Poverty Rate in Cheshire County, NH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #510/3,222 · #7 in NH
84th
Cheshire 8.7%
NH 7.2% +20.1%
US 12.6% -30.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cheshire County's poverty rate of 8.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Cheshire County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #507 | Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 8.7% |
| #508 | Marathon County, WI | 8.7% |
| #509 | LaMoure County, ND | 8.7% |
| #510 | Cheshire County, NH | 8.7% |
| #511 | Dawson County, MT | 8.7% |
| #512 | Southampton County, VA | 8.7% |
| #513 | Otter Tail County, MN | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Cheshire County, New Hampshire has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #510 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Hampshire, it ranks #7 of 10. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.