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Highest poverty rate, New Hampshire counties

New Hampshire counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 10 counties in New Hampshire that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 10 is 8.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Coos County, NHNH31,34313.2%+3.2 pts

02▲1Grafton County, NHNH93,22510.4%+1.8 pts

03▼1Sullivan County, NHNH43,96110.1%+1.7 pts

04Cheshire County, NHNH78,2698.7%+0.8 pts

05Strafford County, NHNH135,0438.7%−0.5 pts

06▲1Belknap County, NHNH65,1478.5%+2.4 pts

07▲2Merrimack County, NHNH158,0787.6%+1.7 pts

08▼2Carroll County, NHNH52,7847.6%−0.3 pts

09▼1Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4156.7%+0.5 pts

10Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.8%+0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES