Birth Rates

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Factors Contributing to the Demographic Cliff: More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than would have been expected given fertility patterns prior to the Great Recession.
Demography Birth Rates, Demography, Family, Fertility, Women
U.S. Births Up Slightly but Remain Near 40-Year Lows
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that New National Center for Health Statistics data for 2024 show a slight increase in annual births and the birth rate from 2023.
Demography Birth Rates, Demography, Fertility, Women
Modest Population Gains Widespread in New Hampshire Counties
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that New Hampshire’s population reached 1,409,032 on July 1, 2024, an increase of 6,800 since July 2023, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
Birth Rates, Demography, Fertility, Migration, Mortality, New Hampshire
Covid Mortality Diminished but Low Fertility Means Deaths Still Exceeded Births in More Than Two-Thirds of U.S. Counties
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that only 3,606,000 babies were born in the United States between July 2023 and July 2024, according to new Census Bureau estimates. This is 43,000 fewer babies than the year before, which barely exceeds the 43-year low…
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Immigration, Mortality
Domestic Migrants and Dollars Flowed to New Hampshire During the Pandemic
In this brief, authors Kenneth Johnson and Tyrus Parker report that New Hampshire had a net migration gain of 26,000 during the era of the Covid pandemic (from 2020 to 2022). This was a significant increase from the net migration gain of 17,000 in the three years…
COVID-19, Demography, New Hampshire Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality, New Hampshire
Migration Continues to Sustain Population Gains in Rural America
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that rural America is now gaining population again after a decade of loss.
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality, Rural, Urban
U.S. Births Hit a 43-Year Low
In this data snapshot, Carsey's Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that there were only 3,591,000 births in the United States in 2023, according to new data from National Center for Health Statistics.
Demography Birth Rates, Demography, Family, Fertility, Women
Population Gains Continue in New Hampshire, but the Pace Varies
In this brief, Carsey Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that New Hampshire’s population reached 1,402,054 on July 1, 2023, an increase of 24,500 residents since April 1, 2020, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
Demography, New Hampshire Birth Rates, Demography, Migration, Mortality, New Hampshire
More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth
In this brief, Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that, in 2022, there were 4.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age in the United States than would have been expected given fertility patterns prior to the Great Recession, up from 2.1…
Demography Birth Rates, Demography, Family, Fertility, Women
Recent Demographic Trends Have Implications for Rural Health Care
In this brief, Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that nonmetropolitan (rural) America gained population between April of 2020 and July of 2022. In the preceding decade, rural areas lost population, both because more people left rural areas than moved to them…
COVID-19, Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality, Rural, Urban