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, "Thestory 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 theU.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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04/05/21 -Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School, was recently interviewed by the New Hampshire Public Radio on how more people working from home impacts rural areas and...
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03/30/21 -According to research published by Carsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson, the pandemic has many reassessing their lives, including where they live.The Census Bureau indicates...
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03/30/21 -Carsey research by Michael Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley shows that the rippling effects of a massive economic downturn have caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs— more...
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03/30/21 -Research published by Carsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson shows that New Hampshire is gaining significantly more migrants from other U.S. destinations than earlier in the...
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03/18/21 -According to a 2020 study conducted by Carsey School researchers Rogelio Saenz and Corey Sparks, women, regardless of education level, reported a higher rate of unemployement than...
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03/09/21 -There are 144 cities in the United States that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just...
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03/08/21 -Like the rest of the United States, the diversity in New Hampshire continues to grow. The Carsey School of Public Policy’s latest “What is New Hampshire?” report shows that...
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02/22/21 -In December of 2020, nine months after New Hampshire's first stay-at-home order was announced, there were about 180 fewer births than the same period in 2019 and at least 100...
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02/11/21 -Five states report up to 81,000 fewer births since pandemic began and NYU Langone has seen 33% increase in egg freezing as record number of women put off having children. One of...
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02/02/21 -The Granite Geek recently interviewed Senior Demographer Ken Johnson regarding his research that found that a "diminished natural increase in population—when there are more births...