Counties in the State of New Hampshire Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of New Hampshire Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of New Hampshire based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

10 Rockingham County

295,223
Total Population

206,331
Urban Population

88,892
Rural Population

12.68%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

13.21%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

11.46%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

37,436
Population In Low Income Areas

27,251
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,185
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

115,033
Housing Units

83,208
Urban Housing Units

31,825
Rural Housing Units

15,756
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11,946
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,810
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 Merrimack County

146,445
Total Population

45,057
Urban Population

101,388
Rural Population

20.64%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

29.06%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

16.89%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,222
Population In Low Income Areas

13,093
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

17,129
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

57,069
Housing Units

18,140
Urban Housing Units

38,929
Rural Housing Units

12,626
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,971
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,655
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Cheshire County

77,117
Total Population

28,866
Urban Population

48,251
Rural Population

22.14%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.09%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

17.38%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

17,072
Population In Low Income Areas

8,685
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,387
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

30,204
Housing Units

11,286
Urban Housing Units

18,918
Rural Housing Units

6,046
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,676
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,370
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Hillsborough County

400,721
Total Population

301,126
Urban Population

99,595
Rural Population

25.35%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.96%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.37%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

101,581
Population In Low Income Areas

93,241
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,340
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

155,466
Housing Units

119,131
Urban Housing Units

36,335
Rural Housing Units

42,695
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

39,359
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,336
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Grafton County

89,118
Total Population

15,626
Urban Population

73,492
Rural Population

39.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

48.37%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

35,545
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

35,545
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

35,986
Housing Units

4,048
Urban Housing Units

31,938
Rural Housing Units

15,291
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,291
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Belknap County

60,088
Total Population

15,951
Urban Population

44,137
Rural Population

41.27%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

55.99%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.95%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

24,798
Population In Low Income Areas

8,931
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,867
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

24,766
Housing Units

6,838
Urban Housing Units

17,928
Rural Housing Units

10,065
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,659
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,406
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Strafford County

123,143
Total Population

80,662
Urban Population

42,481
Rural Population

55.07%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

61.22%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.4%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

67,819
Population In Low Income Areas

49,384
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,435
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

47,100
Housing Units

30,826
Urban Housing Units

16,274
Rural Housing Units

26,436
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19,317
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,119
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Sullivan County

43,742
Total Population

21,028
Urban Population

22,714
Rural Population

64.16%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.97%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

28,063
Population In Low Income Areas

21,028
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,035
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,126
Housing Units

8,785
Urban Housing Units

9,341
Rural Housing Units

11,725
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,785
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,940
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Coos County

33,055
Total Population

7,534
Urban Population

25,521
Rural Population

67.85%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

57.45%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

70.92%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

22,427
Population In Low Income Areas

4,328
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,099
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

14,171
Housing Units

3,015
Urban Housing Units

11,156
Rural Housing Units

9,484
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,632
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,852
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Carroll County

47,818
Total Population

-
Urban Population

47,818
Rural Population

78.43%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

78.43%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

37,505
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

37,505
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

21,052
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

21,052
Rural Housing Units

16,472
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,472
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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