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Lowest poverty rate, New Hampshire counties

New Hampshire counties with the lowest 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

01Rockingham County, NHNH324,0774.8%+0.3 pts

02▲1Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4156.7%+0.5 pts

03▲2Carroll County, NHNH52,7847.6%−0.3 pts

04▼2Merrimack County, NHNH158,0787.6%+1.7 pts

05▼1Belknap County, NHNH65,1478.5%+2.4 pts

06Strafford County, NHNH135,0438.7%−0.5 pts

07Cheshire County, NHNH78,2698.7%+0.8 pts

08▲1Sullivan County, NHNH43,96110.1%+1.7 pts

09▼1Grafton County, NHNH93,22510.4%+1.8 pts

10Coos County, NHNH31,34313.2%+3.2 pts

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