An average of 5.5 percent of New Hampshire’s population was enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during any given month during State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Enrollment varied based on municipality, with larger numbers of residents enrolled in the Granite State’s southeastern counties due to larger population sizes.

Despite the relatively lower percentages of their populations enrolled in Medicaid, the state’s four southeasternmost counties had larger numbers of Medicaid enrollees due to their higher population sizes. Cities also had larger populations of Medicaid enrollees, even where lower percentages of the population were enrolled.

New Hampshire’s workforce is expected to grow by 5.8 percent between 2022 and 2032, from an estimated 719,305 employees to a projected 761,332 employees. The health care and social assistance industry is expected to experience the largest growth, in terms of the total number of jobs, between 2022 and 2032 relative to all other industries.