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Carsey School of Public Policy

In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024,Ìýthe Carsey School's Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson commentedÌý“A substantial excess of births over deaths has long been the primary driver of U.S. population growth, but as this...

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    According to research published by Carsey, between 2008 and 2015, nearly 2.3 million fewer babies were born in the US than would have been expected if pre-recession fertility...
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    - Rural Mass. Worries About Capacity to Handle COVID-19
    Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, says that rural people tend to be more interconnected with their neighbors. Massachusetts Senator Eric Lesser believes... Read More
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    According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, a "baby boom" during the coronavirus pandemic is extremely unlikely. "There's no way that the number of...
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    According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, if the COVID-19 pandemic is as significant as some experts are saying, U.S. deaths could exceed births in...
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    According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, things that were once weekly events in rural parts of American,Ìýsuch as cookouts and bingo nights,ÌýareÌý...
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    Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, says social distancing looks different in rural communities than it does in urban ones such as New York City. He states...
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    NumbersÌýreleased by the Census Bureau and analyzed by researchers at the Carsey School show that the United States could be heading towards its first annual population decline in...
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    Lawrence Hamilton, a professor at the Carsey School, says that since the 2016 election, there has been an erosion of trust between researchers and people who identify as extreme...
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    - Be Smart. Be Safe. Get Outdoors.
    This is not a typical UNH Today story. These are not typical times. In just a few short months, the coronavirus has led to the creation of a new language, one with phrases like “... Read More
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