Population Research and Policy Review (PRPR)

PRPR editors David Warner and Susan Stewart at the 2026 PAA with former PAA president Wendy Manning!

Aging looks different for everyone! Lesbian/gay older adults expect less care from kids and more from chosen family. It’s a sweet story of community! Give the article a peek: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨New article alert 🚨 An overlooked chapter of Black migration reshapes how we understand late 20th-century segregation. Black movers between metro areas were more likely to enter majority White neighborhoods, offering a new lens on how housing openness changed. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Same Journal- now with a cooler look! With the help of some lovely artists (AKA our editors Susan Stewart and David Warner), we have a new cover for PRPR!

🚨Research spotlight!🚨 Lonely epidemic among older adults in the U.S., but not in Japan—find out why Learn more by reading Shiro Furuya & James M. Raymo's article linked here! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How are shifting gender identities reshaping what “family” means for the next generation? This study uncovers differences in fertility desires between cisgender and gender minority youth, offering a glimpse into the evolving landscape of parenthood in the U.S. Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Having fun? 🎉 Or having kids? 🍼 This research explores how the pursuit of freedom and excitement shapes ideas about the “right” age for parenthood—and how societal norms amplify or soften those effects This article by Yu-Chin Her & Mengni Chen is linked here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨New article alert! 🚨 The way we measure poverty in America is misleading- and this article can prove it! Authors J. Tom Mueller, Darcy Sullivan, Matthew Brooks, and Regina Baker propose a new way to measure the urban-rural poverty differential in America. Linked: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

This depicts declining numbers of Abortion clinics pre-and post-Texas Senate Bill 8. Look at “Geographic Realities of Abortion Access in Texas: Exploring the Heterogeneous Effects of Texas Senate Bill 8 with Mobile Phone Data” by Jessica Miller & Guangqing Chi. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨New Publication🚨 In the August Issue of #PRPR, England & Xu present evidence that challenges the applicability of Second Demographic Transition theory to the U.S.—where disadvantage predicts cohabitation and non-marital births. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Population Research and Policy Review (PRPR) is now on Bluesky! The official journal of @sda-demography.bsky.social, PRPR publishes research of interest to demographers, population scientists, and those working in adjacent fields. Learn more at sda-demography.org/PRPR-journal.