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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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    Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and senior demographer at the 鶹app, has devoted a lot of his time to researchingfertility trends over the period...
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    - Hard-to-Count Populations May Increase 2020 Census Challenges in Rural America
    Carsey School of Public Policy 鶹app (603) 862-4650;carsey.communications@unh.edu @carseyschool Dec. 18, 2017 DURHAM, N.H.– As the Census Bureau prepares... Read More
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    “Counties are not losing population randomly,” said Ken Johnson, senior demographer, 鶹app Carsey School of Public Policy. “The people who leave rural...
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    Nationally, the rate dipped to 62.0 last year,a record low, with 3.9 million births. There were4.1 million fewer babiesborn from 2008 to 2016 than expected based on previous...
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    A lack of decent cellphone reception and internet service can deter businesses from moving to these areas, said Ken Johnson, a demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy...
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    "That transitional period will be very Difficukt for any society," said Ken Johnson, a dfemographer with the 鶹app who is the state's go-to-guy for analysis...
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    There is a dearth of births in the United States and if the trend continues it could further aggravate existing problems employers are having finding workers. In fact, an...
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    Newly-releasedfederal estimatesfind that the fertility rate fell further last year to 62.0 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, a historic low. In fact, 4 million fewer babies...
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    Research wasreleased this weekby the Carsey School of Public Policy at the 鶹app and was conducted by Dante Scala — associate professor of political...
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    - UNH Research Finds Clinton’s Defeat Result of Fewer Votes in Less Populated Areas of U.S.
    While Hillary Clinton nearly matched Barack Obama’s 2012 performance in most urban areas, her failure to match recent Democratic presidential nominees in less populated areas... Read More