County Data

New Hampshire County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 10 counties in New Hampshire, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 40.4.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

New Hampshire Snapshot

10 Counties Scored
40.4 Mean Score
41.9 Median Score
49.4 Coos County Most Distressed
30.7 Rockingham County Least Distressed
7 Normal 3 Healthy
Zone Distribution

New Hampshire County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 10 New Hampshire counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Coos County
49.4 Normal
Economic Vitality
#2 Sullivan County
49.0 Normal
Housing Cost Burden
#3 Strafford County
45.9 Normal
Economic Vitality

Least Distressed

#10 Rockingham County
30.7 Healthy
Economic Vitality
#9 Carroll County
32.3 Healthy
Economic Vitality
#8 Grafton County
34.0 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden

Score Distribution

How New Hampshire's 10 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All New Hampshire Counties

10 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 1,608 Coos County 49.4 Normal Economic Vitality
2 1,642 Sullivan County 49.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
3 1,854 Strafford County 45.9 Normal Economic Vitality
4 2,024 Cheshire County 42.8 Normal Economic Vitality
5 2,052 Belknap County 42.2 Normal Economic Vitality
6 2,086 Hillsborough County 41.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
7 2,412 Merrimack County 36.2 Normal Economic Vitality
8 2,523 Grafton County 34.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
9 2,634 Carroll County 32.3 Healthy Economic Vitality
10 2,723 Rockingham County 30.7 Healthy Economic Vitality

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

New Hampshire Resources

New Hampshire State Profile

State ADI score: 38.2 (Healthy). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for New Hampshire.

Find Help in New Hampshire

HUD-approved housing counselors, legal aid offices, credit counselors, and debtor education providers in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Foreclosure Laws

Foreclosure process, timeline, homeowner protections, and legal resources in New Hampshire.

State Distress Rankings

All 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by financial distress. Compare New Hampshire to the rest of the country.

National County Profiles

All 3,144 U.S. counties ranked by financial distress score.
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