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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11/18/20 - Exemplary ResearchProfessor Kenneth Johnson has been honored as part of the team awarded the National Excellence in Multistate Research Award. Read More -
11/18/20 - The Washington Post: Most Trump Voters Come From Cities and SuburbsCiting recent research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson and Carsey School faculty fellow Dante Scala, The Washington Post reports that President Trump did best in... Read More -
11/16/20 - The Laconia Daily Sun: Homes still scarce, expensive as demand outpaces supplyAccording to The Laconia Daily Sun, a high demand for housing and a low supply have driven up median home prices in New Hampshire to a record high of $335,000. Research from the... Read More -
11/16/20 - NH Union Leader: Big housing problem solved with small housesA recent article from the New Hampshire Union Leader sheds light on the lack of affordable housing in New Hampshire and how smaller, more affordable homes offers one solution to... Read More -
11/08/20 - NH Union Leader: Help wanted: Jobs and good quality of lifeCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson told the New Hampshire Union Leader that migration will play an important role in population growth across New Hampshire in the future... Read More -
11/05/20 - UNH COLSA: Experiment Station Scientist Honored for Rural Population ResearchCarsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently honored as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-institution research team awarded the National Excellence... Read More -
10/21/20 - New York Times: New Voters Shift NH DemographicsNew Hampshire’s demographics have been working against Republican interests. Unlike other New England states, New Hampshire has seen an influx of new voters between presidential... Read More -
10/15/20 - Laconia Daily Sun: Racist bullying in schools, a problem no one likes to admitThe Laconia Daily Sun reports on issues of racist bullying in New Hampshire schools and cites a Carsey School of Public Policy study that identifies recent census data putting the... Read More -
09/09/20 - The Daily Yonder: Research Brief: Is Rural America Failing or Succeeding? Maybe BothThe Daily Yonder cited research from Carsey School of Public Policy researchers Ken Johnson and Dan Lichter that examines how the popular belief of the decline of rural America... Read More -
08/24/20 - Union Leader: Fierce competition for fewer homes up for sale in NHThe New Hampshire Union Leader recently cited research from Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson regarding the influx of boomerangers – former New Hampshire residents who... Read More