Demography
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,...
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06/01/22In 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...
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05/20/22In this Washington Post article, Carsey demographer Ken Johnson observes, "TheÌıstory of Greene County is the story of much of rural America, where...
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05/01/22In this Associated Press article, Carsey School Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson discusses the implications of the U.S. Census Bureau changing the...
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03/31/22New data from theÌıU.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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07/17/19 -A recent study by the Carsey School of Public Policy examines the aspirations, choices and challenges of young New Hampshire residents growing up in rural, northern communities,...
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04/19/19 -Ken Johnson features in The Hill
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04/18/19 -Ken Johnson featured in Daily Yonder.
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03/07/19 -The United States population grew by just 0.6 percent last year,Ìıthe smallest increase in 80 years, according to Ken Johnson, a demographer at the Âé¶¹app. He...
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03/02/19 -In the 1970s, Âé¶¹app demographer Kenneth Johnson said, “A dramatic and surprising shift occurred when more people moved to rural areas.†For the first time in...
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02/15/19 -When retirees move in, they bring their skills with them, says Kenneth Johnson, a demographer at UNH who studies migration trends.
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02/15/19 -Using census data starting in 1900 and running up to 2010, UNH demographer Ken Johnson and policy fellow Daniel Lichter tracked population sizes in counties across the U.S.
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