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
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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...
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03/12/19 - 2019 WalletHub Tax Survey (WalletHub)Whether you see it as a civic duty, a necessary evil or cause for a few choice expletives, it’s no surprise that most of us dislike tax time. From the expense and hassle of the... Read More -
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03/07/19 - Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted (New York Times)The United States population grew by just 0.6 percent last year, the smallest increase in 80 years, according to Ken Johnson, a demographer at the University of New Hampshire. He... Read More -
03/04/19 - Kids Are Poor Because We Make Their Parents Poor. Is That Finally Going To Change? (Huffington Post)The child care proposals fit more familiar rhetoric about families and the middle class, though they too would probably still reduce child poverty. A 2017 paper from experts at... Read More -
03/02/19 - The rise and fall of the most European state in the Union (Washington Post)In the 1970s, University of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson said, “A dramatic and surprising shift occurred when more people moved to rural areas.” For the first time in... Read More -
02/15/19 - The Town Where Retirees Can’t Retire (CityLab)When retirees move in, they bring their skills with them, says Kenneth Johnson, a demographer at UNH who studies migration trends. Read More -
02/15/19 - In Colorado, Some Rural Counties Struggle While Others Thrive (KUNC)Using census data starting in 1900 and running up to 2010, UNH demographer Ken Johnson and policy fellow Daniel Lichter tracked population sizes in counties across the U.S. Read More -
