Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
368,249 |
552,361 |
920,610 |
| 1990 |
423,101 |
686,151 |
1,109,252 |
| 2000 |
465,353 |
770,433 |
1,235,786 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
495,402 |
820,426 |
1,315,828 |
More information on New Hampshire population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
35,869 |
40,525 |
38,768 |
| 2006 |
37,035 |
41,397 |
39,753 |
| Percent change |
3.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
39,612 |
48,107 |
44,785 |
| 2006 |
39,612 |
47,797 |
44,593 |
| Percent change |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
10.0 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
| 1989 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
| 1999 |
7.4 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
8.4 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
More information on New Hampshire poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
29.0 |
26.9 |
27.7 |
| 1990 |
19.7 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
| 2000 |
13.8 |
11.8 |
12.6 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
37.0 |
37.2 |
37.2 |
| 1990 |
34.2 |
30.1 |
31.7 |
| 2000 |
32.9 |
28.3 |
30.1 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
16.2 |
17.4 |
16.9 |
| 1990 |
23.6 |
27.6 |
26.1 |
| 2000 |
27.0 |
29.7 |
28.7 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
17.7 |
18.6 |
18.2 |
| 1990 |
22.5 |
25.5 |
24.4 |
| 2000 |
26.2 |
30.2 |
28.7 |
More information on New Hampshire education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
5.74 |
5.74 |
5.74 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
0.39 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
| Percent of total land area |
6.7 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.13 |
| Percent of total farmland |
35.1 |
31.9 |
29.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.5 |
17.5 |
15.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.10 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
0.22 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
| Percent of total farmland |
56.7 |
57.4 |
59.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
12.0 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.5 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.6 |
7.1 |
6.6 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
158 |
118 |
132 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
54.8 |
65.5 |
64.4 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
38.6 |
30.7 |
30.4 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
5.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
65.3 |
72.5 |
73.8 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
18.0 |
16.0 |
14.8 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
9.6 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
1,642 |
2,705 |
2,474 |
| Percent of total |
67.2 |
68.9 |
73.6 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
664 |
980 |
767 |
| Percent of total |
27.2 |
24.9 |
22.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
139 |
243 |
122 |
| Percent of total |
5.7 |
6.2 |
3.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
2,136 |
3,445 |
2,917 |
| Percent of total |
87.4 |
87.7 |
86.7 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
120 |
186 |
142 |
| Percent of total |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
147 |
219 |
206 |
| Percent of total |
6.0 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
13 |
18 |
15 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
29 |
60 |
83 |
| Percent of total |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.4 |
53.6 |
54.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
49.2 |
40.2 |
48.6 |
| Men (persons) |
2,043 |
3,128 |
2,525 |
| Women (persons) |
402 |
800 |
838 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
3,400 |
3,400 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
99,267 |
105,566 |
| + Final animal output |
59,592 |
81,870 |
| + Services and forestry |
42,444 |
52,792 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
201,303 |
240,228 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
84,947 |
91,689 |
| + Net government transactions |
-10,352 |
-12,829 |
| = Gross value added |
106,005 |
135,710 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
29,842 |
30,945 |
| |
| = Net value added |
76,163 |
104,765 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
39,759 |
38,294 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
35,324 |
30,464 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-4,123 |
-1,423 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
8,558 |
9,253 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
36,404 |
66,471 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
65,220 |
35.4 |
0.4 |
| 2. Dairy products |
60,060 |
32.6 |
0.2 |
| 3. Apples |
10,615 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
6,226 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
| 5. Corn, sweet |
5,304 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
| |
| All commodities |
184,464 |
|
0.1 |
| |
More information on New Hampshire's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
38 |
13.7 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
29 |
2.2 |
| 3. Seeds |
46 |
1.1 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
47 |
0.5 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
47 |
0.4 |
| |
| Overall rank |
48 |
18.5 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Merrimack County |
28.4 |
41.2 |
| 2. Grafton County |
13.7 |
19.8 |
| 3. Rockingham County |
11.7 |
17.0 |
| 4. Hillsborough County |
10.2 |
14.8 |
| 5. Cheshire County |
8.5 |
12.3 |
| |
| State total |
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144.8 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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