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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08/17/21 - Wall Street Journal: Census Data Show America's White Population Shrank for the First TimeIn an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson discussed how new Census data shows that minority populations are growing and, for the... Read More -
08/16/21 - NH Public Radio: The 2020 Census and New Hampshire, Explained By UNH Demographer Ken JohnsonCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson recently joined NHPR’s Rick Ganley for an interview on the 2020 Census data and how New Hampshire’s population has changed. Read the... Read More -
08/13/21 - The Hill: Census shows US growth driven by minorities; white pop falls under 60 percentThe Hill newspaper recently interviewed Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School, regarding new census data that shows a natural decrease in the white population as... Read More -
08/13/21 - The New York Times: The U.S. birthrate has dropped again. The pandemic may be accelerating the decline.The birthrate declined for the sixth straight year in 2020, according to the federal government. Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, has calculated that... Read More -
08/05/21 - New Hampshire Union Leader: Exeter Cooperative District Hires First Director Focused On Diversity, JusticeFormer NH Listens Program Manager Andres Mejia Jr. has been named full-time Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice for the Exeter Region Cooperative School District... Read More -
08/05/21 - The Morning Sun: Kansas July Tax Receipts Beat Estimate By $60M As Covid Resurgence Threatens Economic RecoveryThe Pittsburg, Kansas-based Morning Sun newspaper recently reported that the state taxes collected in Kansas have been largely unaffected by the resurgence of the coronavirus... Read More -
08/02/21 - Seacoastonline: Exeter Schools Hire New Director to Focus on Diversity and EquityNH Listens Fellow and former NH Listens program manager Andres Mejia Jr. has been named the new Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice for the Exeter Region... Read More -
08/02/21 - Valley News: Norwich Parents Cut Back On Work Because Of Lack Of DaycareThe Valley News recently reported on findings that a lack of child care Norwich and surrounding towns has resulted in parents cutting back on work to stay home with children. The... Read More -
07/27/21 - Wall Street Journal: U.S. Population Growth, an Economic Driver, Grinds to a HaltKen Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently interviewed by The Wall Street Journal regarding the role of population growth in bolstering... Read More -
07/20/21 - Athlon Sports: SEC Football: Conference Enters 2021 Stronger Than EverThe Southeastern Conference Football's (SEC) 2021 season is looking stronger than ever, according to athletic directors at the 14 schools included in the NCAA division.... Read More