Counties in New Hampshire by share of population aged 65 and over

Name: Counties in New Hampshire by share of population aged 65 and over, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Carroll County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 10 counties in 2022, at 32%. Hillsborough County had the lowest, at 17.8%. The median was 23% and the figure for New Hampshire was 20.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32Carroll County

Lowest17.8Hillsborough County

Median2310 counties

New Hampshire20.8History

All counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Carroll County	32	+1.1 pts
2	Coos County	26.5	+0.1 pts
3	Belknap County	25.7	+1 pts
4	Sullivan County	23.7	+0.6 pts
5	Grafton County	23.3	+0.3 pts
6	Cheshire County	22.7	+0.6 pts
7	Rockingham County	20.9	+0.9 pts
8	Merrimack County	20.8	+0.6 pts
9	Strafford County	17.9	+0.7 pts
10	Hillsborough County	17.8	+0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Carroll County, with 32% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Hillsborough County, with 17.8% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.