Counties in New Hampshire by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

Coos County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 10 counties in 2024, at 15.9%. Rockingham County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 9.1% and the figure for New Hampshire was 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Belknap County: 9.7 %Carroll County: 11.1 %Cheshire County: 9.3 %Coos County: 15.9 %Grafton County: 8.8 %Hillsborough County: 6.8 %Merrimack County: 7 %Rockingham County: 3.7 %Strafford County: 8.1 %Sullivan County: 11.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Coos County: 15.9 %Coos County15.9Sullivan County: 11.2 %Sullivan County11.2Carroll County: 11.1 %Carroll County11.1Belknap County: 9.7 %Belknap County9.7Cheshire County: 9.3 %Cheshire County9.3Grafton County: 8.8 %Grafton County8.8Strafford County: 8.1 %Strafford County8.1Merrimack County: 7 %Merrimack County7Hillsborough County: 6.8 %Hillsborough County6.8Rockingham County: 3.7 %Rockingham County3.7Coos County: 15.9 %Coos County15.9Sullivan County: 11.2 %Sullivan County11.2Carroll County: 11.1 %Carroll County11.1Belknap County: 9.7 %Belknap County9.7Cheshire County: 9.3 %Cheshire County9.3Grafton County: 8.8 %Grafton County8.8Strafford County: 8.1 %Strafford County8.1Merrimack County: 7 %Merrimack County7Hillsborough County: 6.8 %Hillsborough County6.8Rockingham County: 3.7 %Rockingham County3.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Coos County15.9-1.7 pts
2Sullivan County11.2-0.8 pts
3Carroll County11.1-0.8 pts
4Belknap County9.7-1 pts
5Cheshire County9.3-1.5 pts
6Grafton County8.8-1 pts
7Strafford County8.1-1.4 pts
8Merrimack County7-1 pts
9Hillsborough County6.8-1 pts
10Rockingham County3.7-1.5 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in New Hampshire by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in New Hampshire by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-hampshire-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in New Hampshire by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-hampshire-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in New Hampshire by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-hampshire-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Coos County, with 15.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Rockingham County, with 3.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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