COVID-19 News
The Hill: 3 out of 4 US counties had more deaths than births in past year
COVID-19 claimed more lives than births over the past year, leaving 400 counties in America with their first-ever population declines. The Hill recently reported on the Census statistics with insight from Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, who explained the exacerbated trends from the... Read More
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03/24/22The Washington Post: Most U.S. counties lost population last year as deaths outnumbered births, data shows
The Washington Post reports on new U.S. Census data showing that nearly three-quarters of all U.S. counties reported more deaths than births last... -
03/24/22Los Angeles Times: L.A. and other big U.S. cities all lost residents in the pandemic's first year
The Los Angeles Times reported on how the first year of the pandemic resulted in a migration surge to the American Southwest as many major U.S.... -
03/17/22The Daily Yonder: Pandemic Hit Rural Pocketbooks Harder, Says Congressional Briefing Paper
A congressional briefing and new report will share research showing that rural residents, when compared with their urban counterparts, were more... -
02/25/22The Daily Yonder: Economic Pressures on Birth Rates and Migration Caused Rural Population Loss
An overall decline in the number of people residing in rural U.S. counties, accompanied by more deaths and fewer births, can be explained by...
Recent Stories
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07/08/21 - KARE 11: New data shows Minnesota’s COVID restrictions saved livesKARE 11, an NBC-affiliate based in Minneapolis, recently reported on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and interviewed Jordan Hensely, a policy analyst at the Carsey... Read More -
06/30/21 - Politico: Red States Lead Economic Recovery, Giving GOP Ammo Against Biden's Spending PlansMichael Ettlinger, founding Director of UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy, was quoted in Politico on which state economies are recovering the fastest from the economic... Read More -
06/24/21 - Bloomberg: Nine Months After Lockdowns, U.S. Births Plummeted by 8%Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in Bloomberg regarding new data that in 2020, 25 states had more deaths than births – a... Read More -
06/21/21 - Los Angeles Sentinel: Black America Needs a 'New Normal', Equitable Credit Access to Build WealthThe University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy was quoted in The Los Angeles Sentinel regarding the COVID-19 pandemic's rippling affects, including a nationwide ... Read More -
06/21/21 - WMTW Channel 8: Birth rates drop in Maine, could bring long-lasting impactsWMTW 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... Read More -
06/11/21 - NBC News: CDC finds deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid Covid in U.S.NBC News recently referenced research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in which he found that 25 states saw more deaths than births in 2020. Read More -
06/10/21 - Daily Yonder: Covid Infections and Deaths Drop to Lowest Rates in a YearThe Daily Yonder recently referenced research by Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, in an article on the spread and infection rate of COVID-19... Read More -
05/12/21 - NHPR: NH Among Half The U.S. States That Saw More Deaths Than Births in 2020Ken Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently interviewed by New Hampshire Public Radio regarding his research analyzing data that 20... Read More -
05/10/21 - New Hampshire Union Leader: In NH, 2020 Saw More Deaths Than BirthsKen Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in the New Hampshire Union Leader regarding new data that shows that more than half... Read More -
05/10/21 - WMUR: NH Businesses Want Employees Back – Shortage of Child Care in NH Stands in WayAccording to research published by Jess Carson, research assistant professor with the Carsey School, the pandemic has highlighted the fragility of New Hampshire's child care... Read More