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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08/12/19 - Shrinking Birthrate Could Lead to Big ProblemThe U.S. birthrate hit a 32-year low in 2018 as the number of babies born dropped for the fourth straight year. University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy senior... Read More -
08/11/19 - New Drivers in Rural Population DeclineA recent paper co-authored by Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Kenneth Johnson, along with Daniel Lichter of Cornell University and John Cromartie of the U.S. Department... Read More -
08/10/19 - U.S. Non-metro Counties Gain PopulationU.S. non-metro populations added about 37,000 residents from 2017 to 2018 to reach 46.1 million people. According to Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson, that... Read More -
08/09/19 - Chicago Population FallsChicago lost an estimated 7,000-plus residents from 2017 to 2018, according to recent U.S. Census data. Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson offers perspective... Read More -
08/08/19 - Diminishing Rural PopulationsCarsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson recently joined Daniel Lichter of Cornell University and John Cromartie of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in presenting... Read More -
08/07/19 - NH Ranked 11th Lowest in National Tax BurdenA recent analysis by HireAHelper.com found that New Hampshire ranked 11th lowest for dollar-for-dollar tax burden among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Carsey School of Public... Read More -
08/05/19 - The Latest Census Data and What's at StakeNew numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that major metropolitan areas like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are losing population. "When the economy was down—through 2014—... Read More -
08/04/19 - Migration Fuels NH Population GrowthFor the second year in a row, New Hampshire's population growth was fueled largely from people moving to the Granite State from other places, according to U.S. Census estimates.... Read More -
08/01/19 - Repopulating Rural CountiesA recent study from the Carsey School of Public Policy found that rural U.S. areas - or around about 80 percent of the country's agricultural towns - are suffering from rapid... Read More -
07/31/19 - U.S. Birth Rate Drops Two PercentA new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies that birth rates are down more than half of what they were in 2007. Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More