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Counties in New Hampshire by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Hillsborough County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 10 counties in 2023, at 70.6%. Coos County had the lowest, at 54.8%. The median was 62.6% and the figure for New Hampshire was 66.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.6Hillsborough County
Lowest54.8Coos County
Median62.610 counties
New Hampshire66.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Belknap County: 62.4 %Carroll County: 58.8 %Cheshire County: 62.9 %Coos County: 54.8 %Grafton County: 60.1 %Hillsborough County: 70.6 %Merrimack County: 64.6 %Rockingham County: 68.3 %Strafford County: 67.8 %Sullivan County: 58.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Hillsborough County: 70.6 %Hillsborough County70.6Rockingham County: 68.3 %Rockingham County68.3Strafford County: 67.8 %Strafford County67.8Merrimack County: 64.6 %Merrimack County64.6Cheshire County: 62.9 %Cheshire County62.9Belknap County: 62.4 %Belknap County62.4Grafton County: 60.1 %Grafton County60.1Carroll County: 58.8 %Carroll County58.8Sullivan County: 58.1 %Sullivan County58.1Coos County: 54.8 %Coos County54.8Hillsborough County: 70.6 %Hillsborough County70.6Rockingham County: 68.3 %Rockingham County68.3Strafford County: 67.8 %Strafford County67.8Merrimack County: 64.6 %Merrimack County64.6Cheshire County: 62.9 %Cheshire County62.9Belknap County: 62.4 %Belknap County62.4Grafton County: 60.1 %Grafton County60.1Carroll County: 58.8 %Carroll County58.8Sullivan County: 58.1 %Sullivan County58.1Coos County: 54.8 %Coos County54.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hillsborough County70.6+0.1 pts
2Rockingham County68.3-0.6 pts
3Strafford County67.8-0.2 pts
4Merrimack County64.6-0.3 pts
5Cheshire County62.9-0 pts
6Belknap County62.4-0.4 pts
7Grafton County60.1-0.9 pts
8Carroll County58.8-1 pts
9Sullivan County58.1+1.6 pts
10Coos County54.8-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Hampshire by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Hampshire by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-hampshire-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Hampshire by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-hampshire-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Hampshire by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-hampshire-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hillsborough County, with 70.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Coos County, with 54.8% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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