What is the poverty rate in New Hampshire?
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The poverty rate was about 6.2% of New Hampshire’s population as of 2025. 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 2025, 84,700 people in New Hampshire were considered in poverty.
6.2%
of the population (2025)
84.7K
people living under the poverty line (2025)
The state's poverty rate was 6.2% in 2025, the lowest based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010. It was 1 percentage point lower than the previous year. New Hampshire's poverty rate hit a peak in 2012 of 10%.
In 2025, 6.2% of New Hampshire's population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate, 2010–2025
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 2025, 84,700 people living in New Hampshire were in poverty — down 34.1% from the 2012 peak of 128,500.
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In 2025, 84,700 people in New Hampshire were in poverty.
People living under poverty line, 2010–2025
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
What is the child poverty rate in New Hampshire?
From 2015 to 2025, the poverty rate for children under 18 in New Hampshire decreased from 10.7% to 7.5%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 8% to 5.5%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 6.1% to 7%.
In 2025, 7.5% of children in New Hampshire were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group, 2015–2025
How does poverty differ by race in New Hampshire?
Among racial or ethnic groups in New Hampshire during 2025, 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
Two had a lower than average poverty rate: White, not Hispanic or Latino; and Asian.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) population shifted the most, decreasing from 19.4% in 2015 to 8.9% in 2025.
In New Hampshire, the poverty rate for the Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) population decreased from 19.4% in 2015 to 8.9% in 2025.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity, 2015–2025
What counties in New Hampshire have the highest and lowest poverty rates?
In 2020–2024, the poverty rate among New Hampshire counties ranged from 4.8% in Rockingham County to 13.2% in Coos County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Hillsborough County — was 6.7%
In 2020-2024, the poverty rate among New Hampshire counties ranged from 4.8% to 13.2%.
Poverty rate
Poverty rate, by county (2024)
| 1. | Coos County | 13.2% |
| 2. | Grafton County | 10.4% |
| 3. | Sullivan County | 10.1% |
| 4. | Strafford County | 8.7% |
| 5. | Cheshire County | 8.7% |
| 6. | Belknap County | 8.5% |
| 7. | Carroll County | 7.6% |
| 8. | Merrimack County | 7.6% |
| 9. | Hillsborough County | 6.7% |
| 10. | Rockingham County | 4.8% |
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