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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02/01/16 - The Boston Globe: Early-voting states are white, old, and ruralKenneth M. Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, took a slightly different view, as he defended his state’s first-... Read More -
02/01/16 - The Washington Times: Report: Population turnover could have big impact on primarySenior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy Ken Johnson concludes that the New Hampshire demographic changes have resulted in significant growth in the Democratic... Read More -
01/30/16 - The Union Leader: No pinning down how NH will vote: UNH report reveals changing NH demographicsKen Johnson is senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy. What struck him most was how much the state's population has turned over in the past seven years. Read More -
01/27/16 - The Wall Street Journal: How New Hampshire Has Changed Since 2008Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, discusses how New Hampshire's voting population has changed since 2008. Read More -
01/27/16 - The Foster's Daily Democrat: UNH researches note state’s changing demographicsKenneth Johnson, Carsey School senior demographer and professor of sociology; Andy Smith, Survey Center Director and Dante Scala, associate professor of political science report... Read More -
01/26/16 - NHPR: Report: New Voters in N.H. Could Have Implications for Primary, PollingCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, Faculty Fellow Dante Scala, and Associate Professor Andrew Smith discuss the potential influence an influx of new residents and a... Read More -
01/21/16 - The Maine Public: Study: Maine Seniors Poorer Than Those in New Hampshire, VermontCarsey School's Director of Research on Vulnerable Families Beth Mattingly reports that some stark differences can be found in Maine seniors’ status depending on where they live. Read More -
01/21/16 - The Bangor Daily News: Report benchmarks obstacles for Mainers aging at homeCarsey School's Director of Vulnerable Families Research Beth Mattingly and Vulnerable Families Researcher Andrew Schaefer analyze data on obstacles for Mainers aging at home ... Read More -
01/20/16 - WAGM-TV: New Report Shows Maine Seniors Facing Serious ChallengesCarsey School's Director of Vulnerable Families Beth Mattingly and Vulnerable Families Researcher Andrew Schaefer highlight economic, housing and social factors across 10 regions... Read More -
01/19/16 - The Times of India: Europe seeing more deaths than births, says studyCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports that in Europe, deaths exeeded births in most of the counties of Germany, Hungary , Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech... Read More