Demography
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic and Economic Characteristics of Immigrant and Native-Born Populations in Rural and Urban Places In recent years, researchers have documented the changing demographics of rural areas, with a specific focus on changes in racial-ethnic composition and immigration patterns, particularly the increased migration of Hispanics to rural places. In spite of this… |
Demography | Demography, Poverty, Race, Rural, Urban |
| First in the Nation More than half a million people are expected to participate in the New Hampshire 2016 Presidential Primary. The time-honored symbol of the primary is the laconic Yankee with deep ancestral roots in the state, who dismisses fourth-generation residents as newcomers.… |
Demography, New Hampshire | Demography, New Hampshire, Politics and Elections |
| Deaths Exceed Births in Most of Europe, But Not in the United States With the increased attention to Europe’s demographic future stimulated by the on-going immigration crisis, we present important new findings about the diminishing number of births compared to deaths in Europe and the United States from our recent article in… |
Demography | Birth Rates, Demography, Mortality |
| Behind at the Starting Line Hispanics are driving U.S. population growth. Representing just 16 percent of the U.S. population in 2010, Hispanics accounted for the majority of U.S. population growth over the past decade. The current emphasis on immigration in public discourse and policy reflects… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Birth Rates, Children, Demography, Hispanics |
| Red Rural, Blue Rural Political commentators routinely treat rural America as an undifferentiated bastion of strength for Republicans. In fact, rural America is a deceptively simple term describing a diverse collection of places encompassing nearly 75 percent of the U.S. land area and 50… |
Demography | Demography, Politics and Elections, Rural |
| Diversity Growing Because Births Far Exceed Deaths Among Minorities, But Not Among Whites The growing diversity of the U.S. population evident in new Census Bureau estimates reflects two important demographic trends. The minority population is growing and the non-Hispanic white population is not. This interplay of white and minority population change is… |
Demography | Birth Rates, Demography, Mortality |
| Migration Trends Shifted in 2014 In this fact sheet, author Ken Johnson reports on new Census Bureau data released on March 26, 2015. The data provide further evidence that the recession’s influence on domestic migration is diminishing. Migration patterns are reverting to those commonly seen before… |
Demography | Birth Rates, Demography, Migration |
| Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities and Family Well-Being: A Study of Hampton, Iowa In this report, author Cynthia Needles Fletcher explores the role of "place" in shaping rural residents'-and in particular low-income residents'-futures. The analysis draws from interviews with residents and community key informants in Hampton,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Demography, Family, Health |
| New Population Projections Reflect Slower Growth and Increasing Diversity Two important demographic trends are reflected in newly released Census Bureau projections. The pace of U.S. population growth is slowing, and the population continues to become more diverse. These trends reflect distinctly different demographic trajectories among… |
Demography | Birth Rates, Children, Demography, Hispanics |
| The Hidden Cost of the Recession: Two Million Fewer Births and Still Counting The Great Recession sent an economic shock through American society that reached far beyond the stock and housing markets, including the substantial long-term impact the Great Recession is having on U.S. births. Nearly 2.3 million fewer babies were born in the United… |
Demography | Birth Rates, Demography |
