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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02/15/19 - In Colorado, Some Rural Counties Struggle While Others Thrive (KUNC)Using census data starting in 1900 and running up to 2010, UNH demographer Ken Johnson and policy fellow Daniel Lichter tracked population sizes in counties across the U.S. Read More -
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01/10/19 - The Political, Economic, And Human Impact Of The Government Shutdown In N.H. (NHPR)Thousands of federal employees in the Granite State are furloughed, some working without pay. At the same time, certain government programs and private contracts aren't being... Read More -
01/10/19 - Fertility rate for white women plummets BELOW the limit needed to maintain the population in every single US state (Daily Mail)Fertility rates for white women were down in every US state in 2017 - below the rate needed for the population to replace itself, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control... Read More -
01/10/19 - Variety of demographic, political factors have moved NH toward Democrats (WMUR-9)Once upon a time, New Hampshire was a Republican bastion. The GOP dominated New Hampshire politics. The real political fights were not between Democrats and Republicans but rather... Read More -
01/10/19 - At 30-Year Low, U.S. Birth Rate Shows Striking Differences Between States (Wall Street Journal)The birthrate in America has been declining, but some places are more fertile than others, according to a new look at federal data that reveals significant variation in fertility... Read More