Demography
Pine River Times: Poverty Rates Affect Census Reporting
According to a report published by the Carsey School, studies over the past 50 years have shown that higher poverty rates in rural areas are linked to U.S. Census undercounts. They have also shown that the undercount is greater among racial and ethnic minorities than among whites. Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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06/16/20NHPR: How to Conduct a Census During a Global Pandemic
Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and the senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently joined Ken Gallager, principle planner and... -
06/01/20Epoch Times: Worries Rise as Vacationers from Pandemic Hotspots Travel to Popular Areas
Research by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy on the spread of COVID-19 in rural counties with seasonal vacation homes was quoted... -
06/01/20Carnegie Corp: Andrew Carnegie Fellow on Rural America’s Vulnerability to COVID-19
Carsey School Senior Demographer and 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow Ken Johnson was recently interviewed for his research into the COVID-19 pandemic and... -
05/26/20Union-Bulletin: Rural Areas Expect Higher Death Rate
According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, an older population, greater incidence of obesity, and chronic health problems...
Recent Stories
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08/10/19 - U.S. Non-metro Counties Gain PopulationU.S. non-metro populations added about 37,000 residents from 2017 to 2018 to reach 46.1 million people. According to Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson, that... Read More -
08/09/19 - Chicago Population FallsChicago lost an estimated 7,000-plus residents from 2017 to 2018, according to recent U.S. Census data. Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson offers perspective... Read More -
08/08/19 - Diminishing Rural PopulationsCarsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson recently joined Daniel Lichter of Cornell University and John Cromartie of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in presenting... Read More -
08/07/19 - NH Ranked 11th Lowest in National Tax BurdenA recent analysis by HireAHelper.com found that New Hampshire ranked 11th lowest for dollar-for-dollar tax burden among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Carsey School of Public... Read More -
08/05/19 - The Latest Census Data and What's at StakeNew numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that major metropolitan areas like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are losing population. "When the economy was down—through 2014—... Read More -
08/04/19 - Migration Fuels NH Population GrowthFor the second year in a row, New Hampshire's population growth was fueled largely from people moving to the Granite State from other places, according to U.S. Census estimates.... Read More -
08/01/19 - Repopulating Rural CountiesA recent study from the Carsey School of Public Policy found that rural U.S. areas - or around about 80 percent of the country's agricultural towns - are suffering from rapid... Read More -
07/31/19 - U.S. Birth Rate Drops Two PercentA new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies that birth rates are down more than half of what they were in 2007. Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More -
07/29/19 - Record Low U.S. Birth RateA new report from the CDC estimates that 3.788 million U.S. births occurred in 2018, marking the fourth year in a row in which the number of births has dropped nationally. Carsey... Read More -
07/25/19 - America's Baby BustUniversity of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Times article on the shrinking U.S. birth rate, according to new research from the CDC... Read More