Birth Rates
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| All Six New England States Gain Population, but Demographic Basis of Gain Varies In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that New England’s population grew by 310,000 between the 2020 Census in April 2020 and July 2025 and now stands at 15,432,000, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
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Demography | Birth Rates, Demography, Immigration, Migration, Mortality, New England |
| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
