Demography

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Modest Changes in Rural Voting Could Have Significant Implications in 2024
In this brief, authors Dante Scala and Kenneth Johnson estimate how much a slightly better (or worse) performance by the candidates in the rural areas of seven battleground states could influence the outcome of the 2024 election.
Demography Demography, Politics and Elections, 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
Large Pool of New Voters Could Add Volatility to New Hampshire Primary
In this brief, authors Kenneth Johnson, Andrew Smith, and Dante Scala note a greater likelihood of volatility in the New Hampshire primary because there will be many new faces among the voters who flock to the polls on January 23.
Demography, New Hampshire Demography, Migration, New Hampshire, Politics and Elections, Public Opinion
Latest Data Show All New England States Are Gaining Population
In this brief, Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that population gains were widespread in New England last year, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
COVID-19, Demography, New Hampshire COVID-19, Demography, Immigration, Migration, Mortality, New England, 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
Migration Sustains New Hampshire’s Population Gain
New Hampshire’s demographic future depends heavily on migration. The state’s population continued to grow in 2021 and 2022 because a migration gain of 18,300 was enough to offset the excess of deaths over births.
Demography, New Hampshire Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Migration, Mortality, New Hampshire
Three Years of Record High Mortality and Low Fertility Leave Many States with More Deaths than Births
In this data snapshot, Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that with Covid-induced mortality at record highs and continuing low fertility during the past three years, U.S. births exceeded deaths by the smallest margin in more than a century.
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Mortality
Retaining Residents Is Important to New Hampshire’s Future
In this brief, authors Kristine Bundschuh and Kenneth Johnson discuss the results of NH Granite State Polls conducted from 2010–2012 and 2018–2019 that asked a representative sample of over 3,300 established residents to share, in their own words, their top three…
Demography, New Hampshire Demography, Economy, Employment, Family, Migration, New Hampshire