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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11/30/16 - NHPR: UNH Study: N.H. Now Among 17 States Where White Deaths Exceed White BirthsNew Hampshire has joined a growing list of states where more white people are dying than are being born. That’s according to a University of New Hampshire study released Tuesday,... Read More -
11/30/16 - Time: More White People Are Dying Than Are Being Born in 17 StatesThe study, by the University of New Hampshire, found natural decreases in the white population across 17 states in 2014, including Florida, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West... Read More -
11/30/16 - The Daily Mail: America's dying whites: Caucasian death rate now outstrips the birth rate in a third of statesMore white people are dying than being born in a third of the states, according to new research. The death rate among Caucasian Americans outstripped the birth rate in 17 states... Read More -
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11/17/16 - In These Times: New Research Shows Immigrants Working in Rural America are More Likely to Live in PovertyWhile much attention has been given to rural America’s changing demographics, little is known about how conditions for rural immigrants compare to those for their native-born... Read More -
11/06/16 - The Concord Monitor: Large number of migrants means N.H.’s voter demographic is constantly changingOnly a third of New Hampshire residents age 25 and older were born here, making it the sixth most mobile state in the nation. “I don’t think people appreciate that,” said Ken... Read More -
10/06/16 - UNH Research Finds Rural Immigrants Twice as Likely to Be Poor than Workers Born in the U.S.Rural immigrants are more likely to be of working age (18-64), are more racially and ethnically diverse, are less educated and are more likely to have children than the rural... Read More -
09/26/16 - The Union Leader: NH supporters again pushing for family leave billThe New Hampshire Women’s Foundation hosted a summit on Paid Family and Medical Leave on Sept. 21, where Carsey researcher Kristin Smith presented her findings. Smith’s modeling... Read More -
09/21/16 - The Concord Monitor: 82 percent of N.H. residents support paid family and medical leaveFour out of five New Hampshire residents support a paid family and medical leave insurance law, a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll has found. The results of the poll... Read More -
09/04/16 - NHPR: Research: Majority of Granite Staters Support Paid Family LeaveNew research says an overwhelming majority of New Hampshire residents support paid family leave and medical leave insurance. The survey found 88 percent of women and 76 percent of... Read More