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Most sparsely populated, New Hampshire counties · 2020

New Hampshire counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 10 counties in New Hampshire that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 10 is 159.

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Most sparsely populated by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
01Coos County, NHNH31,34317−6%
02Grafton County, NHNH93,22553+11%
03Carroll County, NHNH52,78454+15%
04Sullivan County, NHNH43,96180+6%
05Cheshire County, NHNH78,269108+4%
06Belknap County, NHNH65,147159+13%
07Merrimack County, NHNH158,078165+13%
08Strafford County, NHNH135,043356+17%
09Rockingham County, NHNH324,077452+13%
10Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415483+11%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS