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, "TheÌýstory 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 theÌýU.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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12/22/20 -According to new data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. life expectancy could drop by the largest amount since World War II, reports The Wall...
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12/17/20 -The Hill reports on a U.S. Census Bureau finding that fewer Americans are moving now than at any time in the last seven decades. Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson...
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12/15/20 -New Hampshire is seeing an increase in young people moving into the state. Estimates from the U.S. Census released last week show that in the last four years, an average of 8,300...
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12/14/20 -Purchases of New Hampshire homes and condos are up by $1 billion since March when compared with the same period a year ago. A lack of new construction and a migration of people...
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12/04/20 -The Sunflower State Journal recently reported on the falling Kansas birthrate, which in 2019 hit the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1912, and interviewed Carsey School...
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11/30/20 -An analysis by Dante Scala, Political Science professor at UNH, and Carsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson described the urban/rural divide as a continuum based on population...
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11/23/20 -According to research done by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, 60 percentÌýof those migrating to New Hampshire are under age 49. The research also shows...
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11/18/20 - Exemplary ResearchProfessor Kenneth Johnson has been honored as part of the team awardedÌýthe National Excellence in Multistate Research Award. Ìý Ìý Read More
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11/18/20 -Citing recent research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson and Carsey School faculty fellow Dante Scala, The Washington PostÌýreports that President Trump did best in...
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11/16/20 -According to The Laconia Daily Sun, a high demand for housing and a low supply have driven up median home prices in New Hampshire to a record high of $335,000. Research from the...