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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05/05/21 - NYT: The U.S. Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline.Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, was cited in this recent New York Times article on the aging of the American population. A total of 25... Read More -
02/05/21 - The Horizon: The sweet side of a sour pandemicThe Horizon student newspaper reports on the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Hoosiers, especially small business owners across Indiana, and cited the Carsey School of... Read More -
01/29/21 - NH Public Radio: UNH Study: For First Time, Rural Populations Declined Over Last DecadeA new study from Carsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson shows that U.S. population growth was at its lowest in the century last year, particularly in... Read More -
01/26/21 - The Daily Yonder: Last-Minute Trump Administration Proposal Would Effectively Redefine ‘Rural’The Trump administration submitted a proposal on January 19 to raise the minium population of cities that are considered Metropolitan Statistical Areas from 50,000 to 100,000. If... Read More -
01/22/21 - The Hill: What the 2020 census will reveal about America's futureSenior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently quoted in The Hill in an overview of what the 2020 Census will likely show us about the American population – that it's becoming older... Read More -
01/02/21 - SABC News: US on Track for Deadliest Year in History: ReportsThe South African Broadcasting Corporation recently reported on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that 2020 may become the deadliest year in U.S.... Read More -
12/22/20 - The Guardian: Covid could shorten US life expectancy by up to three years, experts sayThe Guardian reports on new information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that life expectancy in 2020 could decline by 2–3 years. Carsey School Senior... Read More -
12/22/20 - The Wall Street Journal: Covid-19 Deaths to Reverse U.S. Life-Expectancy GainsAccording to new data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. life expectancy could drop by the largest amount since World War II, reports The Wall... Read More -
12/21/20 - The Bond Buyer: 'Build Back Better?' Start with the Fed's MLFThe Bond Buyer publication recently cited the Carsey School's COVID-19 Economic Crisis: By State report, which is an ongoing research project by Carsey Director Michael Ettlinger... Read More -
12/17/20 - The Hill: Americans move less, but those doing so are leaving urban centersThe Hill reports on a U.S. Census Bureau finding that fewer Americans are moving now than at any time in the last seven decades. Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson... Read More