United States
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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01/05/22 - NBC News: U.S. Population Growth at Lowest Rate Since Nation’s FoundingNBC News interviewed Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School, regarding 2021’s decline in the U.S. population growth rate – reportedly the largest decline since the... Read More -
01/04/22 - The Washington Post: U.S. Population Growth Hits Record Low, Slowed by PandemicTara Bahrampour of The Washington Post reported on 2021’s U.S. population growth of just 0.1 percent – the lowest rate since the country’s founding – and included an interview... Read More -
01/03/22 - ABC News: US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st YearThe U.S. population growth dipped to an all-time low during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year. ABC News reported on this shift, interviewing Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken... Read More -
01/03/22 - NH Public Radio: Report: One-quarter of U.S. households with young children struggle to find child careTodd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on the nationwide dearth of adequate child care, citing new research from Jess Carson at the Carsey School of Public... Read More -
12/23/21 - Today.com: US population hit its lowest rate in 2020: Here’s why it matters“U.S. natural increase was already at a low ebb prior to COVID with the fertility rate hitting a new record low each year and deaths steadily rising due to the population aging.”... Read More -
12/23/21 - Los Angeles Times: 2021 is on track to surpass 2020 as the nation’s deadliest yearThe Los Angeles Times recently reported on how 2021 is expected to be even deadlier than 2020. According to Ken Johnson, who was quoted in the article, the U.S. has the smallest... Read More -
12/10/21 - CNN: A Maine city that's 90% White now has a Somali mayorDeqa Dhalac '13G, a graduate of the Master in Community Development program at the Carsey School and an immigrant from Somali, has recently become likely the first Somali-American... Read More -
12/02/21 - The Hill: More Americans living alone as milestones slip later in lifeIn the previous decade, the number of Americans who live alone has jumped 4 million to 37 million one-person U.S. households in 2021 - representing 28 percent of all households... Read More -
11/23/21 - Expenses, childcare shortages drive drop in U.S. birthrate for 6th straight yearCarsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson joins NBC News to discuss some of the causes of the U.S. birthrate dropping for the sixth year in a row. The Pew... Read More -
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