Publications
October 28, 2026
In this brief, author Melinda Negrόn-Gonzales draws on polls of New Hampshire voters and residents from the UNH Survey Center and the Saint Anselm College Survey Center to examine how voters view these issues and how they connect to the concerns shaping their choices in the midterm elections.
October 26, 2026
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson examines rural demographic trends finding that between 2020 and 2025, rural America gained population after widespread population losses between 2010 and 2020.
October 22, 2026
To understand what it takes to build statewide, language accessible child care systems, this brief examines approaches to language access across 49 states and the District of Columbia.
August 18, 2026
In this brief, authors Kristine Bundschuh and Kenneth Johnson examine New Hampshire residents’ likelihood of leaving the state and explore why residents consider leaving the state.
July 29, 2026
After a pilot program in 2021, the New Hampshire Food Bank launched a full medically tailored meals program in 2023, which is evaluated in this brief.
June 2, 2026
This brief focuses on the interaction between human development and forest land near lakes across ten selected U.S. counties and on the limitations of remote satellite imagery to properly reflect this interaction.
May 12, 2026
In this perspectives brief, author Delaney Hesler shares the results of a 2025 survey to assess local support in New Hampshire and Maine for universal free meals.
April 21, 2026
This brief analyzes the perspectives of New Hampshire youth and proposes actionable strategies that encourage them to build their futures in the state.
April 14, 2026
This report summarizes perspectives shared during the Winter 2026 North Country Healthcare Listening Sessions. It reflects participants’ experiences and questions at that moment in time and is intended to support shared understanding and ongoing dialogue.
April 8, 2026
In this brief, authors Jacklyn Tracy and Elizabeth Burakowski report the results of an online survey conducted in June 2025 with New Hampshire ski industry professionals to gain insight into how they perceive climate change.
March 12, 2026
In this brief, authors Tyrus Parker, Kamala Nasirova, and Jess Carson report on the results from the second annual New Hampshire preschool in public schools survey. They note these programs can be a valuable option for New Hampshire families in the state's early learning ecosystem.
February 26, 2026
This review shares 2024-2025 highlights of our academic programs and centers; milestones of our students, faculty, fellows, alumni, and staff; and much more.
January 28, 2026
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.
January 22, 2026
In this primer, authors Tyrus Parker and Jess Carson summarize available data on the cost of operating a child care program in New Hampshire.
January 16, 2026
This report focuses on how the “community finance sector” engages in “low-income climate finance” projects such as those that create clean, affordable energy and improve the resilience of housing and communities.
January 8, 2026
In this brief, authors Harshita Sarup and Jess Carson offer an update on enrollment in the New Hampshire Care Scholarship Program and describe the age and geographic distribution of enrolled children.
January 6, 2026
In this brief, author Kristin Smith evaluates whether the New Hampshire Voluntary Paid Family and Medical Leave program increased paid family and medical leave coverage.
October 16, 2025
This report summarizes key themes that emerged from the 2025 Financial Innovations Roundtable (FIR). FIR has long served as a forum for creating cross-sector partnerships to expand access to capital in low-income communities. This year’s convening focused on the challenge of developing and preserving housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income residents without direct federal subsidies…
September 10, 2025
In this working paper, authors Michael Swack and Sara Razavi discuss merger, acquisition, and other forms of integration to fulfill the CDFI mission more effectively, efficiently, and expeditiously to stem the widening wealth gap.
September 3, 2025
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.
