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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12/06/18 - UNH Study Shows Inflow of People (NHPR)New census data show that New Hampshire saw a substantial inflow of people from other states between 2013 and 2017. Read More -
10/11/18 - NHBR: Report: Disparities Persist for New Hampshire WomenReport co-authored by Kristin Smith highlights the impact of disparity for women in issues like economic security and opportunity. Read More -
09/14/18 - WNYC-FM: BBC World ServiceCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports ten years after the Great Recession began, U.S. birth rate is at record low. Read More -
09/14/18 - The Week: Financial Crash Anniversary: How the World Has ChangedProfessor Kenneth Johnson discusses the decline in births since the recession. Read More -
09/14/18 - NHPR: New Census Data Show Continued Domestic Migration To N.H.All Things Considered host Peter Biello speaks with Ken Johnson on new census data showing N.H. continues to gain population from domestic migration. Read More -
09/13/18 - The New Hampshire Business Review: State’s Population Growth All Depends on MigrationAs Kenneth Johnson puts it, “migration is the wild card, the big unknown” for New Hampshire’s population growth. Read More -
09/13/18 - BBC News: Lehman Anniversary: The Five Most Surprising ConsequencesKenneth Johnson explains how in the decade since the recession, American women had 4.8 million fewer babies than demographers were expecting. Read More -
08/15/18 - The Daily Yonder: Economic Research Service - Reliable Information's Last Stand?“For decades, the Economic Research Service has provided fact based, definitive research on agricultural, economic, demographic and social conditions in rural America. They have... Read More -
05/17/18 - The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Births Hit Lowest Number Since 1987American women are having children at the lowest rate on record. Read More -
