UNH in the News
The Daily Yonder: "Over the past decade, the rural population declined by 0.6% but simultaneously became nearly 4 percentage points more diverse. That represents a nearly 20% increase in the portion of rural residents who are members of a racial or ethnic minority. In the following article,...
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06/01/22In this article The Hill reports, "More than half of American cities registered a loss of population over the last year as people flocked to suburbs...
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05/20/22In this Washington Post article, Carsey demographer Ken Johnson observes, "TheÌýstory of Greene County is the story of much of rural America, where...
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05/01/22In this Associated Press article, Carsey School Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson discusses the implications of the U.S. Census Bureau changing the...
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03/31/22New data from theÌýU.S. Census Bureau show 62 of America’s 100 largest counties lost population between July 2020 and July 2021 during peak pandemic....
Recent Stories
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03/25/22 -New Hampshire State Rep Patrick Abrami is sponsoring one of two key bills aimed at altering the state's formula for determining child support payments, which are currently the...
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03/25/22 -COVID-19 claimed more lives than births overÌýthe past year, leaving 400 counties in America with their first-ever population declines. The Hill recently reported on the Census...
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03/24/22 -The Washington Post reports on new U.S. Census data showing that nearly three-quarters of all U.S. counties reported more deaths than births last year. The Post interviewed Senior...
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03/24/22 -The Los Angeles Times reported on how the first year of the pandemic resulted in a migration surge to the American Southwest as many major U.S. cities lost residents. The LA Times...
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03/02/22 -Climate change has become a strong topic of discussion in recent decades, resulting in a divide of denial and science. News outlet Finger Lakes 1 reported onÌýhow politics and the...
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02/25/22 -An overall decline in the number of people residing in rural U.S. counties, accompanied by more deaths and fewer births, can be explained by difficult economic conditions,...
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02/24/22 -Data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows an increase in diversity among the adult population in rural counties. The Daily Yonder recently examined this change and included insight...
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02/07/22 -Childcare for children under the age of 12 has beenÌýa struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin SunÌýexamines research conducted by Jess Carson,...
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01/26/22 -COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind.ÌýAn article from Policy Genius examines which populations are being...
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01/05/22 -NBC News interviewed Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School, regarding 2021’s decline in the U.S. population growth rate – reportedly the largest decline since the...