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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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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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01/26/21 -The Trump administration submitted a proposal on January 19 to raise the minium population of cities that are considered Metropolitan Statistical Areas from 50,000 to 100,000. If...
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01/22/21 -Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently quoted in The Hill in an overview of what the 2020 Census will likely show us about the American population – that it's becoming older...
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01/02/21 -The South African Broadcasting Corporation recently reported on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that 2020 may become the deadliest year in U.S....
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12/22/20 -The Guardian reports on new information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that life expectancy in 2020 could decline by 2–3 years. Carsey School Senior...
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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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12/21/20 -The Bond Buyer publication recently cited the Carsey School's COVID-19 Economic Crisis: By State report, which is an ongoing research project by Carsey Director Michael Ettlinger...
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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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09/09/20 -The Daily Yonder cited research from Carsey School of Public Policy researchers Ken Johnson and Dan Lichter that examines how the popular belief of the decline of rural America...
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08/31/20 -TheSimpleDollar.com reports that a growing number of people are taking out personal loans to relieve financial anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. TheSimpleDollar.com article...
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08/03/20 -Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer with the Carsey School,Ìýsays birth rates had been drifting down for years and then went off a cliff during the Great Recession more than a...