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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07/09/21 - Alexandra Gazette Packet: Baby Bust: Declining birth rates lead to shrinking Kindergarten enrollmentsThe Alexandra Gazette Packet recently interviewed Ken Johnson, Carsey School Senior Demographer, to discuss nationwide declining birth rates and its impact on local school systems... Read More -
07/08/21 - KARE 11: New data shows Minnesota’s COVID restrictions saved livesKARE 11, an NBC-affiliate based in Minneapolis, recently reported on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and interviewed Jordan Hensely, a policy analyst at the Carsey... Read More -
07/08/21 - NH Bulletin: Interest in local food doesn’t always mean more sales for farmersThe New Hampshire Bulletin reports on a new report from University of New Hampshire researchers Jess Carson, Analena Bruce, and Isaac Leslie that found that half of Granite... Read More -
07/06/21 - Concord Monitor: Will New Hampshire’s pandemic preference for locally grown food last?The Concord Monitor recently reported on a study published by the Carsey School at the University of New Hampshire that found that half of Granite Staters buy local farm food a... Read More -
07/01/21 - NH Public Radio: Half of N.H. Residents Are Buying Farm Fresh Foods 'A Few Times A Month'A study by UNH researchers found that half of New Hampshire residents are buying food from local farms at least a few times a month. Read More -
06/30/21 - Politico: Red States Lead Economic Recovery, Giving GOP Ammo Against Biden's Spending PlansMichael Ettlinger, founding Director of UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy, was quoted in Politico on which state economies are recovering the fastest from the economic... Read More -
06/27/21 - Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Scaling Equitable Solar FinanceThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Center for Impact Finance at the UNH Carsey School held the 2021 Financial Innovations Roundtable, titled "Scaling Equitable Solar... Read More -
06/26/21 - The 74: 'We Are Becoming Grayer': New Hampshire's Shrinking Birth Rates and Shuttered Schools Offer Preview for The NationDo shrinking birth rates and closing elementary schools in New Hampshire offer a preview of what's to happen around the country? Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson... Read More -
06/24/21 - Bloomberg: Nine Months After Lockdowns, U.S. Births Plummeted by 8%Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in Bloomberg regarding new data that in 2020, 25 states had more deaths than births – a... Read More -
06/21/21 - Los Angeles Sentinel: Black America Needs a 'New Normal', Equitable Credit Access to Build WealthThe University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy was quoted in The Los Angeles Sentinel regarding the COVID-19 pandemic's rippling affects, including a nationwide ... Read More