New Hampshire Real Personal Income Growth by County
2000 vs. 2017, Net Percent Change
New Hampshire Real Personal Income Growth by County
Belknap County 2000 vs. 2017
Net Percent Change = 45.72%
Rank = #1
Coos County 2000 vs. 2017
Net Percent Change = 7.80%
Rank = #10
Grafton County 2000 vs. 2017
Net Percent Change = 39.76%
Rank = #5
With a spotlight on Grafton County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) personal income across New Hampshire's 10 counties over the period 2000-2017.
Those counties whose real personal income growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of real personal income. Likewise, those counties whose real personal income growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of real personal income statewide.
Statewide Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2017 real personal income grew in all 10 New Hampshire counties.
  • Real personal income growth in seven counties outpaced the statewide average (32.59%), while growth in three counties trailed.
  • At the extremes of the distribution, Belknap County posted the highest growth of real personal income (45.72%), while Coos County placed last by logging a 7.80% gain.
  • The spread in real personal income growth between the highest (Belknap County, 45.72%) and lowest (Coos County, 7.80%) over 2000-2017 equated to 37.92% ( = 45.72%7.80%).
  • Real personal income growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of real personal income statewide. On this point, as the largest county in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County's net real personal income growth over 2000-2017 of $3,975,167K made up 20.56% of the total net growth statewide ($19,334,307K):

Hillsborough County: Percent Share of New Hampshire's
Real Personal Income Growth, 2000-2017:

20.56% = ($3,975,167K / $19,334,307K) x 100
Grafton County Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2017, Grafton County posted a 39.76% net gain in real personal income.
  • Grafton County was joined by six other counties whose real personal income growth over 2000-2017 registered above the statewide average (32.59%).
  • Ranked #5 among New Hampshire's 10 counties, Grafton County's real personal income growth (39.76%) outperformed the statewide average of 32.59% by a 7.17% margin.
  • Grafton County's net real personal income growth (39.76%, #5) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Merrimack County (37.69%, #6) and just below that of Carroll County (40.49%, #4).
  • Grafton County's share of real personal income statewide rose from 6.18% in 2000 to 6.51% in 2017, resulting in a share-shift of 0.33%.
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Real Personal Income Growth by County
2000 vs. 2017, Net Percent Change
Real Personal Income Growth by County
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Real Personal Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2017
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Real Personal Income by County, 2017
Real Personal Income by County, 2017
Hillsborough County 2017
Real Personal Income = $23,894M
Percent of State = 30.38%
Rank = #1
Coos County 2017
Real Personal Income = $1,313M
Percent of State = 1.67%
Rank = #10
Grafton County 2017
Real Personal Income = $5,122M
Percent of State = 6.51%
Rank = #5
Again highlighting Grafton County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 real personal income statewide ($78,661M).

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Statewide Snippets:
  • Ranked #1, Hillsborough County's 2017 personal income totaled $23,894M, equating to 30.38% of the statewide total.
  • Ranked last (#10), Coos County's real personal income of $1,313M in 2017 comprised just 1.67% of the total statewide. Coos County's real personal income in 2017 equates to just 5.5% to that of Hillsborough County's.
  • Hillsborough County's 2017 personal income ($23,894M) exceeded the combined personal income ($18,596M) of New Hampshire's six smallest counties.
Grafton County Snippets:
  • Grafton County's personal income in 2017 ranked #5, amounting to 6.51% of the statewide total.
  • Grafton County's personal income of $5,122M placed below that of Strafford County's ($6,250M, #4), and just above that of Cheshire County's ($3,755M, #6).
  • Grafton County's personal income of $5,122M exceeds the combined total ($3,443M) of New Hampshire's two smallest counties.
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Real Personal Income by County, 2017
Real Personal Income by County, 2017
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Real Personal Income, 2017
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Interactive TableTip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data.

   
 
New Hampshire Real* Personal Income by County:
2000 vs. 2017
 
2000
 
2017
 
2000 - 2017
 
 
 
 
2,420,422
4.08
 
3,527,052
4.48
 
45.72
1,106,630
5.72
 
1,956,791
3.30
 
2,749,186
3.49
 
40.49
792,395
4.10
 
2,988,428
5.04
 
3,754,663
4.77
 
25.64
766,235
3.96
 
1,218,024
2.05
 
1,312,979
1.67
 
7.80
94,955
0.49
 
3,664,998
6.18
 
5,122,120
6.51
 
39.76
1,457,122
7.54
 
19,918,607
33.57
 
23,893,774
30.38
 
19.96
3,975,167
20.56
 
6,003,377
10.12
 
8,266,028
10.51
 
37.69
2,262,651
11.70
 
15,244,936
25.70
 
21,655,137
27.53
 
42.05
6,410,201
33.15
 
4,329,973
7.30
 
6,249,753
7.95
 
44.34
1,919,780
9.93
 
1,581,096
2.67
 
2,130,268
2.71
 
34.73
549,172
2.84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
59,326,653
100.00
 
78,660,960
100.00
 
32.59
19,334,307
100.00
 
39,493,517
66.57
 
51,798,664
65.85
 
31.16
12,305,147
63.64
 
19,833,136
33.43
 
26,862,296
34.15
 
35.44
7,029,160
36.36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,677,052,911
 
16,658,962,000
 
42.66
4,981,909,089
 
10,325,098,869
 
14,874,329,091
 
44.06
4,549,230,222
 
1,351,954,042
 
1,784,632,909
 
32.00
432,678,867
Source: Calculations by the New Hampshire Regional Economic Analysis Project (NH-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_300A
 
   
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Interactive TableTip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data.

   
 
New Hampshire Personal Income by County:
2000 vs. 2017
 
2000
 
2017
 
2000 - 2017
 
 
 
 
1,786,804
4.08
 
3,527,052
4.48
 
97.39
1,740,248
4.99
 
1,444,542
3.30
 
2,749,186
3.49
 
90.32
1,304,644
3.74
 
2,206,117
5.04
 
3,754,663
4.77
 
70.19
1,548,546
4.44
 
899,170
2.05
 
1,312,979
1.67
 
46.02
413,809
1.19
 
2,705,575
6.18
 
5,122,120
6.51
 
89.32
2,416,545
6.93
 
14,704,314
33.57
 
23,893,774
30.38
 
62.49
9,189,460
26.36
 
4,431,813
10.12
 
8,266,028
10.51
 
86.52
3,834,215
11.00
 
11,254,117
25.70
 
21,655,137
27.53
 
92.42
10,401,020
29.83
 
3,196,473
7.30
 
6,249,753
7.95
 
95.52
3,053,280
8.76
 
1,167,197
2.67
 
2,130,268
2.71
 
82.51
963,071
2.76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
43,796,122
100.00
 
78,660,960
100.00
 
79.61
34,864,838
100.00
 
29,154,904
66.57
 
51,798,664
65.85
 
77.67
22,643,760
64.95
 
14,641,218
33.43
 
26,862,296
34.15
 
83.47
12,221,078
35.05
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,620,234,000
 
16,658,962,000
 
93.25
8,038,728,000
 
7,622,194,487
 
14,874,329,091
 
95.14
7,252,134,604
 
998,039,513
 
1,784,632,909
 
78.81
786,593,396
Source: Calculations by the New Hampshire Regional Economic Analysis Project (NH-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_300A
 
   
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