Category: COVID-19
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Innovation in Food Access Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered income losses and rising demand for food-related support, while social distancing requirements have complicated access to usual nutrition support sites. In response, government agencies, private retailers, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer networks are undertaking innovative efforts to ensure food access by vulnerable populations. By highlighting strategies that are unfolding in real time, this brief shares an array of potential approaches for private, public, and nonprofit stakeholders to use in deploying their resources.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Food Assistance, Safety Net | Publication |
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Mapping State Unemployment In this data snapshot, authors Michael Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley report the relative level of initial unemployment claims for the week ending March 28, and relative “insured unemployment” for the week ending March 21, each as a share of the (February) labor force.
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COVID-19 | COVID-19, Economic Development, Unemployment | Publication |
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May Unemployment Data Do Not Indicate Benefits Are Keeping Workers Home There has been substantial debate over whether higher levels of unemployment benefits have been keeping workers at home. The April and May state-level unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offer one piece of evidence that workers are not (illegally) refusing to seek or accept employment because of unemployment benefits.
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COVID-19 | COVID-19, Employment, Wages | Publication |
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Migration Continues to Fuel New Hampshire’s Population Gain In this data snapshot, Carsey Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that the population of New Hampshire grew by 7,700 (0.55 percent) to 1,395,000 between July of 2021 and July of 2022, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
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Demography, New Hampshire | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Mortality, New England, New Hampshire | Publication |
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More Coffins than Cradles in 2,300 U.S. Counties: COVID’s Grim Impact In this brief, Carsey Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson reports that COVID’s impact is reflected in the sharp rise in U.S. deaths, reaching 3,434,000 between July 2020 and July 2021. This is a record high and 20 percent more than two years ago before the COVID pandemic.
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COVID-19, Demography | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Mortality | Publication |
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New Hampshire’s Estimated Population Gain Is the Largest in New England In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson reports that the population of New Hampshire grew by 5,500 to 1,366,000 between July of 2019 and July of 2020, according to new Census Bureau estimates. This was the largest percentage population gain in New England.
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Demography, New Hampshire | COVID-19, Demography, Mortality, New England, New Hampshire | Publication |
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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 loss for the first time in history.
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Demography | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Migration, Mortality, Rural | Publication |
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Rural Areas with Seasonal Homes Hit Hard by COVID-19 In this data snapshot, author Jess Carson finds that rural counties where at least 25 percent of the housing units are for seasonal use are hit especially hard by COVID-19 compared with urban and other kinds of rural counties.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | Community Development, COVID-19, Economic Development, Rural | Publication |
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Share of Childless Adults Eligible for EITC Triples Under American Rescue Plan In this fact sheet, author Jess Carson explores how changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2021 affect childless tax filers. Findings show that the share of childless adults who can claim a credit has tripled under the new provisions, and that the biggest driver of widened access is lowering the minimum age for eligibility.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | COVID-19, Income, Low Income, Poverty, Safety Net, Tax, Wages | Publication |
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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 100 years.
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Demography | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Migration, Mortality | Publication |
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The Inequities of Job Loss and Recovery Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic In this policy brief, authors Rogelio Sáenz and Corey Sparks discuss the wide variations in unemployment and the level of job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic across the nation’s demographic groups that have historically suffered disparities in the workforce, including persons of color, women, and immigrants. It is particularly unfortunate that the calamity of the pandemic comes on the heels of major improvements in job prospects that these groups made over the last decade, as the workforce emerged from the Great Recession.
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COVID-19 | African Americans, COVID-19, Employment, Hispanics, Income, Inequality, Race, Unemployment, Women | Publication |
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The Poverty-Reducing Effects of the EITC and Other Safety Nets for Young Adult Parents In this brief, Jess Carson explores the poverty-reducing effects of key federal safety net programs among 18-24 year old (“young adult”) parents.
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Center for Social Policy in Practice, COVID-19 | Child Care, Children, COVID-19, Family, Food Assistance, Low Income, Safety Net, Young Adults | Publication |
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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 well below historical rates.
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Demography | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Immigration, Migration, Mortality | Publication |
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Trusting Scientists More Than the Government In this brief, authors Lawrence Hamilton and Thomas Safford report that despite a dramatic increase in the incidence of COVID-19, and an evolving government response, there was no significant change between surveys taken in mid-March and mid-April in the shares of New Hampshire residents who reported they were making “major changes” in their daily routines, had low confidence in the federal government’s response, or expressed trust in information from science agencies.
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COVID-19, New Hampshire | COVID-19, Health, New Hampshire, Public Opinion, Trust | Publication |
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U.S. Fertility Rates and Births Continue to Diminish National Center for Health Statistics data for 2019 show the lowest fertility rates on record and just 3,746,000 births—the fewest since 1985.
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COVID-19, Demography | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Fertility, Women | Publication |
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U.S. Population Growth Slows, but Diversity Grows In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that in 2019 the U.S. population grew at the lowest rate in a century because there were fewer births, more deaths, and less immigration. Fertility rates diminished regardless of race or Hispanic origin and immigration declines were also widespread. As a result, the growth rate of both the minority and non-Hispanic White population diminished. Yet, the racial diversity of the population continued to grow, according to Census Bureau estimates released on June 25, 2020.
This increasing diversity reflects two important demographic trends. The minority population is growing, and the non-Hispanic White population is declining. This interplay of White and minority demographic change increased diversity.
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COVID-19, Demography | Birth Rates, COVID-19, Demography, Hispanics, Immigration, Mortality | Publication |
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Views of a Fast-Moving Pandemic In this brief, authors Thomas Safford and Lawrence Hamilton report the results of a Granite State Panel survey (March 17-26), asking New Hampshire residents about their views concerning government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and whether they changed their daily routine because of the pandemic.
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COVID-19, New Hampshire | Climate Change, COVID-19, Politics and Elections, Public Opinion | Publication |