Abstract
In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that New Hampshire gained 40,000 residents (a 3 percent increase) between 2010 and 2018, and the population reached 1,356,458 on July 1, 2018, according to the Census Bureau. Population gains in New Hampshire have diminished over time, though growth has recently picked up. Migration is the biggest driver of population change, and the pattern of demographic change is uneven across the state. New Hampshire’s population is aging and becoming more racially diverse, particularly among children. Johnson notes that, although New Hampshire is a relatively small player on the nation’s huge demographic stage, there is much to learn from an analysis of the way the state’s population is growing and changing. The purpose of this demographic analysis is to inform policy and to contribute to the efforts of policymakers, nonprofits, and businesses to consider the future needs of New Hampshire’s people, institutions, and organizations in ways that will allow the state to continue to prosper and be a good place to live and raise families.
Department
Carsey School of Public Policy
Publication Date
Fall 11-19-2019
Series
Regional Issue Brief No. #59
Publisher
Durham, N.H.: Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kenneth M., "New Hampshire Demographic Trends in an Era of Economic Turbulence" (2019). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 380.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/380
Rights
Copyright 2019. Carsey School of Public Policy. These materials may by used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other users, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.368