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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 25 reviewed government links

Public money

How New Hampshire funds state services

New Hampshire's enacted FY2027 all-funds operating budget, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, current tax rates, and exact appropriations by the Legislature's six categories of government. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope.

Enacted budget plan

$8.3BFY2027

Enacted as Chapter 140

FY2027 all-funds operating budget

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Exact reported total: $8,271,480,025

Gross FY2027 operating appropriations in the chaptered HB 1 across the General, Education Trust, federal, Highway, Turnpike, Liquor, Fish and Game, Sweepstakes, and other funds. The Legislature's category tables separately subtract $313,884,010 of budgeted revenue transfers to report a $7,957,596,015 net total; capital-budget authorizations and appropriations enacted outside HB 1 are excluded.

New Hampshire General Court, Office of Legislative Budget Assistant: HB 1-A Chaptered Final Version — Chapter 140, FY2026–FY2027 Operating Budget

FY2027

How the enacted budget is financed

$8.3B$8,271,480,025

Federal funds$2.6B · 32.0%

Federal funding appropriated across the six categories of government.

General Fund$2.0B · 24.1%

New Hampshire's broadly available General Fund appropriations.

Education Trust Fund$1.3B · 15.7%

Dedicated education funding, including appropriations in the Education and General Government categories.

Other dedicated State funds$2.3B · 28.2%

Highway, Turnpike, Liquor, Fish and Game, Sweepstakes, and all other funds combined.

FY2025 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$2.8B$2,833,634,000

Shares of the $2.834 billion in six tax categories reported as general revenue for New Hampshire's governmental activities. Charges for services, grants, interest, miscellaneous revenue, and business-type activity are excluded from this tax-only chart.

Business income taxes$1.1B · 37.3%

Business Profits Tax and related business-income-tax revenue recognized by the State.

Special taxes$729.5M · 25.7%

The ACFR's combined Special taxes line, distinct from the separately reported property, business-income, meals-and-rentals, personal, and business-license categories.

General property taxes$417.4M · 14.7%

State-recognized general property-tax revenue; local municipal, school, and county property-tax collections are not consolidated into the State primary government.

Meals and rentals tax$257.6M · 9.1%

Tax on taxable meals, room rentals, and motor-vehicle rentals.

Business license taxes$188.2M · 6.6%

Business-license-tax revenue reported as its own government-wide category.

Personal taxes$184.1M · 6.5%

Personal-tax revenue recognized in FY2025, including activity from the former Interest and Dividends Tax before its repeal for periods beginning after December 31, 2024.

FY2027 enacted all-funds operating budget

FY2027 operating budget by category of government

$8.3B$8,271,480,025

The six official category totals in the chaptered HB 1. These are gross appropriations before the separate deduction for budgeted revenue transfers, and they reconcile exactly to the $8.271 billion headline.

Health and social services$3.6B · 43.8%

Health and Human Services programs and the New Hampshire Veterans Home.

Education$1.8B · 21.3%

Department of Education, Community College System, University System, and other education appropriations.

Administration of justice and public protection$958.5M · 11.6%

Courts, corrections, safety, justice, and other public-protection functions in the official category.

Transportation$793.3M · 9.6%

Highway, Turnpike, federal, General Fund, and other transportation appropriations.

General government$658.3M · 8.0%

Legislative, executive, administrative, revenue, treasury, information-technology, and other central functions.

Resource protection and development$473.3M · 5.7%

Environmental, natural-resource, economic-development, cultural-resource, and Fish and Game programs.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

None on W-2 wagesNew Hampshire does not tax an individual's reported W-2 wages. The former Interest and Dividends Tax was repealed for taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2024.New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration: Interest and Dividends Tax

Business Profits Tax

7.5%The Business Profits Tax rate is 7.5% for taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2023.New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration: Business Profits Tax

Business Enterprise Tax

0.55%The Business Enterprise Tax is 0.55% of the taxable enterprise value tax base for taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2022; tax paid may generally be credited against the Business Profits Tax under the State's rules.New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration: Business Enterprise Tax

Sales and use tax

No general taxNew Hampshire has no general sales tax on goods, though it imposes narrower taxes such as the Meals and Rooms Tax.New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration: Does New Hampshire Have a Sales Tax?

Meals and rooms tax

8.5%The 8.5% tax applies to taxable restaurant meals, sleeping accommodations, and motor-vehicle rentals.New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration: Meals and Rooms (Rentals) Tax

Property tax

State education + local ratesA typical property-tax bill combines municipal, school-district, county, and statewide education rates. The components and resulting total vary by municipality and year.New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, Municipal and Property Division: Municipal and Village District Tax Rates and Other Data

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Government-wide revenue and expenses for New Hampshire's primary government on the accrual basis, combining governmental and business-type activities.

State of New Hampshire, Department of Administrative Services: State of New Hampshire FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $9.7B
Government-wide expenses: $10.5B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote summed the chaptered HB 1 FY2027 category and fund-source tables and verified that all six categories and the grouped fund mix independently reconcile to $8.271 billion. FY2025 tax-source shares use only the six tax lines in the government-wide ACFR; audited activity uses total primary-government revenue and expenses. Current rates come from the Department of Revenue Administration.

The $8.271 billion headline is gross operating appropriations; the final bill reports $7.958 billion after subtracting $313.884 million of budgeted revenue transfers.
Capital-budget authorizations and appropriations enacted outside HB 1 are excluded from this operating-budget scope.
The Other dedicated State funds line combines several legally distinct funds so the fund-mix chart remains readable.
Appropriations are spending authority, not actual expenditures, and later fiscal-committee actions or separate legislation can change available amounts.
FY2025 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same period or accounting measure as the FY2027 operating budget.
The FY2025 personal-tax line reflects a transition period; the Interest and Dividends Tax is repealed for taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2024.
Local property-tax rates and assessments vary, and local municipal, school, and county collections are not consolidated into the State's government-wide tax total.

Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · New Hampshire figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$99,031

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by New Hampshire households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

2.6%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed New Hampshire residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Employed people: 750.8K
Employment since 2015: +3.8%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

New Hampshire: 2.6%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #47 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	3.4%	723,047	100.0
2016	2.9%	734,109	101.5
2017	2.8%	736,774	101.9
2018	2.6%	747,628	103.4
2019	2.6%	757,399	104.8
2020	6.7%	709,276	98.1
2021	3.5%	726,910	100.5
2022	2.4%	742,463	102.7
2023	2.3%	744,827	103.0
2024	2.6%	750,824	103.8

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,491/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how New Hampshire housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+112.9%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +112.9%
Income growth: +56.2%
Income per person: $86,959

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

New Hampshire: +112.9%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #7 of 50

Income growth

New Hampshire: +56.2%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #21 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	316.33	100.0	$55,677	100.0
2017	331.79	104.9	$57,878	104.0
2018	350.76	110.9	$60,335	108.4
2019	369.65	116.9	$63,946	114.9
2020	394.33	124.7	$67,564	121.3
2021	458.92	145.1	$73,970	132.9
2022	537.75	170.0	$75,331	135.3
2023	588.40	186.0	$79,305	142.4
2024	636.45	201.2	$83,222	149.5
2025	673.59	212.9	$86,959	156.2

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

112.3 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New Hampshire's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.8% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

928.8 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New Hampshire's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.8% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.9%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 1.4 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy; small counts can make rates unstable.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

99.9% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 112.3 per 100k
Property crime: 928.8 per 100k
Population coverage: 99.9%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

New Hampshire: 112.3 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #49 of 50

Property-crime rate

New Hampshire: 928.8 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #49 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	200.4 per 100k	1747.7 per 100k	96.8%
2016	197.3 per 100k	1509.5 per 100k	97.3%
2017	199.3 per 100k	1388.2 per 100k	97.6%
2018	178.1 per 100k	1270.7 per 100k	97.5%
2019	155.6 per 100k	1207.4 per 100k	97.8%
2020	145.6 per 100k	1107.6 per 100k	97.7%
2021	130.3 per 100k	1046.6 per 100k	99.5%
2022	133.7 per 100k	1047.5 per 100k	99.5%
2023	117.7 per 100k	922.8 per 100k	99.5%
2024	112.3 per 100k	928.8 per 100k	99.9%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New Hampshire's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.8% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

5.5%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of New Hampshire’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

4.5%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 4.5%
Margin of error: ±0.4 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

New Hampshire: 4.5%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #47 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	9.2%	±0.5 points
2015	6.3%	±0.4 points
2016	5.9%	±0.4 points
2017	5.8%	±0.4 points
2018	5.7%	±0.4 points
2019	6.3%	±0.6 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	5.1%	±0.5 points
2022	4.9%	±0.4 points
2023	4.7%	±0.4 points
2024	4.5%	±0.4 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

78.7 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on New Hampshire's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

New Hampshire: 78.7 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #10 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	79.1 years
2019	79.4 years
2020	79.0 years
2021	78.5 years
2022	78.7 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total New Hampshire population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

94.4%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of New Hampshire residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

221.5Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 221.5
Grade 4 math: 241.6
Grade 8 reading: 263.9
Grade 8 math: 279.7

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

New Hampshire: 221.5
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #4 of 50

Grade 4 math

New Hampshire: 241.6
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #4 of 50

Grade 8 reading

New Hampshire: 263.9
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #4 of 50

Grade 8 math

New Hampshire: 279.7
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #9 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	227.8	243.1	270.7	286.2
2005	227.4	245.6	269.7	285.3
2007	229.0	248.6	269.7	287.6
2009	229.1	251.1	270.7	292.3
2011	230.4	251.8	272.1	292.1
2013	232.0	253.0	274.3	295.7
2015	231.9	249.2	274.8	294.4
2017	228.9	245.3	274.8	293.3
2019	224.3	244.6	268.0	287.2
2022	222.5	239.4	263.2	278.6
2024	221.5	241.6	263.9	279.7

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in New Hampshire. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

20.61¢/kWh

Average retail electricity price

2024

Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.

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Electric system

Primary generation source: Nuclear
In-state net generation: 16.9 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions: 2.159 million metric tons

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.

Keep in mind

The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.

Environment

$4.19/gal

New England regular gasoline price

Week of September 7, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's New England region, including taxes. The region contains Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New Hampshire$4.189/gal

United States$4.157/gal

The New England average was $0.032 per gallon higher, or about 0.8% above the U.S. average.

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New Hampshire and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

New Hampshire: $4.189/gal
United States: $4.157/gal

The New England average was $0.032 per gallon higher, or about 0.8% above the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of September 7, 2026. The New Hampshire-side figure is the New England regional average, not a New Hampshire statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $4.096/gal
Weekly change: +9.3¢
One year earlier: $3.110/gal
Change from one year earlier: +107.9¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s New England series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes New Hampshire. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current New Hampshire statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This New England regional estimate should not be read as New Hampshire’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and does not represent the price at every station or in every New Hampshire community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

New Hampshire electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

23.40¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas26.1%
Coal1.3%
Nuclear57.1%
Solar0.0%
Hydroelectric8.3%
Wind2.6%
Other4.5%

Residential price: 23.40¢/kWh
Total generation: 16.9 TWh
Largest source: Nuclear · 57.1%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

New Hampshire: 23.40¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #9 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	20.016 TWh	6.052 TWh	0.937 TWh	9.484 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.270 TWh	0.423 TWh	1.850 TWh	18.50¢/kWh
2016	19.282 TWh	4.744 TWh	0.422 TWh	10.761 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.145 TWh	0.432 TWh	1.777 TWh	18.38¢/kWh
2017	17.447 TWh	3.580 TWh	0.287 TWh	9.991 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.413 TWh	0.412 TWh	1.764 TWh	19.20¢/kWh
2018	17.087 TWh	2.992 TWh	0.660 TWh	10.062 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.355 TWh	0.407 TWh	1.612 TWh	19.69¢/kWh
2019	18.027 TWh	3.583 TWh	0.343 TWh	10.907 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.462 TWh	0.433 TWh	1.299 TWh	20.05¢/kWh
2020	16.351 TWh	3.638 TWh	0.128 TWh	9.865 TWh	0.004 TWh	1.228 TWh	0.525 TWh	0.962 TWh	19.04¢/kWh
2021	17.193 TWh	4.466 TWh	0.284 TWh	9.856 TWh	0.004 TWh	1.025 TWh	0.504 TWh	1.054 TWh	19.85¢/kWh
2022	18.764 TWh	4.502 TWh	0.305 TWh	10.922 TWh	0.004 TWh	1.201 TWh	0.482 TWh	1.348 TWh	25.46¢/kWh
2023	16.825 TWh	4.226 TWh	0.160 TWh	9.535 TWh	0.003 TWh	1.592 TWh	0.411 TWh	0.898 TWh	28.15¢/kWh
2024	16.942 TWh	4.421 TWh	0.224 TWh	9.677 TWh	0.004 TWh	1.411 TWh	0.445 TWh	0.761 TWh	23.40¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside New Hampshire, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.934/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s New England region show the market trend surrounding New Hampshire. The regional average includes New Hampshire.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.934/gal
From prior month: −16.7¢
From one year earlier: +91.3¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

New Hampshire: $3.934/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #13* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current New Hampshire statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.548/gal
February 2020	$2.458/gal
March 2020	$2.252/gal
April 2020	$1.879/gal
May 2020	$1.876/gal
June 2020	$2.025/gal
July 2020	$2.113/gal
August 2020	$2.126/gal
September 2020	$2.130/gal
October 2020	$2.102/gal
November 2020	$2.086/gal
December 2020	$2.167/gal
January 2021	$2.314/gal
February 2021	$2.471/gal
March 2021	$2.728/gal
April 2021	$2.761/gal
May 2021	$2.896/gal
June 2021	$2.977/gal
July 2021	$3.047/gal
August 2021	$3.056/gal
September 2021	$3.096/gal
October 2021	$3.248/gal
November 2021	$3.421/gal
December 2021	$3.391/gal
January 2022	$3.357/gal
February 2022	$3.510/gal
March 2022	$4.229/gal
April 2022	$4.046/gal
May 2022	$4.508/gal
June 2022	$4.958/gal
July 2022	$4.650/gal
August 2022	$4.195/gal
September 2022	$3.638/gal
October 2022	$3.558/gal
November 2022	$3.790/gal
December 2022	$3.427/gal
January 2023	$3.325/gal
February 2023	$3.343/gal
March 2023	$3.275/gal
April 2023	$3.378/gal
May 2023	$3.458/gal
June 2023	$3.530/gal
July 2023	$3.563/gal
August 2023	$3.760/gal
September 2023	$3.758/gal
October 2023	$3.614/gal
November 2023	$3.394/gal
December 2023	$3.219/gal
January 2024	$3.099/gal
February 2024	$3.146/gal
March 2024	$3.229/gal
April 2024	$3.450/gal
May 2024	$3.568/gal
June 2024	$3.444/gal
July 2024	$3.474/gal
August 2024	$3.373/gal
September 2024	$3.153/gal
October 2024	$3.035/gal
November 2024	$2.998/gal
December 2024	$2.988/gal
January 2025	$2.991/gal
February 2025	$2.999/gal
March 2025	$2.948/gal
April 2025	$2.940/gal
May 2025	$2.974/gal
June 2025	$3.001/gal
July 2025	$3.021/gal
August 2025	$3.049/gal
September 2025	$3.077/gal
October 2025	$2.968/gal
November 2025	$2.970/gal
December 2025	$2.919/gal
January 2026	$2.811/gal
February 2026	$2.836/gal
March 2026	$3.457/gal
April 2026	$3.979/gal
May 2026	$4.450/gal
June 2026	$4.101/gal
July 2026	$3.934/gal
August 2026	$4.023/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly New England (PADD 1A) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; it is not a New Hampshire statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

152

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 10.2 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

6.1%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of New Hampshire residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

1.4Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: −2.2K
Domestic migration: +6.6K
International migration: +2.4K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

New Hampshire: 1,415,342
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #41 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	1,378,752	—	—	—	—
2021	1,387,907	-1,662	8,626	1,542	649
2022	1,396,647	-2,384	9,899	1,395	-170
2023	1,401,530	-2,236	4,458	2,847	-186
2024	1,408,518	-2,420	5,425	4,028	-45
2025	1,415,342	-2,167	6,554	2,403	34

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

82.1%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Share of names on New Hampshire voter checklists represented by ballots cast in the November 2024 general election.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 82.1%
Primary election turnoutSeptember 10, 2024 state primary: 30.3%

The official primary workbooks report 269,508 ballots cast and 888,908 names on the checklist.

The percentages use names on the voter checklist, not every voting-eligible resident.
Primary and general elections present different contests and participation incentives.

New Hampshire Secretary of State: 2024 State Primary Election Results Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

Calculated from the Secretary of State's official county-summary total of 831,467 ballots cast and 1,013,075 names on the checklist.

Keep in mind

This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
The official ballots-cast workbook's detailed town and ward rows sum to 831,468, one ballot more than its county-summary total; this snapshot uses the published summary total.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

45.9 per 1,000

Fertility rate

2024 final data

Live births to New Hampshire residents per 1,000 females ages 15–44.

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How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System birth-certificate data.

Keep in mind

This is a population birth rate, not a measure of abortion incidence, contraceptive access, pregnancy intention, maternal health, or policy effects.
New Hampshire did not report abortion surveillance data to CDC for 2022, so no abortion count is substituted or estimated here.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How New Hampshire is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use New Hampshire statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

New Hampshire

FY2027 all-funds operating budget

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Electric system

How it was measured

New Hampshire and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Selected beneficiary groups

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

How it was measured