Ken Johnson

Monday, June 21, 2021
A graphic from the maine CDC showing birth rates from 2019-2021

Graphic courtsey of Maine Vital Records/Maine CDC

WMTW Channel 8 in Portland recently reported on dropping birth rates in Maine and around the country and interviewed Carsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson for the news story. "To have both the pandemic and economic shutdown occur at the same time is really unprecedented so we don't have much to compare it to," said Dr. Johnson.

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