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Almost three-fourths of all U.S. counties reported more deaths than births last year, a development largely caused by the pandemic, which contributed to a dramatic slowing in the overall population growth of the nation, according to data released Thursday by the Census Bureau.
Low fertility rates, which have persisted since the end of the Great Recession, and the continuing demographic shift toward an older population also combined to create the smallest population increase in 100 years, said Kenneth Johnson, a sociology professor and demographer at the University of New Hampshire.
Johnson said he expected the data to show a natural decrease but was surprised at its scale. Natural decrease occurs when a population records more deaths than births. “I think one of the most important findings is the fact that almost 2,300 counties had more deaths than births in them. That’s unheard of in American history,” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/24/census-population-counties-cities-covid/
A lot of countries have been experiencing this for decades now (Japan and Italy to name a couple larger ones). Looks like we are going to be joining the club. It is not the end of the world, but it is different. Economically different. And society generally is different when population growth slows like this or turns negative.
Low fertility rates, which have persisted since the end of the Great Recession, and the continuing demographic shift toward an older population also combined to create the smallest population increase in 100 years, said Kenneth Johnson, a sociology professor and demographer at the University of New Hampshire.
Johnson said he expected the data to show a natural decrease but was surprised at its scale. Natural decrease occurs when a population records more deaths than births. “I think one of the most important findings is the fact that almost 2,300 counties had more deaths than births in them. That’s unheard of in American history,” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/24/census-population-counties-cities-covid/
A lot of countries have been experiencing this for decades now (Japan and Italy to name a couple larger ones). Looks like we are going to be joining the club. It is not the end of the world, but it is different. Economically different. And society generally is different when population growth slows like this or turns negative.
