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Counties in New Hampshire by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Sullivan County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 10 counties in 2022, at 11.7%. Rockingham County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 8.8% and the figure for New Hampshire was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.7Sullivan County
Lowest4.8Rockingham County
Median8.810 counties
New Hampshire7.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Belknap County: 8.6 %Carroll County: 8 %Cheshire County: 9 %Coos County: 11.6 %Grafton County: 9.9 %Hillsborough County: 6.9 %Merrimack County: 7.3 %Rockingham County: 4.8 %Strafford County: 9.1 %Sullivan County: 11.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Sullivan County: 11.7 %Sullivan County11.7Coos County: 11.6 %Coos County11.6Grafton County: 9.9 %Grafton County9.9Strafford County: 9.1 %Strafford County9.1Cheshire County: 9 %Cheshire County9Belknap County: 8.6 %Belknap County8.6Carroll County: 8 %Carroll County8Merrimack County: 7.3 %Merrimack County7.3Hillsborough County: 6.9 %Hillsborough County6.9Rockingham County: 4.8 %Rockingham County4.8Sullivan County: 11.7 %Sullivan County11.7Coos County: 11.6 %Coos County11.6Grafton County: 9.9 %Grafton County9.9Strafford County: 9.1 %Strafford County9.1Cheshire County: 9 %Cheshire County9Belknap County: 8.6 %Belknap County8.6Carroll County: 8 %Carroll County8Merrimack County: 7.3 %Merrimack County7.3Hillsborough County: 6.9 %Hillsborough County6.9Rockingham County: 4.8 %Rockingham County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sullivan County11.7-0.8 pts
2Coos County11.6+0.7 pts
3Grafton County9.9+0.5 pts
4Strafford County9.1-0.1 pts
5Cheshire County9-0.8 pts
6Belknap County8.6+0.6 pts
7Carroll County8+0.2 pts
8Merrimack County7.3+0.3 pts
9Hillsborough County6.9-0.3 pts
10Rockingham County4.8-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Hampshire by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Hampshire by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-hampshire-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Hampshire by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-hampshire-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Hampshire by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-hampshire-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sullivan County, with 11.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Rockingham County, with 4.8% 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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