Highest poverty rate in New Hampshire
New Hampshire counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Hampshire by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Coos County leads at 12.9%.
Among cities & places, New Hampton leads at 34.0%.
Counties
| # | Name | Poverty rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coos County | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Sullivan County | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Grafton County | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Cheshire County | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Strafford County | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Belknap County | 8.8% | |
| 7 | Carroll County | 7.5% | |
| 8 | Merrimack County | 7.1% | |
| 9 | Hillsborough County | 6.5% | |
| 10 | Rockingham County | 4.8% |
Cities & places
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