UNH in the News
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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11/02/21 - U.S. News: Researchers Worry About Census' Gap in 2020 Survey DataResearchers are worried about the COVID-19 impact on 2020 Census data. Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at UNH Carsey School of Public Policy, spoke to U.S. News and World Report... Read More -
10/26/21 - Foster's Daily Democrat: Portsmouth school district forms Equity Council for social justiceThe Portsmouth, N.H., school district is forming an equity council of students, teachers, administrators, and community members who will serve the city's six public schools.... Read More -
10/26/21 - NHPR: Nashua's Public Health Division awaits a report on listening sessions with residents of colorThe University of New Hampshire's NH Listens recently held four listening sessions to communicate with specific racial, ethnic, and community groups in Nashua and ultimately ... Read More -
10/05/21 - Manchester Ink Link: What it takes to make a difference: Barriers to civic engagement stand in the way of good government, vibrant communitiesThe 2020 Civic Health Index was released earlier this year by the Carsey School of Public Policy. Michele Holt-Shannon, Director of New Hampshire Listens and Quixada Moore-Vissing... Read More -
09/27/21 - Yahoo News: NH drives to diversifyOver the past decade, New Hampshire has worked to become a more diverse state, with 87.2% of people identifying as non-Hispanic and White alone according to Census data analyzed... Read More -
09/27/21 - KALB: Louisiana Food Fellows program creates equitable food systems for Cenla communityMany Louisiana families are in the midst of a food crisis as a result of the 280,000 jobs lost during the pandemic, according to research reported by the Carsey School of Public... Read More -
09/23/21 - The Josiah Bartlett: New Hampshire should welcome Afghan refugeesWithin the last decade New Hampshire's population growth has decreased to the lowest in a century and immigration accounted for 89% of growth according to Census data analyzed by... Read More -
09/20/21 - Concord Monitor: Barriers to civic engagement stand in way of good government, vibrant communitiesThe 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index published earlier this year by the Carsey School of Public Policy highlights civic areas where the state is excelling and where it's... Read More -
09/16/21 - The Conway Daily Sun: 'Backpack' food programs linked to higher test scoresRecent research conducted by the University of New Hampshire's Michael Kurtz, Karen Conway, and Robert Mohr and published by the Carsey School of Public Policy found that '... Read More -
09/13/21 - Sentinel Source: Challenges to Rural Community Depend on LocationMany rural communities have been struggling with the migration patterns increasing population prices and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the issue of affordable housing.... Read More