Highest-earning counties in New Hampshire
The 2020 median household income in the U.S. was $67,521, a decrease of 2.9% from 2019. COVID-19 in 2020 drastically altered income and poverty levels, along with consumer habits and job opportunities.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in New Hampshire using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2020 5-year estimate median household income.
Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual's educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.
Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in New Hampshire.
#10. Coos County
--- 37.2% below state average, 24.7% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 18.1%
--- #1,948 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 11.2%
--- #2,051 highest among all counties nationwide
#9. Sullivan County
--- 18.2% below state average, 1.9% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 24.8%
--- #912 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.8%
--- #649 highest among all counties nationwide
#8. Cheshire County
--- 17.0% below state average, 0.5% below national average
- Households earning over $100k: 27.8%
--- #642 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.6%
--- #599 highest among all counties nationwide
#7. Carroll County
--- 14.1% below state average, 3.0% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 29.2%
--- #540 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 8.6%
--- #494 highest among all counties nationwide
#6. Belknap County
--- 13.6% below state average, 3.6% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 31.6%
--- #411 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.5%
--- #478 highest among all counties nationwide
#5. Grafton County
--- 13.4% below state average, 3.8% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 30.3%
--- #470 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 10.1%
--- #467 highest among all counties nationwide
#4. Strafford County
--- 6.7% below state average, 11.8% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 34.0%
--- #313 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.8%
--- #301 highest among all counties nationwide
#3. Merrimack County
--- 0.0% above state average, 19.9% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 36.4%
--- #250 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 7.0%
--- #217 highest among all counties nationwide
#2. Hillsborough County
--- 5.4% above state average, 26.3% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 41.0%
--- #152 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 5.8%
--- #171 highest among all counties nationwide
#1. Rockingham County
--- 20.6% above state average, 44.6% above national average
- Households earning over $100k: 47.4%
--- #68 highest among all counties nationwide
- Households earning less than $15k: 4.6%
--- #70 highest among all counties nationwide
