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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
494,503 |
821,306 |
1,315,809 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
38,000 |
42,547 |
40,834 |
| 2007 |
38,652 |
43,441 |
41,639 |
| Percent change |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
41,490 |
50,198 |
46,797 |
| 2007 |
41,537 |
50,195 |
46,826 |
| Percent change |
0.2 |
-0.0 |
0.1 |
| |
| 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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
5,740,397 |
5,739,582 |
5,729,316 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
463,383 |
444,879 |
471,911 |
| Percent of total land area |
8.1 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
147,694 |
129,388 |
128,938 |
| Percent of total farmland |
31.9 |
29.1 |
27.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
17.5 |
15.4 |
13.5 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
111,870 |
95,983 |
99,520 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
265,781 |
266,468 |
278,244 |
| Percent of total farmland |
57.4 |
59.9 |
59.0 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.4 |
8.2 |
4.9 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
17,038 |
19,848 |
33,508 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.7 |
4.5 |
7.1 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
32,870 |
29,175 |
31,221 |
| Percent of total farmland |
7.1 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
3,645 |
1,161 |
629 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
118 |
132 |
113 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
65.5 |
64.4 |
69.1 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
30.7 |
30.4 |
27.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
3.0 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
72.5 |
73.8 |
72.1 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
16.2 |
14.8 |
17.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
2,705 |
2,474 |
3,164 |
| Percent of total |
68.9 |
73.6 |
75.9 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
980 |
767 |
804 |
| Percent of total |
24.9 |
22.8 |
19.3 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
243 |
122 |
198 |
| Percent of total |
6.2 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
3,445 |
2,917 |
3,551 |
| Percent of total |
87.7 |
86.7 |
85.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
186 |
142 |
178 |
| Percent of total |
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
219 |
206 |
299 |
| Percent of total |
5.6 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
18 |
15 |
42 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
60 |
83 |
96 |
| Percent of total |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.6 |
54.1 |
56.2 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
40.2 |
48.6 |
46.3 |
| Men |
3,128 |
2,525 |
2,929 |
| Women |
800 |
838 |
1,237 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
4,150 |
4,150 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
108,987 |
119,754 |
| + Final animal output |
94,283 |
97,280 |
| + Services and forestry |
48,602 |
52,765 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
251,873 |
269,799 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
121,148 |
131,319 |
| + Net government transactions |
-17,247 |
-21,944 |
| = Gross value added |
113,478 |
116,536 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
30,724 |
32,029 |
| |
| = Net value added |
82,754 |
84,507 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
45,154 |
38,424 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
38,559 |
36,920 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-2,660 |
-7,381 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
9,255 |
8,885 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
37,600 |
46,083 |
| |
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, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
68,950 |
32.4 |
0.4 |
| 2. Dairy products |
58,904 |
27.7 |
0.2 |
| 3. Apples |
13,776 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
| 4. Corn, sweet |
7,808 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
| 5. Chicken eggs |
7,321 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
| |
| All commodities |
212,893 |
|
0.1 |
| |
More information on New Hampshire's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Other |
36 |
15.6 |
| 2. Fruits and preparations |
27 |
3.1 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
41 |
2.2 |
| 4. Hides and skins |
33 |
0.9 |
| 5. Feeds and fodders |
47 |
0.8 |
| |
| Overall rank |
48 |
24.6 |
| |
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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Merrimack County |
27.8 |
55,286 |
| 2. Grafton County |
17.3 |
34,393 |
| 3. Rockingham County |
13.1 |
26,035 |
| 4. Hillsborough County |
8.6 |
17,097 |
| 5. Cheshire County |
7.7 |
15,406 |
| |
| State total |
|
199,051 |
| |
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 2008, 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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