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...
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02/14/18 - The New York Times: How a Police Chief, a Governor and a Sociologist Would Spend $100 Billion to Solve the Opioid CrisisThe American opioid epidemic has defied all efforts to contain it, and the number of overdose deaths continues to grow. President Trump directed the Department of Health and Human... Read More -
01/31/18 - Archinect Magazine: New Ground I: Advancing the CountrysideTo kick off 2018, in New Ground I, the first of a two-part feature series co-authored with Christine Bjerke from In-Between Economies, we will briefly explore a selection of major... Read More -
01/29/18 - NHPR: New Hampshire Population Boomlet: What's It Mean?Last year, New Hampshire saw its biggest population increase since before the Great Recession. Here to talk about what's behind that trend, is Ken Johnson, senior demographer with... Read More -
01/13/18 - The Clarion Ledger: Mississippi's rural black, Hispanic communities risk underrepresentation in 2020 censusAccording to a University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy report released in December, populations at risk of underreporting include: African-Americans in the... Read More -
01/07/18 - Casper Star Tribune: Defining 'small town' Wyoming: In the country's least populous state, what qualifies as rural?University of New Hampshire professor Ken Johnson, an expert on rural life in America, said that the definition of “rural” varies significantly depending on where one lives. “... Read More -
01/07/18 - The Concord Monitor: David Brooks: The significance – or non-significance – of New Hampshire’s first baby born in 2018“New Hampshire does have a modest minority population, but it is greatest among children . . . and particularly in the bigger cities,” said Ken Johnson of UNH’s Carsey School of... Read More -
01/02/18 - The Daily Yonder: Pockets of Rural America At Risk Of Being Undercounted In CensusRural communities with high levels of poverty and lack of access to internet could be undercounted in the 2020 U. S. Census, according to a report. Researchers at the Carsey... Read More -
12/29/17 - Valley News: N.H Sees Large Population GrowthNew Hampshire tends to receive talented, well-educated people in its migration stream, said Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, so... Read More -
12/28/17 - The Seattle Times: Americans are moving house much less than they used to, and age has a lot to do with itKenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, estimates that the Great Recession resulted in 4 million fewer births than what otherwise... Read More -
12/27/17 - WMUR News: NH population grows at largest annual rate in over a decadeNew Hampshire tends to receive talented, well-educated people in its migration stream, said Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School, so... Read More