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CountyAtlas New Hampshire

New Hampshire County Map with Cities — All 10 Counties

All 10 of New Hampshire's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Colour the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

New Hampshire CountiesFIPS 33
Belknap CountyCarroll CountyCheshire CountyCoos CountyGrafton CountyHillsborough CountyMerrimack CountyRockingham CountyStrafford CountySullivan County
Albers Equal Area ConicDatum NAD83Census PEP · SAIPE · BLS LAUS · TIGER
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New Hampshire’s 10 counties, projected equal-area. Hover or tap a county for its name; select it for full data.
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New Hampshire at a glance

  • Scale. New Hampshire is divided into 10 counties across 8,954 sq mi of land — an average of 895 sq mi each. Census TIGER
  • People. Its counties are home to 1,402,054 residents — an average of 140,205 each, or 157 per square mile statewide. Census PEP 2023
  • Water. Another 396 sq mi is water — 4.2% of the state’s area, led by Rockingham County. Census TIGER

New Hampshire’s 10 counties, by the numbers

Every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area — sortable by any column, so you can find yours or rank by what matters to you. A few patterns run through the data:

  • Concentrated. Half of New Hampshire’s 1,402,054 residents live in just 2 of 10 counties, and the five largest hold 80.7% of the total. Census PEP 2023
  • Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 1.8×, and the 5 highest-income counties average 7.4% in poverty against 10.0% for the 5 lowest. Census SAIPE 2023
  • Mostly small. Half of New Hampshire’s counties have fewer than 85,425 residents, and half report a median household income below $84,385. Census PEP 2023 · SAIPE 2023
  • Lopsided density. Only 5 of 10 counties are denser than New Hampshire’s statewide average of 157 people per square mile — the rest are more rural. Census PEP 2023 · TIGER
Belknap County65,027$91,3332.4%162/sq mi402 sq miLaconia
Carroll County52,448$77,3032.3%56/sq mi932 sq miOssipee
Cheshire County77,703$84,0082.6%110/sq mi707 sq miKeene
Coos County31,372$59,5922.9%17/sq mi1,795 sq miLancaster
Grafton County93,146$81,5372.3%55/sq mi1,709 sq miHaverhill
Hillsborough County427,354$103,1812.9%488/sq mi877 sq miManchester; Nashua
Merrimack County157,103$91,3572.3%168/sq mi933 sq miConcord
Rockingham County320,689$109,6602.8%461/sq mi696 sq miBrentwood
Strafford County133,243$84,7622.3%363/sq mi367 sq miDover
Sullivan County43,969$74,7302.3%82/sq mi538 sq miNewport

All 10 counties, sortable by any column — click a heading. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county; a county with no validated seat is left blank. See the methodology.

Download & print this New Hampshire map

Map of New Hampshire's 10 counties — on official U.S. Census boundaries

Free, print-ready maps of New Hampshire — all 10 counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, no watermark. Public domain (CC0).

  • Full map — counties + major cities: PNG · PDF
  • Blank outline — print & label it yourself: PNG · PDF
  • Counties only — clean labeled reference: PNG · PDF

New Hampshire maps, coloured by the data

Map of New Hampshire counties shaded by population — official U.S. Census data
Population Map by County · Census PEP 2023
Map of New Hampshire counties shaded by median household income — official U.S. Census data
Median Household Income Map by County · Census SAIPE 2023
Map of New Hampshire counties shaded by unemployment rate — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment Rate Map by County · BLS LAUS

Cities in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 13 incorporated cities. The largest is Manchester in Hillsborough County with 115,415 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.

ManchesterHillsborough County115,415
NashuaHillsborough County91,131
ConcordMerrimack County44,219
DoverStrafford County33,070
RochesterStrafford County32,866
KeeneCheshire County22,923
PortsmouthRockingham County22,332
LaconiaBelknap County16,982
LebanonGrafton County14,759
ClaremontSullivan County13,054
SomersworthStrafford County12,060
BerlinCoos County9,473
FranklinMerrimack County8,757

A city can span more than one county; each is listed in its primary county — the one its center falls in.

Which New Hampshire county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • New Hampshire’s highest median household income is in Rockingham County ($109,660); the lowest is in Coos County ($59,592). Census SAIPE 2023
  • New Hampshire’s most populous county is Hillsborough County (427,354); the least populous is Coos County (31,372) — a 14× spread. Census PEP 2023
  • New Hampshire’s largest county by land area is Coos County (1,795 sq mi); the smallest is Strafford County (367 sq mi). Census TIGER
  • New Hampshire’s highest population density is in Hillsborough County (488/sq mi); the lowest is in Coos County (17/sq mi). Census PEP 2023 · TIGER
  • New Hampshire’s highest poverty rate is in Coos County (13.5%); the lowest is in Rockingham County (5.4%). Census SAIPE 2023
  • In New Hampshire, unemployment is highest in Coos County (2.9%) and lowest in Carroll County (2.3%), for May 2026. BLS LAUS
  • New Hampshire’s highest median age is in Carroll County (54.2); the lowest is in Strafford County (37.9). Census ACS 2019–2023
  • New Hampshire’s highest share of bachelor’s degrees is in Grafton County (44.8% of adults); the lowest is in Coos County (20.2%). Census ACS 2019–2023

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named — not a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

New Hampshire counties: common questions

How many counties are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 10 counties covering 8,954 sq mi and about 1.4M residents. Every one is on the map above and in the table below.

What is the largest county in New Hampshire?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Coos County (1,795 sq mi); by population it’s Hillsborough County (427,354 residents).

What county is Manchester in?

Manchester (population 115,415) is in Hillsborough County. Use the search on the map to find any New Hampshire city’s county.

What is the richest county in New Hampshire?

By median household income, Rockingham County is the richest at $109,660; the poorest is Coos County at $59,592 (Census SAIPE 2023).

What is the most populous county in New Hampshire?

Hillsborough County, with 427,354 residents — about 30.5% of New Hampshire’s people, and 14× the least populous, Coos County (31,372).

Sources & vintages

  • Population — PEP Vintage 2023 (July 1, 2023) — pep/charv
  • Median household income & poverty — SAIPE 2023
  • Unemployment — BLS LAUS May 2026 (preliminary)
  • Geometry & boundaries — Census TIGERweb
  • Cities & city population — Census TIGERweb Incorporated Places + ACS 5-year 2019–2023

Data current through .