Poverty Rate in Strafford County, NH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #497/3,222 · #6 in NH
85th
Strafford 8.7%
NH 7.2% +19.5%
US 12.6% -31.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Strafford 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 Strafford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #494 | Williams County, ND | 8.6% |
| #495 | Sherman County, NE | 8.6% |
| #496 | Washington County, VT | 8.7% |
| #497 | Strafford County, NH | 8.7% |
| #498 | McLeod County, MN | 8.7% |
| #499 | Franklin County, KS | 8.7% |
| #500 | DeKalb County, MO | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Strafford County, New Hampshire has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #497 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Hampshire, it ranks #6 of 10. This places it in the 85th 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.