What is the poverty rate in New Hampshire?
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About 7.2% of New Hampshire’s population in 2024. The poverty rate is the percentage of people whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the percentage of people in households that don’t earn enough to pay for basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare. In 2024, 98,596 people in New Hampshire were considered in poverty.
7.2%
of the population (2024)
98.6K
people living under the poverty line (2024)
The state's poverty rate was 7.2% in 2024, the lowest based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010. It was 0 percentage points lower than the previous year. New Hampshire's poverty rate hit a peak in 2012 of 10%.
In 2024, 7.2% of New Hampshire population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
While the poverty rate shows the overall trend, the total number matters because many aid programs and funding decisions are based on how many people are in poverty, not just the percentage. In 2024, 98,596 people living in New Hampshire were in poverty — down 23.3% from the 2012 peak of 128,466.
In 2024, 98,600 people in New Hampshire were in poverty.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2014 to 2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in New Hampshire decreased from 13% to 6.6%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 8.9% to 7.2%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 5.1% to 7.8%.
In 2024, 6.6% of children in New Hampshire were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group
Among racial or ethnic groups in New Hampshire during 2024, four had a higher poverty rate than the state’s overall rate: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), some other race, and two or more races.
Three had a lower than average poverty rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) population shifted the most, decreasing from 20.2% in 2014 to 10.8% in 2024.
In New Hampshire, the poverty rate for the Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) population decreased from 20.2% in 2014 to 10.8% in 2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among New Hampshire counties ranged from 4.8% in Rockingham County to 12.9% in Coos County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Hillsborough County — was 6.5%.
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among New Hampshire counties ranged from 4.8% to 12.9%.
Poverty rate
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