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Highest poverty rate, New Hampshire counties · 2000

New Hampshire counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 10 counties in New Hampshire that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest median household incomeLowest median household incomeHighest per-capita incomeLowest poverty rateMost residents in povertyMost six-figure households
YEAR19902000201020202024
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Coos County, NHNH31,34310.0%−1%
02Strafford County, NHNH135,0439.2%+12%
03Grafton County, NHNH93,2258.6%−11%
04Sullivan County, NHNH43,9618.5%−13%
05Cheshire County, NHNH78,2698.0%+13%
06Carroll County, NHNH52,7847.9%−12%
07Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4156.3%+7%
08Belknap County, NHNH65,1476.1%−6%
09Merrimack County, NHNH158,0785.9%+7%
10Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.5%+2%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS