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Home/New Hampshire New Hampshire State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 105 5% above the U.S. average Median home value $367,200 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +62.2% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,423 national $1,348 Homeownership 73% national 65% Unemployment 2.3% national 3.6% Household income $95,628 national $78,538 Median age 43.2 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. The median home is valued at $367,200 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 62% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,423 a month. Unemployment averaged 2.3% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $95,628. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Hampshire saw a net gain of 2,046 tax-filing households and a net gain of 4,050 individuals. Against a population of about 1,402,054, that is a net inflow of about 2.9 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area gained $743.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 10,603 households, came from Massachusetts; the largest outflow, about 6,594 households, went to Massachusetts. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net gain of 6,368 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) +$743.5M nominal dollars Net households +2,046 tax returns Net people +4,050 exemptions +2.9 net people per 1,000 residents (population 1,402,054) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$2.9B Moved out$2.2B Net +$743.5M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com New Hampshire counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1Massachusetts10,603$1.4B2Maine1,972$129.5M3Florida1,842$151M4New York1,464$157.5M5Vermont1,353$87.4M6Connecticut937$119.1M7California898$122.5M8Texas589$69.5M9Pennsylvania534$47.4M10Virginia509$59.4M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1Massachusetts6,594$557.6M2Florida2,696$418.3M3Maine2,595$192.1M4Vermont1,243$78.2M5New York1,238$96.6M6North Carolina930$82.2M7California761$74.7M8Texas760$65.7M9Connecticut611$51.7M10South Carolina582$45.8M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. Massachusetts 10,603 6,594 +4,009 +$870.6M Maine 1,972 2,595 -623 -$62.6M Florida 1,842 2,696 -854 -$267.3M New York 1,464 1,238 +226 +$60.9M Vermont 1,353 1,243 +110 +$9.1M California 898 761 +137 +$47.9M Connecticut 937 611 +326 +$67.4M North Carolina 501 930 -429 -$42.9M Texas 589 760 -171 +$3.8M Pennsylvania 534 499 +35 +$9.4M Virginia 509 521 -12 +$12.4M Colorado 399 454 -55 +$10.8M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: +$5.6B (+54,732 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 -$5.8M +83 2013 +$236.9M +2,729 2014 +$203.7M +1,010 2015 -$199.3M +351 2016 +$233M +3,300 2017 +$631M +8,097 2018 +$128.7M +4,483 2019 +$327.3M +4,531 2020 +$962.8M +10,015 2021 +$1.5B +9,715 2022 +$886.8M +6,368 2023 +$743.5M +4,050 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 4,050 more people moved into New Hampshire than left (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net gain of about $743.5M in income (nominal) — in a state of 1,401,530 people. Population 1,401,530 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate +2.9 net people per 1,000 residents A town of 10,000 would net about +29 people. Net income per resident +$530 nominal dollars ≈ +$743.5M total across 1,401,530 residents. The rate lets you compare New Hampshire with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +12,098 Deaths 14,334 Net domestic migration +4,458 Net international migration +2,847 Total change +4,883 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around New Hampshire run about 5% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $95 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $79,267 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 13% above the U.S. average Price level 105.4 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 5.4% higher than average What that income buys $75,211 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 7% above the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents114.5 Goods100.0 Utilities156.2 Other services105.1 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of New Hampshire American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 43.2 years Median household income $95,628 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 22% above the U.S. median College degree 40% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 7.2% residents below the poverty line Average commute 27 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 92% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 88%Hispanic 5%Black 1%Asian 3%Other 4% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $367,200 owner-occupied homes 21% above the U.S. median Median rent $1,423 gross rent per month 6% above the U.S. median Homeownership 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +10.5% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +62% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 4,555new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 65%Multifamily 35% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 2.3% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 762,184 744,827 employed Disaster declarations 2 major federal, 2023 most common: Flood Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 2.6% May 2026 ▼ 0.3 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into New Hampshire minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k 91 In 1,757Out 1,848-$569K AGI $10k–$25k 135 In 3,541Out 3,676-$3M AGI $25k–$50k 131 In 6,187Out 6,318-$2.6M AGI $50k–$75k +442 In 4,657Out 4,215+$28M AGI $75k–$100k +202 In 2,963Out 2,761+$17.7M AGI $100k–$200k +920 In 4,825Out 3,905+$130.6M AGI $200k+ +852 In 2,680Out 1,828+$574.8M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), New Hampshire ranks #10 of 51 states for net household migration (+852). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What New Hampshire ships and receives Physical goods shipped between New Hampshire and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $48.4B Ships to other states +27% since 2017 $65.4B Receives from states +31% since 2017 $17.1B Net balance Top goods shipped out Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $12.6B Machinery $5.3B Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather $4.9B Miscellaneous manufactured products $4.2B Meat, poultry, fish, seafood, and their preparations $2.8B Precision instruments and apparatus $2.6B Top goods received Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $5.9B Pharmaceutical products $4.5B Motorized and other vehicles (includes parts) $3.3B Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel $3.2B Miscellaneous manufactured products $2.5B Machinery $2.4B Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means New Hampshire ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Massachusetts $10.5B $21.7B -$11.2B $32.2B New York $2.9B $4.6B -$1.7B $7.5B Connecticut $1.4B $5.7B -$4.3B $7.1B California $2.7B $3.3B -$586M $6.0B Maine $2.2B $3.2B -$1.0B $5.4B Texas $2.4B $2.5B -$71M $4.8B Pennsylvania $1.9B $2.2B -$369M $4.1B New Jersey $1.3B $2.5B -$1.2B $3.8B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between New Hampshire and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What New Hampshire collects in taxes Total state taxes $3.5B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $2,470 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Corporation net income tax$1.3B 37% Other selective sales tax$409M 12% Property taxes$306M 9% Occupation & business license$266.8M 8% Tobacco product sales tax$217.5M 6% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How New Hampshire has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 418,488 395,523 12,178 D +2.8 826,189 2020 424,937 365,660 13,236 D +7.4 803,833 2016 348,526 345,790 49,980 D +0.4 744,296 2012 369,561 329,918 11,452 D +5.6 710,931 2008 384,826 316,534 9,610 D +9.6 710,970 2004 340,511 331,237 5,914 D +1.4 677,662 2000 266,348 273,559 29,174 R +1.3 569,081 1996 246,166 196,486 53,945 D +10.0 496,597 1992 209,040 202,484 125,691 D +1.2 537,215 1988 163,696 281,537 5,292 R +26.2 450,525 1984 120,347 267,050 1,507 R +37.7 388,904 1980 108,864 221,705 53,421 R +29.4 383,990 1976 147,645 185,935 6,047 R +11.3 339,627 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2022 Maggie Hassan 332,490 275,631 12,854 D +9.2 2020 Jeanne Shaheen 450,778 326,229 18,421 D +15.6 2016 Maggie Hassan 354,649 353,632 30,859 D +0.1 2014 Jeanne Shaheen 251,184 235,347 1,628 D +3.2 2010 Kelly Ayotte 167,545 273,218 13,947 R +23.2 2008 Jeanne Shaheen 358,438 314,403 21,516 D +6.3 2004 Judd Gregg 221,549 434,847 588 R +32.5 2002 John E. Sununu 207,478 227,229 10,032 R +4.4 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 2 R 0 2022 D 2 R 0 2020 D 2 R 0 2018 D 2 R 0 2016 D 2 R 0 2014 D 1 R 1 2012 D 2 R 0 2010 D 0 R 2 2008 D 2 R 0 2006 D 2 R 0 2004 D 0 R 2 2002 D 0 R 2 2000 D 0 R 2 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in New Hampshire (10) Belknap CountyCarroll CountyCheshire CountyCoos CountyGrafton CountyHillsborough CountyMerrimack CountyRockingham CountyStrafford CountySullivan County Get the next update for New Hampshire The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. 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