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...
Recent Stories
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06/10/16 - The Washington Examiner: Baby Bust: 2015 had lowest U.S. fertility rate ever, down 600,000 birthsSenior Demographer at The Carsey School of Public Policy Ken Johnson explains that since the onset of the Great Recession, there have been 3.4 million fewer births in the U.S.... Read More -
05/24/16 - WMUR: New England losing its forest coverForest cover has declined throughout New England and New York over the last decade, according to a University of New Hampshire study. Though losses to development slowed slightly... Read More -
05/21/16 - The Farm and Dairy: Research finds decline in forest cover in New England, N.Y.Researchers in the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire found Forest cover has declined throughout New England and New York over the last decade,... Read More -
05/21/16 - The Concord Monitor: Letter: Carbon fee is the keyRecently, the Paul School of Business and Carsey Institute of Public Policy at UNH invited Jerry Taylor, president of the Niskanen Institute, to present “The Conservative Case for... Read More -
05/19/16 - The Crain's Chicago Business: Bye, bye, Chicago. City, metro area now losing population.Kenneth Johnson, a former Chicagoan who is senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, discusses how Chicago may in some ways be... Read More -
05/19/16 - USA Today: Census shows big U.S. cities continue to growThere are exceptions to the trend in US city growth, for example Cook County, which contains Chicago and the older suburbs, lost about 10,500 people in 2014-2015. Kenneth Johnson... Read More -
05/12/16 - The Chicago Magazine: Benefit Chicago Hopes Investors Will Bet on Community ProjectsMichael Swack, director for the Center for Impact Finance at the University of New Hampshire, who’s worked in the United States and overseas in the field, explains, “We did a... Read More -
05/12/16 - NHPR: New England States Are Losing Their Forest CoverResearchers at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy looked at the state of forest cover, and found that the amount of forest cover in the New England... Read More -
05/10/16 - The Quartz: Americans have stopped having babiesUniversity of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson says the recession resulted in 2.3 million fewer babies over five years. He says a similar thing happened during the Great... Read More -
05/10/16 - Time: Americans Hit Pause on Baby-Making and It's Going to Hurt the EconomyAccording to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, the lower rates translate to about 3.4 million fewer births between 2008 and 2015. This... Read More