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New Hampshire

10 counties and 321 townships, towns, villages and census designated places have a page.

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 510 public schools
  • 1,409,032 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 10Counties
  • 321Towns with a page
  • 510Public schools
  • $95,628Median household income
  • $367,200Median home value

All 10 countiesA to Z

Counties in New Hampshire
CountyPlaces with a pageLand area
Belknap County16401.9 sq mi
Carroll County28931.9 sq mi
Cheshire County31706.7 sq mi
Coos County261,794.6 sq mi
Grafton County531,708.6 sq mi
Hillsborough County47876.5 sq mi
Merrimack County38932.9 sq mi
Rockingham County47695.6 sq mi
Strafford County17367.5 sq mi
Sullivan County18537.9 sq mi

Source: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Largest towns in New HampshireCensus population estimate

New Hampshire against the United StatesOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

New Hampshire compared with the United States
New Hampshire compared with the United States, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureNew HampshireUnited States
Population1,387,834332,387,540
Median household income$95,628$78,538
Median age43.238.7
Median home value$367,200$303,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher39.8%35.0%
Foreign-born residents6.2%13.9%
Owner-occupied homes72.5%65.0%
Mean commute to work26.8 minutes26.6 minutes

Sources: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, the United States, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Population, 2000 to 2020+11.5%
1.2M1.3M1.3M1.4M1.4M2000: 1,235,78620002010: 1,316,47020102020: 1,377,52920201,235,7861,377,529
Population of New Hampshire at each census
CensusPopulation
20001,235,786
20101,316,470
20201,377,529

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in New Hampshire
Under $50k24.4%
$50k to $100k27.5%
$100k to $150k20%
$150k to $200k12.2%
$200k and over15.7%

Median household income $95,628 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in New Hampshire
Owner occupied
399,663 units
Renter occupied
151,523 units
Vacancy rate
14.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in New Hampshire2023
Health care and social assistance97,220
Retail trade95,663
Manufacturing68,626
Accommodation and food services61,651
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services61,073
Professional, scientific, and technical services39,587
Construction33,634
Finance and insurance29,852

628,166 employees in 39,298 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, state level, state 33, retrieved November 14, 2026.