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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12/22/20 - The Wall Street Journal: Covid-19 Deaths to Reverse U.S. Life-Expectancy GainsAccording to new data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. life expectancy could drop by the largest amount since World War II, reports The Wall... Read More
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12/17/20 - The Hill: Americans move less, but those doing so are leaving urban centersThe Hill reports on a U.S. Census Bureau finding that fewer Americans are moving now than at any time in the last seven decades. Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson... Read More
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12/15/20 - NHPR: More Young People Moving To New HampshireNew Hampshire is seeing an increase in young people moving into the state. Estimates from the U.S. Census released last week show that in the last four years, an average of 8,300... Read More
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12/14/20 - Union Leader: Billion-dollar boom: Homes hotter during the pandemicPurchases of New Hampshire homes and condos are up by $1 billion since March when compared with the same period a year ago. A lack of new construction and a migration of people... Read More
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12/04/20 - Sunflower State Journal: Kansas birthrate hits new record lowThe Sunflower State Journal recently reported on the falling Kansas birthrate, which in 2019 hit the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1912, and interviewed Carsey School... Read More
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11/30/20 - Pew Trusts: Deepening Statehouse Divisions Foretell Big Policy FightsAn analysis by Dante Scala, Political Science professor at UNH, and Carsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson described the urban/rural divide as a continuum based on population... Read More
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11/23/20 - Seacoast Online: Out-of-state buyers fuel Seacoast’s red-hot real estate marketAccording to research done by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, 60 percent of those migrating to New Hampshire are under age 49. The research also shows... Read More
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11/18/20 - Exemplary ResearchProfessor Kenneth Johnson has been honored as part of the team awarded the National Excellence in Multistate Research Award. Read More
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11/18/20 - The Washington Post: Most Trump Voters Come From Cities and SuburbsCiting recent research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson and Carsey School faculty fellow Dante Scala, The Washington Post reports that President Trump did best in... Read More
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11/16/20 - The Laconia Daily Sun: Homes still scarce, expensive as demand outpaces supplyAccording to The Laconia Daily Sun, a high demand for housing and a low supply have driven up median home prices in New Hampshire to a record high of $335,000. Research from the... Read More