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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05/02/16 - The Union Leader: Economist: Inadequate workforce will challenge Granite State's economyCarsey School's senior demographer Ken Johsnon discusses how the migration from Massachusetts and other states that fueled impressive population growth and economic development in... Read More -
04/28/16 - NECN: New Hampshire Towns on Squamscott River Could Save $100M by Reducing NitrogenNew Hampshire Public Radio reports that the study from the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy studied the towns of Exeter, Stratham, and Newfields, and... Read More -
04/28/16 - The Economist: The strange case of the missing babyKen Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, estimated that America was missing 2.3m babies afterthe fertility rate fell from a peak of 2.12 in 2007 to 1.86... Read More -
04/28/16 - The Daily Yonder: Nonmetro Population Stabilizes in Latest EstimateKen Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy, said a major part of rural America’s “slow” growth is that some of rural America... Read More -
04/28/16 - The Fosters Daily Democrat: ‘Rochester Listens’ targets city’s imageRochester has become the latest Tri-City area community to join New Hampshire Listens, an initiative of the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy. In the... Read More -
04/28/16 - NHPR: Study: Great Bay Towns Could Benefit from Cooperation on RunoffA new study from the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy says towns in the Great Bay watershed stand to save a lot of money if they can coordinate their efforts at reducing the... Read More -
04/20/16 - SPARK 2016Flip through the most recent issue of SPARK, UNH’s annual research review. Read More -
04/20/16 - The People FactorWith climate change affecting resources as nearby as the coastal waters of southern Maine and New Hampshire and in regions as distant as Brazil and Egypt, UNH professors are... Read More -
04/20/16 - Donor Bio: Josephine LampreyJosephine A. Lamprey is a retired businesswoman, environmental pioneer and benefactor of sustainability programs at UNH. In 2012, she made a gift that established The Josephine A... Read More -
04/19/16 - Ken Johnson Named Carnegie FellowKen Johnson, professor of sociology and senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, is one of only 33 scholars from around the country to be named a 2016 Andrew... Read More