Migration

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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
Population Gains Widespread in New Hampshire Counties Due to Migration
In this data snapshot, Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that the population of New Hampshire grew by 17,700 to 1,395,000 between April 2020, when the 2020 Census was conducted, and July 2022, according to new Census Bureau estimates. These population gains…
Demography, New Hampshire Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality, New Hampshire
New Census Data Reflect the Continuing Impact of Covid on U.S. Demographic Trends
In this brief, Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that, according to recent Census Bureau estimates, the U.S. population has grown at the slowest rate in history in the past two years due to the impact of Covid.
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality, Rural, Urban
The Recent U.S. Population Growth Rate Increased from Last Year’s Record Low, but Remains Below Historical Levels
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that the U.S. population grew by just 1,256,000 between July of 2021 and July of 2022, according to recent Census Bureau estimates. This was an increase from the record low growth of the preceding year, but it remains…
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Immigration, Migration, Mortality
Recent Data Suggest Rural America Is Growing Again After a Decade of Population Loss
In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson reports that after a decade of population loss, rural America gained population between 2020 and 2021 because migration gains offset a growing excess of deaths over births due to COVID-19.
Demography Demography, Migration, Mortality
Rural America Lost Population Over the Past Decade for the First Time in History
In this brief Carsey Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson examines rural demographic trends between 2010 and 2020 using data from the 2020 Census. With fewer births, more deaths, and more people leaving than moving in, rural America experienced an overall population…
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Migration, Mortality, Rural
Smallest U.S. Population Growth in History: More Deaths, Fewer Births, and Less Immigration
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that the U.S. population grew by just 393,000 between July of 2020 and July of 2021 according to new Census Bureau estimates—the lowest rate of annual population gain in history and the smallest numeric gain in more than…
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality
New Census Data Reveal Modest Population Growth in New Hampshire Over the Past Decade
In this fact sheet, author Kenneth Johnson reports that New Hampshire’s population reached 1,377,529 on April 1, 2020, an increase of 61,000 residents (4.6 percent) since April 1, 2010 according to new 2020 Census data.
Demography, New Hampshire Demography, Migration, New Hampshire
2020 Census Reflects Lagging U.S. Population Growth
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that the first data from the 2020 Census reveal a significant slowdown in U.S. population growth.
Demography Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Migration, Mortality
Migration Gains to New Hampshire From Other U.S. States Are Growing, With the Largest Gains Among Young Adults
In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson discusses how New Hampshire is now gaining significantly more migrants from other U.S. destinations than earlier in the decade. The largest gains are among young adults.
Demography Demography, Migration, New Hampshire, Young Adults