Poverty Rate in Belknap County, NH

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.5% −32.7% vs nat'l
Rank #460 of 3,222
86th percentile

How Belknap County Compares

Belknap County
8.5%
New Hampshire Average
8.5%
Rank #5 of 10 in state
National
12.6%
32.7% below

National Distribution

Where Belknap County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Belknap County: 8.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#457 Union County, IN 8.5%
#458 Douglas County, IL 8.5%
#459 Franklin County, PA 8.5%
#460 Belknap County, NH 8.5%
#461 Newport County, RI 8.5%
#462 Wabaunsee County, KS 8.5%
#463 Rio Blanco County, CO 8.5%
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Poverty Rate in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Belknap County, New Hampshire has a poverty rate of 8.5%, which ranks #460 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within New Hampshire, Belknap County ranks #5 of 10 out of 10 counties. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.