The area of New Hampshire was part of the original territory of the United States. It was originally included in the Charter of New England in 1620, but a separate grant established New Hampshire in 1629. In 1641, the area reunited with Massachusetts, and separated and reunited several times until it finally became a separate provincial government in 1741.

New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution on June 21, 1788; it was the ninth of the original 13 states to join the Union. The state’s boundary with Canada was not formally established until the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, when New Hampshire assumed generally the same boundary as the present state.

Census data for New Hampshire are available beginning with the 1790 census.

Key Stats

From Census.gov / Data:

Data Tools and Apps - Find information using interactive applications (including the five highlighted below) to get statistics from multiple surveys.

Data Tool: My Community Explorer. This tool combines select demographic, business, and resilience data to help users identify potentially underserved areas of their state, county, and community. Step 1: Select New Hampshire.

Data Tool: My Congressional District. Access selected statistics about your congressional district collected through the American Community Survey (ACS) and County Business Patterns (CBP). New Hampshire selected. You can select a district.

Data Tool: My Tribal Area. Access selected ACS statistics about the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population. New Hampshire selected, but there are no tribal areas in this state.

Data Tool: QuickFacts. QuickFacts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, county and city level. Dashboard for New Hampshire is shown below. Click the tab “TABLE 6” to compare the United States; New Hampshire; Manchester city, New Hampshire; Nashua city, New Hampshire; Concord city, New Hampshire; Dover city, New Hampshire.

Note: The dashboard above is cropped on the bottom. Click on the image for the full dashboard.

Experimental Data Product: Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS). Provides timely data for key economic measures and business expectations about future conditions. For a summary of New Hampshire data, select the "STATE" tab, mouse over and click on New Hampshire on the map. For detailed state data, scroll down and select “NH” under “Filter All Charts Below by State.”

More Stats

From data.census.gov:

Profile, New Hampshire

Note: The profile above is cropped at the bottom. Click on the image for the full profile.

Source: Selected Monthly State Tax Collections.

Monthly Comparisons for Selected State Tax Collections, click on New Hampshire in map

Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

Table DP05, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, United States and New Hampshire

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population).

State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022

Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 (NST-EST2022-POP) find New Hampshire

County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022

New Hampshire Counties: 2020-2022

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022

New Hampshire Incorporated Places 2020-2022

Source: 2018 - 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM).

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing manufacturing in New Hampshire

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP).

Census Interactive Gallery: County Business Patterns by Industry: 2021 (Select New Hampshire and click “View state” for country level data.)

Table CB2100CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2021, showing all two-digit NAICS codes for New Hampshire

Source: 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program.

Table AB2000CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S., States, and Metro Areas: 2020, showing New Hampshire

Source: 1978-2020 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS).

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2020, for New Hampshire

Source: 2019 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).

Table NS1900NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2019, showing all two-digit NAICS codes for New Hampshire

Source: Business Formation Statistics (BFS).

Interactive visualization: Annual Business Applications by State and County (Scroll down, then hover and click on New Hampshire.)

Interactive visualizations: Business Formation Statistics (BFS), U.S. Total and By State (Select New Hampshire on Monthly Business Applications by State – shown below – and on Monthly Business Formations by State.)

Note: Click on the image above to go to the Business Formation Statistics data page. For the New Hampshire graphic, scroll down to “Interactive Graphs.” Click on the icon for “Monthly Business Applications by State (BA)” and select “New Hampshire” in the upper-right drop-down area.

From Census Business Builder (CBB):

Dashboard: New Hampshire

Business Profile, Custom Industries - New Hampshire

From Business and Economy / International Trade Data:

State and Metropolitan Area Trade Data

USA Trade Online, the Official Source of Trade Statistics

Note: After you create an account, you can choose between State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by Harmonized System (HS) or NAICS. More information is available in the Quick Start Guide.

Source: Monthly State Retail Sales.

Interactive visualization: Monthly State Retail Sales (Hover and click on New Hampshire.)

From the State Data Center (SDC) Program:

New Hampshire

From the Library / America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers:

STATE PROFILES: 2020 Census, State Visualizations of Key Demographic Trends From the 2020 Census

STATE PROFILES: New Hampshire: 2020 Census

From the Statistics in Schools (SIS) program:

State Facts for Students, select New Hampshire

Note: The New Hampshire page is cropped on the bottom. Click on the image above to go to the “State Facts for Students” main page. Use the drop down to select “New Hampshire” or click “NH” on the map for the full page for New Hampshire.

Source: 2017 Economic Census.