New Hampshire Population

Overview

1.37 million

Total Population

43.0

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

55,915

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Hampshire's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Hampshire is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Hampshire's population under 18 was 18.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Hampshire's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Hampshire, 15.40% were under the age of 15, 18.94% aged 15 to 29, 47.44% aged 30 to 64, 16.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,483 more females than males in New Hampshire:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in New Hampshire.
The New Hampshire gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 56,351.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 56,454.

New Hampshire's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Hampshire population: 91.03% are White, 1.59% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.67% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.82% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
New Hampshire's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
By ethnicity, 55,915 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.32 million (95.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Hampshire is White with a population of 1.25 million (91.03% of the total population).

New Hampshire's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,395,231 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, New Hampshire's population increased by 76,422 (6.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Hampshire's population increased by 61,780 (4.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, New Hampshire's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,240,385.