Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the University of New Hampshire reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected given prior patterns — a significant jump from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. This shift in fertility patterns has contributed to 11.... Read More
-
09/15/25Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. -
05/22/25Immigrants 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... -
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...
Recent Stories
-
06/11/21 - NBC News: CDC finds deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid Covid in U.S.NBC News recently referenced research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in which he found that 25 states saw more deaths than births in 2020. Read More -
06/10/21 - Daily Yonder: Covid Infections and Deaths Drop to Lowest Rates in a YearThe Daily Yonder recently referenced research by Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, in an article on the spread and infection rate of COVID-19... Read More -
06/02/21 - The Daily Yonder: Historic Expansion of Anti-Poverty Programs Comes With an Expiration DateJess Carson, a research professor at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, recently told The Daily Yonder that people living in rural areas will more... Read More -
05/28/21 - Anchorage Daily News: How America’s ‘places to be’ have shifted over the past 100 yearsKen Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School, was recently quoted in an article in the Anchorage Daily News about population gains the states in the South and the West... Read More -
-
05/24/21 - Concord Monitor: Rundlett Middle School in Concord Sees Rise in Racial TensionThe Concord Monitor recently reported on a rise in racial tensions at a middle school in Concord. A facilitator from NH Listens – a civic engagement initiative based at the Carsey... Read More -
05/21/21 - Patch.com: Nashua School Board Joins N.H. School Funding LawsuitPatch.com recently reported on the recent impact of the release of the New Hampshire School Funding Study – a joint initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy and NH... Read More -
05/20/21 - NH Business Review: Stay, Work, EngageMichele Holt-Shannon, director and co-founder of New Hampshire Listens at the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy, was interviewed by the Granite State News Collaborative on why... Read More -
05/19/21 - The Laconia Daily Sun: As Families Struggle, Some States Lead the Way on Childcare, Paid LeaveJess Carson, a research professor at the Univeristy of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in The Laconia Daily Sun regarding her research on how... Read More -
05/14/21 - The Washington Post: How America's 'Places to Be' Have Shifted Over the Past 100 YearsKenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently spoke with The Washington Post about immigration and domestic migration in Texas. “Texas not only has a lot of... Read More