Demography
Immigrants fuel growth in major U.S. urban counties
In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024, the Carsey School's Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson commented “A substantial excess of births over deaths has long been the primary driver of U.S. population growth, but as this... Read More
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05/22/25The trends behind the historically low U.S. birth rate
CBS News’ 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed the Carsey School’s Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson to find out what’s happening with American women... -
05/21/25Are Americans Flocking to Low-Tax States?
In this Newsweek article, U.S. News Reporter Jordan King interviews experts to examine the reason Americans are moving to low-tax states. Kenneth... -
06/15/22The Daily Yonder: Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Rural Population Grows by Nearly 20%
The Daily Yonder: "Over the past decade, the rural population declined by 0.6% but simultaneously became nearly 4 percentage points more diverse.... -
06/01/22Sun Belt cities boom as major cities bleed population
In 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...
Recent Stories
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06/01/20 - Carnegie Corp: Andrew Carnegie Fellow on Rural America’s Vulnerability to COVID-19Carsey School Senior Demographer and 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow Ken Johnson was recently interviewed for his research into the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on rural... Read More -
05/26/20 - Union-Bulletin: Rural Areas Expect Higher Death RateAccording to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, an older population, greater incidence of obesity, and chronic health problems in rural areas are likely to... Read More -
05/19/20 - NH Union Leader: NH’s Tourism Hotspots Now Face COVID-19 RiskCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was interviewed for this NH Union Leader article on how New Hampshire’s tourism destinations are beginning to get hit harder by the... Read More -
05/19/20 - Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus Spreading Faster in Rural CommunitiesCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal for his research into why coronavirus will spread faster within rural U.S. communities... Read More -
04/27/20 - NH Union Leader: COVID-19 Raising Awareness of Racial Disparities in Health CareData collected by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, has been used to examine racial disparities present in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More -
04/24/20 - The Baltimore Sun: Tensions Rise at MD Lake as Locals Worry Visitors Might Bring CoronavirusSenior Demographer at the Carsey School Ken Johnson offers some insight into increased tensions between residents of rural vacation locals and the non-residents who are flocking... Read More -
04/21/20 - Rural Areas More Susceptible to Severe COVID-19 InfectionsKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, says that the risks of suffering from a severe COVID-19 infection are higher in rural America based on age and access to... Read More -
04/20/20 - Researchers Call for Equity in COVID-19 ResponsesKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, believes that state and federal responses to the ongoing pandemic should take vulnerable rural populations into... Read More -
04/15/20 - Rural Counties More Susceptible to COVID-19Research conducted by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, has shown that more than half of the United States' rural counties have a singificantly higher... Read More -
04/14/20 - Research Confirms Grim Impact of COVID-19 for Rural AreasKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently looked at the impact of age on the potential death rate in each county in the United States. In his study, he ... Read More