Living Expenses, Financial Vulnerability, and Poverty in New Hampshire
This fact sheet provides a snapshot of financial hardships facing families in New Hampshire, including rising costs of living and varying rates of poverty.
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Prevalence of Poverty Among Granite Staters and New Hampshire Counties From 2018 To 2022
Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey provide insights into the economic conditions facing, and resources available to, New Hampshire residents. Data averaging responses over the five-year period from 2018 to 2022, published in December 2023, allows for more statistical certainty for measurements among smaller population groups than the annual data.
Food Insecurity in New Hampshire During and Following the Covid-19 Pandemic
Food security at the household level is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as “access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members.” Not reaching this status is considered food insecurity. A specific USDA survey provides the official food insecurity rate nationally and for each state, ...
Living Expenses, Financial Vulnerability, and Poverty in New Hampshire
Download the PDF version of this Fact Sheet here. Median Household Incomes by Family Type The estimated 2022 median household income in New Hampshire was $89,992. Between 2017 and 2021, the median income for a married-couple family with at least one child in New Hampshire was $133,000, while median incomes for single male householders with ...
Resource Inequities Across Counties
Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey provide insights into the economic conditions and resources available to residents of New Hampshire’s counties. Estimates released in December 2020 average responses over the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, which allows for more measurement certainty among smaller population groups and geographies than the annual ...
Resource Inequities by Population Group
Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey provide insights into the economic conditions facing, and resources available to, New Hampshire residents. Estimates released in December 2020 average responses over the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, which allows for more measurement certainty among smaller population groups than the annual data.