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Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural Communities?, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown
Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural Communities?, Nina Glasgow, David L. Brown
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Older Americans retiring to rural areas quickly integrate in their new communities and bring significant social and intellectual capital to those communities, finds a new issue brief from the Carsey Institute. The brief is among the few studies to consider social rather than economic impacts of older in-migration to rural areas.
A Profile Of New Hampshire's Foreign-Born Population, Ross Gittell, Timothy Lord
A Profile Of New Hampshire's Foreign-Born Population, Ross Gittell, Timothy Lord
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
At the turn of the 20th century, New Hampshire had over 88,000 foreign-born persons, over 15,000 more than it has today. In 1900, the state's concentration of foreign born (21 percent) was higher than the average percentage and more than three times the current percentage of 6 percent in the state. In 1900, New Hampshire ranked 15th of all states in percentage of the foreign-born population. As of 2008, New Hampshire ranks 26th out of the 50 states.
Population Growth In New Hispanic Destinations, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
Population Growth In New Hispanic Destinations, Kenneth M. Johnson, Daniel T. Lichter
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Natural increase—more births than deaths—is now the major engine of Hispanic population growth in many large metro areas and their suburbs, as well as numerous smaller metropolitan areas and rural communities. Hispanics now account for half of U.S. population growth, and Hispanic population growth is the reason many communities grew instead of declined.