06/10/21 - Daily Yonder: Covid Infections and Deaths Drop to Lowest Rates in a YearThe Daily Yonder recently referenced research by Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, in an article on the spread and infection rate of COVID-19... Read More -
05/28/21 - Anchorage Daily News: How America’s ‘places to be’ have shifted over the past 100 yearsKen Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School, was recently quoted in an article in the Anchorage Daily News about population gains the states in the South and the West... Read More -
05/14/21 - The Washington Post: How America's 'Places to Be' Have Shifted Over the Past 100 YearsKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently spoke with The Washington Post about immigration and domestic migration in Texas. “Texas not only has a lot of... Read More -
05/12/21 - NHPR: NH Among Half The U.S. States That Saw More Deaths Than Births in 2020Ken Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently interviewed by New Hampshire Public Radio regarding his research analyzing data that 20... Read More -
05/10/21 - New Hampshire Union Leader: In NH, 2020 Saw More Deaths Than BirthsKen Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in the New Hampshire Union Leader regarding new data that shows that more than half... Read More