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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02/11/20 - New NH Voters Replace their Conservative PredecessorsCarsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson calculates that since the last election, about 195,000 of New Hampshires 1.1 million voters have departed from the state. They have been... Read More -
02/11/20 - New Voters Could Change the Outcome of the NH PrimaryAccording to Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, New Hampshires population has changed significantly since 2016. Almost 20% of 2020 primary voters did not... Read More -
02/11/20 - Changing Population Could Effect NH PrimaryAccording to Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, New Hampshire is one of the most mobile states in the country. From 2016 to 2020, nearly 70,000 residents... Read More -
02/05/20 - NH Demographics Impacts ElectorateResearch out of the Carsey School of Public Policy identifies New Hampshire as "richer, whiter and older than the rest of the country," according to FOX 13, and these demographic... Read More -
01/21/20 - Rural America: Gaining Space but Losing PopulationAccording to a report published by the Carsey School of Public Policy, nearly 35% of rural counties nationwide are undergoing protracted and significant population loss, compared... Read More -
01/14/20 - A Counted Census Would Benefit NH ResidentsNH Business Review article: According to Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, the data derived from the census is the gold standard against which all other... Read More -
01/14/20 - Why Your State May Be ShrinkingCarsey School senior demographer Ken Johnson was recently quoted in the New York Times. According to Johnson and his research, states like Illinois and New York had an advantage... Read More -
01/06/20 - NH Population Grows Despite Low Birth RateThe Union Leader recently covered new research out of the Carsey School that shows the population in New Hampshire has continued to grow despite there being more deaths than... Read More -
01/06/20 - Domestic Migration Drives NH Population GrowthA study published by the Carsey School shows that between July 2018 and July 2019, New Hampshire's population grew to 1.36 million. This growth was driven by domestic migration... Read More -
01/03/20 - Young Voters are Shaping NH Political LandscapeCarsey School professor Kenneth Johnson breaks down New Hampshires electoral demographics in a video interview with NECN. Read More