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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11/16/20 - NH Union Leader: Big housing problem solved with small housesA recent article from the New Hampshire Union Leader sheds light on the lack of affordable housing in New Hampshire and how smaller, more affordable homes offers one solution to... Read More
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11/08/20 - NH Union Leader: Help wanted: Jobs and good quality of lifeCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson told the New Hampshire Union Leader that migration will play an important role in population growth across New Hampshire in the future... Read More
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11/05/20 - UNH COLSA: Experiment Station Scientist Honored for Rural Population ResearchCarsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently honored as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-institution research team awarded the National Excellence... Read More
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10/21/20 - New York Times: New Voters Shift NH DemographicsNew Hampshire’s demographics have been working against Republican interests. Unlike other New England states, New Hampshire has seen an influx of new voters between presidential... Read More
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10/15/20 - Laconia Daily Sun: Racist bullying in schools, a problem no one likes to admitThe Laconia Daily Sun reports on issues of racist bullying in New Hampshire schools and cites a Carsey School of Public Policy study that identifies recent census data putting the... Read More
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09/09/20 - The Daily Yonder: Research Brief: Is Rural America Failing or Succeeding? Maybe BothThe Daily Yonder cited research from Carsey School of Public Policy researchers Ken Johnson and Dan Lichter that examines how the popular belief of the decline of rural America... Read More
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08/24/20 - Union Leader: Fierce competition for fewer homes up for sale in NHThe New Hampshire Union Leader recently cited research from Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson regarding the influx of boomerangers – former New Hampshire residents who... Read More
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08/12/20 - NHPR: Black, Latino Workers Lost Jobs At Higher Rate, Researchers SayNew research from Rogelio Sáenz and Corey Sparks found that people of color and women have experienced higher unemployment than whites and men during the COVID-19 pandemic, and... Read More
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08/03/20 - Boston 25 News: Covid ‘baby bust’ Expected with Half a Million Fewer Births Next YearKenneth Johnson, senior demographer with the Carsey School, says birth rates had been drifting down for years and then went off a cliff during the Great Recession more than a... Read More
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07/31/20 - Daily Mail: The Covid Baby BustKen Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, was recently interviewed by The Daily Mail regarding the diminishing U.S. birth rate. "Survey data already suggest women are... Read More