New Hampshire maintained the lowest official state-level poverty rate in the nation in 2023, but other poverty-related data show that the Granite State does not have the least economic hardship by all measures. Adjusting for regional variations in housing costs, certain tax credit programs, and updated data on household expenses indicates that New Hampshire’s poverty ...
Recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey provides insight into health insurance coverage among New Hampshire residents. Approximately three in four Granite Staters were enrolled in private insurance in 2023, with most receiving coverage through an employer. About one in three New Hampshire residents relied on public insurance for part or ...
State revenues in September, the first major month of collections for New Hampshire’s two primary business taxes in the new fiscal year starting July 1, were behind planned amounts for two key State funds by about $27.9 million (7.8 percent). This shortfall generated a small deficit of $20.1 million (3.2 percent) for the year thus ...
Federal lawmakers will face several key fiscal policy deadlines in 2025. These deadlines include, but are not limited to, the federal government’s debt limit taking effect in January 2025; the end of the current spending caps on the federal government’s annual budget in September 2025; the sunsetting of enhanced health care marketplace subsidies, which provided ...
New U.S. Census Bureau data from the 2023 American Community Survey revealed that New Hampshire’s renters continue to be cost-burdened by housing expenses. State-level data show renters in New Hampshire have lower median incomes and are more likely to be burdened by housing costs than homeowners. Renters are more likely to be younger, to live ...
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau provide key insights into the economic well-being of Granite Staters. The American Community Survey’s 2023 state-level data showed that median household income recovered to 2021 levels after adjusting for inflation, following a decline in 2022. While the median household income increased, the poverty rate held steady at ...
