Signature · 6.1% SNAP (4th pct among states)
Food access in New Hampshire
New Hampshire sits in the upper third nationally on low-access (27.5%, +5.4 pts vs U.S.), with USDA FARA 2019 + ACS 2024 context for 10 counties.
- 27.5%
- low-access pop.
- 38
- food-desert tracts
- 6.1%
- on SNAP
- 10
- counties
USDA FARA state access plate
State NH · New Hampshire
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · BOOK-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 27.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 38 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- BOOK-THIN 10 counties
Nearest low-access peer: Minnesota ( -0.1 pts)
New Hampshire's slim county book (10)
New Hampshire covers 10 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.
New Hampshire vs all states by county count
Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction
10 46th of 51 higher than 5 of 51 states
Jurisdictions, banded by county inventory
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USDA Food Access Research Atlas / Census county inventory · 2026-06-23
Upper-band statewide picture
According to USDA FARA, New Hampshire is in the upper third on low-access (27.5%, #10 of 50; ~362K residents) - +5.4 pts vs the U.S. mean.
- #10
- among states by low-access
- 362K
- low-access residents
- 56K
- food-desert residents
- 4.6%
- households, no vehicle
Population-weighted tract shares (not a county average). Upper-band states often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts.
New Hampshire among higher low-access states
New Hampshire ringed at #10 of 50 by population-weighted low-access. Click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Signature read: 6.1% SNAP (4th pct among states) (-6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
New Hampshire sits in the upper third of states by population-weighted low-access share (27.5% , #10 of 50). The Atlas marks 38 food-desert tracts here (56K low-income low-access residents). Rockingham County alone holds about 35.1% of the state's low-access residents.
States near New Hampshire's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for New Hampshire (6.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it.
Similar low-access share
Nearest population-weighted low-access rates (27.5% here).
- Minnesota · 27.4% low-access
- Massachusetts · 27.8% low-access
- Tennessee · 27.2% low-access
- Arizona · 26.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates (6.1% here), deduped against the low-access panel.
- North Dakota · 6.7% SNAP
- Kansas · 6.8% SNAP
- Utah · 5.2% SNAP
- Wyoming · 5.2% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Floor county_count ≥ 5.
New Hampshire vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest state peers, not a full national reprint
- NM
NM 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- MA
MA 27.8%
27.8 % low-access
- NH
NH 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- MN
MN 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- DE
DE 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- TN
TN 27.2%
27.2 % low-access
- DC 4.6
DC 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
Highest low-access counties in New Hampshire
Rockingham County ~35.1% of statewide low-access residents
- Rockingham
Rockingham County, NH
43 % low-access
- Sullivan
Sullivan County, NH
33.9 % low-access
- Hillsborough
Hillsborough County, NH
32.3 % low-access
- Strafford
Strafford County, NH
24.2 % low-access
- Cheshire
Cheshire County, NH
19.3 % low-access
- Coos 16.9
Coos County, NH
16.9 % low-access
- Merrimack 16.2
Merrimack County, NH
16.2 % low-access
- Belknap 11.4
Belknap County, NH
11.4 % low-access
All counties in New Hampshire
| County | Low-access | SNAP |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County | 43.0% | 3.3% |
| Sullivan County | 33.9% | 8.3% |
| Hillsborough County | 32.3% | 6.6% |
| Strafford County | 24.2% | 7.3% |
| Cheshire County | 19.3% | 6.3% |
| Coos County | 16.9% | 12.6% |
| Merrimack County | 16.2% | 7.0% |
| Belknap County | 11.4% | 6.9% |
| Grafton County | 10.5% | 6.4% |
| Carroll County | 1.5% | 5.0% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 5-year). Sorted by low-access share, highest first.
Figures from USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and Census ACS 2024 5-year. Compiled . Methodology · All states.
PlainFoodAccess renders this state summary directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Statewide figures for New Hampshire are population-weighted aggregates of county Atlas and ACS records. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.