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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11/17/16 -While much attention has been given to rural America’s changing demographics, little is known about how conditions for rural immigrants compare to those for their native-born...
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11/06/16 -Only a third of New Hampshire residents ageÌı25 and older were born here, making it the sixth most mobile state in the nation.Ìı“I don’t think people appreciate that,†said Ken...
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10/06/16 - UNH Research Finds Rural Immigrants Twice as Likely to Be Poor than Workers Born in the U.S.Rural immigrants are more likely to be of working age (18-64), are more racially and ethnically diverse, are less educated and are more likely to have children than the rural... Read More
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09/26/16 -The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation hosted a summit on Paid Family and Medical Leave on Sept. 21, where Carsey researcher Kristin Smith presented her findings.ÌıSmith’s modeling...
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09/21/16 -Four out of five New Hampshire residents support a paid family and medical leave insurance law, a Âé¶¹app Survey Center poll has found. The results of the poll...
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09/04/16 -New research says an overwhelming majority of New Hampshire residents support paid family leave and medical leave insurance. The survey found 88 percent of women and 76 percent of...
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08/01/16 -Your memories of events that happen just before and just after a move seem to stand out as feeling especially vivid, argue a trio of researchers from the University of New...
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07/20/16 -Researchers at the Âé¶¹app have found more than half of families eligible for a federal nutrition program are not enrolled.ÌıButÌıthe study from UNH's Carsey...
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07/20/16 -In a conversation with theÌıJournal, Âé¶¹app senior demographer Kenneth Johnson explained Florida’s exceptionally aged population as a result of strong...