Although New Hampshire’s population is aging, about 51,169 people under the age of 65 had moved to the state from 2018 to 2022. During this time period, working age adults, age 18 to 64, comprised about 76.8 percent of the combined total number of individuals who migrated into the state, both domestically and internationally. Among the percentage of those migrating into the state, about 23.8 percent were between the ages of 18 and 24, which included college students, about 37.2 percent between 25 and 34, and about 17.8 percent between 35 and 44. The number of children aged one to 17 who migrated into the state also outpaced older adults aged 65 and over who migrated, at about 7,986 children compared to about 5,045 older adults. 

Learn more in NHFPI’s August 2024 issue brief: New Hampshire’s Growing Population and Changing Demographics Before and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic