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
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All 10 New Hampshire counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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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 | 1,605 | Coos County | 49.5 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 2 | 1,646 | Sullivan County | 49.0 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 3 | 1,855 | Strafford County | 45.9 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 4 | 2,016 | Cheshire County | 42.9 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 5 | 2,057 | Belknap County | 42.2 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 6 | 2,084 | Hillsborough County | 41.7 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 7 | 2,412 | Merrimack County | 36.2 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 8 | 2,527 | Grafton County | 34.0 | Healthy | Housing Cost Burden |
| 9 | 2,641 | Carroll County | 32.2 | Healthy | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 10 | 2,723 | Rockingham County | 30.7 | Healthy | Housing Cost Burden |
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.