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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02/01/16 - The Washington Times: Report: Population turnover could have big impact on primarySenior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy Ken Johnson concludes that the New Hampshire demographic changes have resulted in significant growth in the Democratic... Read More -
01/30/16 - The Union Leader: No pinning down how NH will vote: UNH report reveals changing NH demographicsKen Johnson is senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy. What struck him most was how much the state's population has turned over in the past seven years. Read More -
01/27/16 - The Wall Street Journal: How New Hampshire Has Changed Since 2008Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, discusses how New Hampshire's voting population has changed since 2008. Read More -
01/27/16 - The Foster's Daily Democrat: UNH researches note state’s changing demographicsKenneth Johnson, Carsey School senior demographer and professor of sociology; Andy Smith, Survey Center Director and Dante Scala, associate professor of political science report... Read More -
01/26/16 - NHPR: Report: New Voters in N.H. Could Have Implications for Primary, PollingCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, Faculty Fellow Dante Scala, and Associate Professor Andrew Smith discuss the potential influence an influx of new residents and a... Read More -
01/19/16 - The Times of India: Europe seeing more deaths than births, says studyCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports that in Europe, deaths exeeded births in most of the counties of Germany, Hungary , Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech... Read More -
01/14/16 - BBC News: The age of first-time mothers is rising faster in the USCarsey School of Public Policy's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports the rising age of mothers has to do with the Great Recession, and on women delaying childbirth as a result... Read More -
01/02/16 - The Union Leader: Census: For first time in more than 200 years, NH's population exceeds Maine'sCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson discusses how New Hampshire's population has surpassed that of Maine, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Read More